Fears grow for elderly British headmistress held in a hotel in New Delhi

Zoe Hauser, 67, in a New Delhi hotel where she is being quarantined for 21 days Fears are growing for an elderly British school principal who is being held in a New Delhi hotel during India’s coronavirus lockdown. Zoe Hauser, 67, has developed a high temperature and her concerned family is pressing the Foreign Office … Read more

Waterstones staff claim they are being ‘held hostage’

Waterstones has come under fire after claims that it is forcing staff to use holiday days if they need to self-isolate.  Staff have also claimed that they are being forced to carry on coming into work but aren’t allowed to wear face masks or gloves and should still accept cash payments.  One Twitter user wrote: … Read more

Duffy breaks her silence after revealing she was raped, drugged and held captive

Duffy has broken her silence since telling fans she was held captive and raped. The Singer-songwriter, 35, took to Instagram on Thursday to reach out to BBC Radio One DJ Jo Whiley after talking with her about the incident before telling the public. In a candid Instagram post, she wrote: ‘Hi Jo (Whiley) Hope you are well and … Read more

Cargo ship called MV CORONA is held off South Africa amid fears a crew member has coronavirus

Cargo ship called MV CORONA is held off South Africa amid fears a crew member has coronavirus as 1,700 are held on yet another quarantined cruise liner in Cape Town A crew member of unfortunately named cargo ship suspected to have the virus He had been on a flight with six others who then boarded … Read more

Caroline Flack’s mother reveals star’s funeral was held in a forest near her childhood home

Caroline Flack’s mother Christine has revealed details of the private funeral held for the star last week, after she took her own life at her London home. The Love Island presenter’s funeral took place on Tuesday March 10 at Greenacres at Colney, near Norwich, a ceremonial park set in a 16 acre forest. Speaking to local newspaper The … Read more

Amazon held talks on bid to takeover the National Lottery

Amazon held talks on bid to takeover the National Lottery By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 14 March 2020 Amazon held talks about bidding to run the National Lottery, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The discussions fizzled out, but the US tech … Read more

EVERY football game in England ‘WILL be held behind closed doors with NO games to be shown in pubs’

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more

Dozens of passengers are held in quarantine on a Cambodian river cruise boat

Dozens of passengers are held in quarantine on a Cambodian river cruise boat after a British woman, 65, tested positive for coronavirus British woman caught COVID-19 from Vietnamese national on a flight to Hanoi Cambodia’s third case said to be ‘in good health’ at the Kampong Cham Hospital  Some 62 passengers and crew on Viking Mekong cruise … Read more

At least 26 US tourists are held in 14-day quarantine aboard River Nile cruise ship in Egypt

At least 26 US tourists are being held in quarantine for 14 days aboard a River Nile cruise ship in Egypt. Scores of foreign visitors and Egyptian crew remain quarantined on board the ship from which 45 suspected coronavirus cases have been evacuated. US, French and Indian nationals are among those stranded near the southern … Read more

Coronavirus: US Grand Princess cruise ship held off California

A cruise ship that previously carried two passengers who contracted coronavirus, including one who died, is now being held 400 miles off the California coast after at least 20 people onboard fell ill.  Thousands of passengers are currently on the Grand Princess cruise ship that was banned on Wednesday from returning to its home port of … Read more