Athanasios Tachmintzis’ son Nicholas (above) lived at the property in King Langley, Herts, with the wealthy family A mansion which was left abandoned with plates still in the dishwasher and a Bentley on the driveway was home to a Greek property millionaire, MailOnline can reveal. Villagers told how father-of-five Athanasios Tachmintzis, 70, lived for around 18 … Read more
Gordon Ramsay takes advantage of government-backed loan scheme to save restaurant empire shuttered by the lockdown The TV chef, 53, has registered charges with Barclays against 16 companies He will take advantage of government’s Coronavirus Interruption Loan Scheme The companies are eligible for up to £5million of emergency loans each Here’s how to help people … Read more
An almost complete 300,000-year-old elephant skeleton with eight-foot tusks has been recovered from a former mine in Germany. The Eurasian straight-tusked elephant, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, died by the shores of an ancient lake before its corpse was scavenged by carnivores. Human ancestors are thought to have eaten from the carcass, as 30 small flint flakes and … Read more
Myleene Klass puts on a stylish display in a black summer dress as she heads to work at Global radio studios By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 11:09 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 11:30 BST, 20 May 2020 She never fails to look flawless when heading to work. And Myleene Klass put on an … Read more
Contact tracers hired to halt the spread of coronavirus in the UK have been told to consult YouTube for advice on how to deal with bereaved family members, it was revealed today. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Monday that 21,000 tracers would be receiving ‘rigorous’ and ‘detailed’ training needed for the important role, seen as … Read more
Cambridge University has become the first university in the world to axe all face-to-face lectures until summer 2021 due to ‘rigid social distancing.’ Britain’s second oldest university said that because social distancing appeared to be likely to continue for a long time, ‘there will be no face-to-face lectures during the next academic year.’ The institution, … Read more
Volvo has ramped-up its efforts to reduce the number of deaths in its cars by introducing a ‘Care Key’ that allows owners to pre-set speed limits when others use their vehicle. As of the beginning of 2020, the Swedish car company became the first manufacturer to introduce a limited top speed for all the models … Read more
NASA’s head of human spaceflight quit on Monday, just days before the first commercial mission to take astronauts to the International Space Station. Elon Musk’s SpaceX will become the first commercial company to fly astronauts to the ISS in a flight that will also be the first from US soil since 2011. Doug Loverro, who … Read more
Gavin and Stacey is far from over, star Larry Lamb has confirmed. The actor, 72, has dubbed the 2019 Christmas episode ‘cruel’, when it was left on a cliffhanger proposal. He told OK! Magazine: ‘I think it would be pretty cruel to leave us on that cliffhanger. After the response it got at Christmas, you can more … Read more
Princess Eugenie’s in-laws were told ‘more than once’ to ‘prepare for the worst’ when her husband’s father George Brooksbank, 71, spent five weeks on a ventilator battling coronavirus, his wife reveals George Brooksbank, 71, was on a ventilator for five weeks in intensive care Princess Eugenie, 30, and her husband Jack were told to ‘prepare … Read more