HENRY DEEDES watches the Prime Minister’s latest gloomy coronavirus briefing 

The three amigos were back, slack-shouldered, heavy-footed, each bearing new doses of grief and gloom. Yesterday’s coronavirus briefing was a strange thing. We were told that little had changed and yet were put on notice that, soon, everything might. Green shoots? Chinks of light? Put those firmly out of your mind for now. Once again, … Read more

Canadians in £3bn hostile bid for ‘deeply troubled G4S’

Canadians in £3bn hostile bid for ‘deeply troubled G4S’: Private equity-backed rival claims UK security giant needs new management By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:53 BST, 30 September 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 30 September 2020 G4S has come under fire from a Canadian rival mounting a £3billion hostile takeover bid. In … Read more

Jake Gyllenhaal and Oscar Isaac to star in film

Jake Gyllenhaal and Oscar Isaac have joined the cast of Francis And The Godfather, a movie about the making of the iconic 1972 mobster film. Gyllenhaal, 39, will be playing producer Robert Evans, while Oscar, 41, is set to portray legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, according to Deadline. Barry Levinson, who has previously helmed Rain … Read more

Boris Johnson’s father Stanley seen shopping WITHOUT facemask

Boris Johnson’s father Stanley faces £200 fine after being seen shopping WITHOUT a facemask in his local newsagent Stanley Johnson caught without a facemask at a newsagents in West London Comes just months after he flew to his Greek villa in defiance of travel warnings Today Prime Minister pleaded with the British public to ‘follow … Read more

Woodford savers told they won’t get their cash back for ANOTHER year 

Woodford Equity Income savers told they won’t get their cash back for ANOTHER year By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:53 BST, 30 September 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 30 September 2020 Investors stuck in Neil Woodford’s doomed Equity Income Fund could be waiting at least another year to get their money back. … Read more

Kathie Lee Gifford says she’s Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s godmother

Kathie Lee Gifford reveals she is Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s godmother and doles out sage advice to the young stars: ‘Stay close to God’ By Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 21:32 BST, 30 September 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 30 September 2020 Kathie Lee Gifford and Kris Jenner go way back. And, Gifford revealed that … Read more

US Embassy employee in Kiev dies after she was found beaten up with head injuries near railway line

American employee at US Embassy in Kiev dies in hospital after she was found beaten unconscious with head injuries in a forest area near railway tracks Ukrainian police said Wednesday an unidentified woman who worked at the embassy died after an assault in the Shevchenko district of the Ukrainian capital  The badly-beaten victim was discovered … Read more

‘Distasteful’ coronavirus Halloween masks from China sold on Amazon

‘Hugely distasteful’ coronavirus Halloween masks which are made in China are being listed for sale on Amazon’s UK website. The latex masks, some of which are being sold at up to £30, resemble an illustration of the SARS-CoV-2019 virus – but with creepy eyes and a mouth. They are being listed on the online marketplace … Read more

UK’s 10pm curfew won’t work unless drinkers are told to leave pubs at staggered times

Britain’s hotly-contested 10pm curfew will not curb the spread of coronavirus unless pubs enforce staggered leaving times, a respiratory virologist has warned. Dr Julian Tang, from the University of Leicester, urged ministers to consider making pubs, restaurants and bars adopt a rota system where tables leave at different times, to avoid tougher restrictions. This, he … Read more

NASA satellite shows autumn-colored leaves around Lake Superior

Fall foliage seen from SPACE! NASA satellite captures image of autumn colored leaves spreading around Lake Superior Fall is making its way across the US, which means leaves will begin to turn yellow, red and orange Trees are losing chlorophyll due to the colder weather – it needs  sunlight and warm temperatures to produce NASA shared … Read more