Rise of the WORKATION: Britons are block-booking month-long stints in rental cottages

Families are booking month-long stays in rental cottages, cabins and caravans with advertised broadband to go on a long term-holiday in Britain while working remotely in what is being dubbed the rise of the ‘workation’. Breaks of up to five weeks in holiday hotspots such as Cornwall and Yorkshire are being reserved, with some people … Read more

Missing adventurer, 37, sent boyfriend photo seven days ago during her month-long Pyrenees trek

Last selfie of British hiker: Missing adventurer, 37, sent her boyfriend a photo on WhatsApp seven days ago before disappearing during her month-long solo Pyrenees trek British Esther Dingley, 37 went missing while on a hiking trip on the Pyrenees   Last Sunday she sent a photo of herself from  the Pic de Sauvegarde mountain to her … Read more

Britons react to news that allowing family get-togethers could trigger month-long ‘lockdown 3.0’

‘On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me… five days of quarantine!’: Britons react to news that allowing festive family get-togethers could trigger month-long ‘lockdown 3.0’ in January England could face 25 days of extra restrictions for five days of festive freedom Jokesters flooded Twitter with memes about potential ‘lockdown 3.0’ … Read more

Germany sees record daily Covid cases while hard-hit Italian regions enter a month-long lockdown

Countries across Europe are continuing to battle the second wave of coronavirus, with lockdowns taking effect to stop the rising number of infections. Germany and Italy announced record daily infections on Friday, as countries are implementing a variety of harsh lockdown measures in an effort to control the spread of the virus.  Germany recorded 21,506 … Read more

Coronavirus France: Gridlock as thousands try to flee Paris ahead of new month-long lockdown

Paris turned into Bedlam tonight as thousands of people caused massive traffic jams trying to flee the French capital ahead of Emmanuel Macron’s month-long shutdown coming into force at midnight. Video posted to Twitter shows huge numbers of Parisians attempting a mass exodus out of the mega-city in a bid to avoid the 9pm curfew … Read more

Thousands of girls are subjected to FGM followed by parade in month-long cutting event in Kenya

Thousands of girls are being subjected to FGM and paraded down streets after mass cutting ceremonies in Kenya.   More than 100 girls in Migori County have been cut each day since the last week of September, according to a local NGO. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all … Read more

Coco Austin reunites with her COVID-free father Steve for first time since his month-long recovery

Coco Austin reunites with her COVID-free father Steve for the first time since his month-long hospitalization By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 22:24 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 22:24 BST, 3 August 2020 On Sunday, Coco Austin and her sister Kristy reunited with their father Steve for the first time since he spent a … Read more

Japan’s declares month-long state of emergency as coronavirus cases double in a week in Tokyo

The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency to fight new coronavirus infections sweeping across major areas of the country.  The month-long state of emergency will target Tokyo and six other prefectures – accounting for 44% of Japan’s population – to ramp up defences against Covid-19.  He made the announcement on … Read more