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Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson have left hospital in Australia five days after announcing they had contracted coronavirus. The A-list couple had been held in Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland, after being diagnosed by health officials there. They are both now said to be resting in a home they have rented to see out … Read more
Prince Harry returned to Canada in the nick of time as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canada will close its borders to non-citizens and non-residents in the latest effort to combat the killer coronavirus. Trudeau made the announcement Monday in an effort to ‘slow the spread of this virus’. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex … Read more
Thousands of shops, pubs and restaurants face going bust after the Prime Minister’s coronavirus crackdown on socialising last night. Boris Johnson urged the public to ‘avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues’, saying ‘now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact with others’. The guidelines mean the income of thousands of … Read more
Boots’ launches landmark legal battle with shoplifter after police let him off with a slap on the wrist Chemist chain Boots to seek private prosecution for shoplifting in legal first Nicholas Richards was seen taking £170 worth of Gucci perfume from branch But when police officers arrived to the store in Piccadilly, London they let him go … Read more
It’s the billy goats’ roof! Mischievous pets Mabel and Trouble make a daring bid for freedom… and climb on top of neighbouring house Two pet goats escaped from a garden pen and climbed 20ft on to the roof Mabel and Trouble stayed there until Fay Wilson-Yeates, 49, coaxed them down In video of her efforts … Read more
Boris Johnson did not draw a direct parallel with the threat posed to Britain by coronavirus and that of the Blitz in 1940. But at his Downing Street press conference yesterday he struck the dark, serious tone of a man putting the nation on a war footing. And he was addressing people already coming to … Read more
Britain’s streets, trains, pubs and theatres are set to stay deserted for weeks after the Prime Minister announced the country is shutting down and all non-essential contact is banned for three months. At a dramatic press conference in Downing Street, as the UK coronavirus death toll spiked to 55, Boris Johnson set out the need for … Read more
Thousands of shops, pubs and restaurants face going bust after the Prime Minister’s coronavirus crackdown on socialising last night. Boris Johnson urged the public to ‘avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues’, saying ‘now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact with others’. The guidelines mean the income of thousands of … Read more
Hundreds of British passengers who were stranded on a Caribbean cruise over coronavirus fears will be evacuated from Cuba, it was confirmed today. Captain Jozo Glavic told guests that the cruise ship Braemar was setting sail for Cuba where officials have agreed to accept the ship out of ‘humanitarian concerns’. The Foreign Office in London … Read more
Which European countries are in the Schengen free-travel area? The 26 Schengen countries are: Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland European countries have started shutting their borders, even within the Schengen zone, with France … Read more