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Woman receives an empty box after spending £185,000 buying coronavirus face masks

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A woman who spent some £185,000 buying face masks during the coronavirus outbreak has received an empty box sent by suspected online fraudsters. The 27-year-old resident of China, known by her surname Gao, was hoping to purchase the sought-after goods and then sell them on for profit during the health crisis. Police have detained five … Read more

Tourists desert coronavirus-stricken Milan: Italian city’s streets are empty

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The typically-bustling streets of Milan have been left empty as Italy struggles with the spread of the deadly coronavirus.  The country went from six cases to more than 400 with 12 dead since last Friday, becoming Europe’s worst-affected region. Now Milan’s once-packed roads have been left empty as the country battles with being the continent’s … Read more

Kobe Bryant honored in special tribute with an empty basketball court at NAACP Image Awards in LA

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The NAACP Image Awards opened the show with an empty basketball court onstage in Los Angeles on Saturday night.   It came as NBA superstar Kobe Bryant was honored at the show, which recognizes entertainers of color. Fans are still reeling from the sudden death of NBA superstar in a fatal helicopter crash, along with his 13-year-old daughter … Read more

Millions of taxpayers’ money is being funneled into Liverpool’s empty Royal Hospital

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Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is being funneled into the maintenance of a deserted hospital in Liverpool – despite it being empty.  More than £3million (around $3,906,900) went into the day-to-day maintenance of the unused Royal Hospital between July and December last year. And a further £523,000 ($681,100) was spent in January alone, bringing … Read more

Empty £1 flat revealed as just a bricked up room

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An empty £1 flat with exclusive river views that was under lock and key for decades is revealed as a bricked-up, filthy room. The remarkable property in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, is 129 square-foot in size with no doors. The room – nestled between a Chinese restaurant and an insurance broker – is suspended above an alleyway … Read more

Aer Lingus introduces a new fare that guarantees the middle seat will be left EMPTY

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Fed up with mid-flight battles for the armrest? Airline introduces a new fare that guarantees the middle seat will be left EMPTY Aer Lingus is offering a new ‘premium travel experience’ ‘AerSpace’ fare on short-haul flights It will be available from September 1 with prices for the fare currently up to €190 (£165) euros one way  … Read more