The Queen’s annual trip to Balmoral IS going ahead despite earlier fears it may be cancelled

The Queen and Prince Philip are expected to spend the summer at Balmoral after it was feared that guidelines on moving between England and Scotland might scupper the annual stay.   The monarch, 94, and her husband, 99, are reportedly set to fly to the castle, in the Scottish highlands, where they may stay for up … Read more

Meet the Today show’s glamorous traffic reporter Marina Ivanovic

Meet the Today show’s glamorous traffic reporter Marina Ivanovic – who leads a lavish lifestyle on Instagram and has a VERY handsome model boyfriend By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:40 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 02:19 BST, 1 July 2020 Reporting on congestion, detours and collisions is all in a day’s work … Read more

China passes feared security law in Hong Kong

China has boasted of holding ‘a sword over lawbreakers’ heads’ after Beijing passed a new security law giving it unprecedented jurisdiction over Hong Kong. President Xi Jinping signed the law into effect Tuesday after it was unanimously passed by Beijing’s rubber-stamp parliament, side-stepping a vote in Hong Kong. The law bans acts of secession, subversion, … Read more

Fears for UK coronavirus patients as the US buys almost the ENTIRE world stock of remdesivir

The US has bought almost the entire global supply of one of only two drugs proven to be effective against coronavirus.         The drug, made by American pharmaceutical firm Gilead, was initially developed as a failed Ebola treatment but studies have now shown it speeds up recovery from coronavirus. However, patients in the UK and Europe … Read more

How not to get burned this summer: Travel industry tries to cut losses

After months of closures and cancellations, holidays abroad are within reach.  This week, holiday firms were bombarded with bookings from sunseeking Britons after the Government revealed it would open ‘air bridges’ to countries where the virus was contained. But those who go abroad this summer may find they cannot get travel insurance for cancellations linked … Read more

Liam Payne surprises winner, 13, of Diana Award and congratulates her on campaigning

‘How amazing is that?’: Liam Payne surprises 13-year-old winner of Diana Award and congratulates her on campaigning for children’s rights Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Award is given out by the charity of the same name and has the support of both her sons The first virtual ceremony for The Diana … Read more

Fears for UK coronavirus patients as the US buys almost the ENTIRE world stock of remdesivir

The US has bought almost the entire global supply of one of only two drugs proven to be effective against coronavirus.         The drug, made by American pharmaceutical firm Gilead, was initially developed as a failed Ebola treatment but studies have now shown it speeds up recovery from coronavirus. However, patients in the UK and Europe … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Boris was fizzier than a can of Vimto, splurging cash and back to his best

Hard hat? Check. Oversized high-vis jacket? Check. Daft stunt in hardcore heavy machinery? Check, check, check. With a crash and a bang and a no small wallop, Boris Johnson rolled into the West Midlands yesterday to outline his ‘new deal’ plans for the economy. Finally, a chance to blow away some of those coronavirus cobwebs … Read more

Two million limited companies have had very little lockdown support

Left in the lurch: Kate Solomons’s small business has dried up in the crisis Small business owners have been forced to raid personal savings to prop up their cash-starved companies – 100 days after lockdown began. Back in March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a package worth more than £300 billion to support British businesses and … Read more