VINCE CABLE: Circuit-breaker idea is crude, lazy and defies common sense

Until last week, I had thought Sir Keir Starmer was doing a great job pulling Labour out of the swamp into which Jeremy Corbyn had sunk it. But I fear that he may live to regret his recent call for a new national lockdown Until last week, I had thought Sir Keir Starmer was doing … Read more

Student’s sense of smell and taste still hasn’t returned seven months later after having Covid-19 

A student who lost her sense of smell and taste when she got Covid-19 claims it still has not returned seven months later. Marta Batista caught coronavirus in March and hasn’t been able to enjoy a meal or sniff anything other than ‘rotten plastic’ since. The aspiring actress, 21, from Ealing, West London, weighed just … Read more

Princess Beatrice shows off her chic sense of style in black velvet dress

Princess Beatrice showed off her chic sense of style as she headed out for dinner in Mayfair with her friends on Thursday night. The Queen’s granddaughter, 32, looked demure in a velvet black dress for a night out at The Connaught Hotel in central London. The classy number featured a high neck and long sleeves as … Read more

DR JOHN LEE: Test and Trace that doesn’t work, local lockdowns that don’t make sense…

We have to be realistic: the Government’s Test and Trace policy isn’t working — and is very unlikely ever to. The debacle at the weekend of more than 16,000 missed cases of Covid-19 simply underlines that. Why last week’s figures were so badly wrong is almost irrelevant. (It was apparently due to a glitch in … Read more

Kate Moss trains her daughter to become the next supermodel by masterminding her risqué dress sense

When Kate Moss’ daughter Lila Grace recently left a fashion party wearing far less than she arrived in, it was interpreted as her racy mother passing on her daring sense of style. The teenager had jettisoned her knee-length frock and stripped down to a sheer black chiffon dress and a short leather jacket. How very … Read more

Eight in 10 people who lose their sense of smell or taste have Covid-19

Eight in 10 people who lose their sense of smell or taste have Covid-19, study finds Researchers checked antibodies of 600 people who reported smell or taste Eight in 10 of those tested had the proteins, meaning they had been infected The NHS does recognise loss of taste or smell, along with cough or a … Read more

Helena Bonham Carter displays her kooky sense of style as she heads out for a stroll in north London

Helena Bonham Carter, 54, displays her kooky sense of style in a velvet trench coat as she heads out for a stroll in north London By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 11:45 BST, 1 October 2020 | Updated: 11:45 BST, 1 October 2020 She’s long been known for her eye-catching style choices. And Helena Bonham … Read more

A Feast In The Time Of Plague review: Lively, accessible, but in no sense backward-looking

A Feast In The Time Of Plague starring Susan Bullock at the Grange Park Opera is lively, accessible, but in no sense backward-looking By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 26 September 2020 A Feast In The Time Of Plague Grange Park Opera Rating: A Feast In … Read more

Ashley Roberts showcases her stellar sense of style in pink and purple coat with grey trousers

Ashley Roberts showcases her stellar sense of style in a purple and pink coat with grey trousers as she departs Global studios after hosting her radio show By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 11:21 BST, 23 September 2020 | Updated: 11:24 BST, 23 September 2020 She never puts a foot wrong when it comes to … Read more

Prince William says fatherhood gave him ‘new sense of purpose’

Prince William says fatherhood gave him ‘new sense of purpose’ and increased his desire to protect the planet in first look at his ITV conservation documentary that’s due to air next month Prince William will reveal that fatherhood gave him a ‘new sense of purpose’ He will search for ways to restore the environment for … Read more