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Piano legend Dame Fanny Waterman, 99, reveals her ‘hurt’ after being forced out of the contest she founded Dame Fanny Waterman, now 99, ran the Leeds International Piano Competition She stepped down saying at the time she felt ‘ready… to hand over the reins’ But now Dame Fanny has told the BBC that the decision … Read more
The coronavirus crisis is a ‘marathon not a sprint’ and could last for months, the Chief Medical Officer warned. It came as scientists advising the Government said more than a quarter of a million people would have died of the disease in Britain without the stricter measures announced yesterday. Boris Johnson raised the restrictions in response … Read more
Head teachers reported significant pupil absences yesterday despite the Government not authorising school closures. They said as many as four in ten children were kept home by parents fearful of sending them to class. It came as Boris Johnson warned against big gatherings to curb the coronavirus spread but still refused to shut schools. On Monday … Read more
Instagram model threatens to SNEEZE on a ‘rude’ waitress after allegedly receiving poor service at a restaurant amid coronavirus panic Instagram influencer and flood blogger slammed for joking about coronavirus Karylle Banez threatened to sneeze on ‘rude’ waitress at Leigh Street Wine Room Her post sparked angry response from the Adelaide bar and also the public … Read more
The little girl’s plight was enough to melt the hardest of hearts. Four-year-old Bru Ahmadi was living with her father in that squalid refugee camp near Calais known as The Jungle. Home was a small tent made of plastic sheeting draped over a rope strung between two trees. When it rained, the water found its … Read more
Britons have lost £1billion to bank transfer fraudsters in just three years, research shows Security measure called ‘confirmation of payee’ due to be introduced this month This checks the name of the payee matches the identity listed for the account Just the six biggest banking groups have been told to offer scheme by March 31 By … Read more
$110 million private jet that can travel 6,000 miles and sleeps 17 people looks more like a luxury penthouse than an airplane The aircraft features a lounge, dining area, a full-sized kitchen and a private master bedroom leading to a luxury en-suite with the largest shower ‘ever to be installed in an Airbus single-aisle aircraft’ … Read more
Airlines axe tens of thousands of jobs in battle to survive as passenger numbers slump amid coronavirus crisis Virgin Atlantic offers all of its 10,000 employees voluntary redundancy in crisis Major airlines including Ryanair and Easyjet reveal drastic plan to ground flights British Airways owner IAG to cut three-quarters of flights in the next two months … Read more
British tourists have been filmed chanting ‘we’ve all got the flu, na na na na!’ and taunting police in Spain as they defy the country’s lockdown during the coronavirus outbreak. Footage shows at least 50 Britons, some topless and others appearing to sip from cans of beer, yelling outside a block of flats in Benidorm … Read more
An Italian paramedic has died from coronavirus after working to help victims in the country’s hard-hit Lombardy region. Diego Bianco, 46, passed away overnight on Friday at the home he shared with his wife and his son in Montello after suffering from a fever for seven days, Italian media has reported. The healthcare specialist – … Read more