Oxford professor blasts the Government’s failure to introduce a lockdown sooner

A leading Oxford professor has blasted the Government’s failure to introduce a lockdown sooner and says it was ‘completely out of step with almost all other European countries’. David Hunter condemned the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ attitude among ministers, while scientists have repeatedly pressed the ‘panic button’. When EU neighbours Spain, the Netherlands, France … Read more

Ivanka Trump ignored her father’s federal guidelines and ‘traveled to New Jersey for Passover’

Ivanka Trump ‘ignored her father’s federal guidelines as well as her own advice to stay at home and traveled from Washington to New Jersey for Passover with her family’ Ivanka Trump has been accused of going against federal guidelines on travel First daughter allegedly traveled from Washington to Trump club in New Jersey It was claimed … Read more

Police officers play hopscotch child chalks after his fifth birthday

Copscotch! Hilarious moment two police officers play hopscotch after five-year-old chalks the game on the pavement outside his house Officers played hopscotch Ted chalked outside his house in Matlock, Derbyshire Ted Bailey-Bowler drew the game with his new chalk set after his fifth birthday   The officers completed the course and cheered as they continued their … Read more

Donations to the NHS and fake coronavirus quizzes among 2,650 reports of phishing

Requests for donations towards the NHS, offers of tax refunds and coronavirus quizzes designed to harvest personal details are just some examples of the thousands of phishing attempts bombarding Britons at the moment, police revealed. Action Fraud, the UK’s fraud reporting service, said last week it had received almost 2,650 reports of coronavirus-related phishing since … Read more

White flour is healthier now than it was in the 1800s thanks to genetic modifications

White flour is healthier now than in the 1800s thanks to genetic scientists developing new strains of wheat that are higher in fibre and other vital nutrients Researchers studied varieties of white flour that were grown from 1790 to 2012  They found modern varieties of flour are higher in dietary fibre and nutrients  The team say … Read more

Madeleine West shares her tips and tricks for beating the ‘iso blues’

‘Loneliness is not just a feeling’: Madeleine West shares her tips and tricks for beating the ‘iso blues’ By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:47 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 09:48 BST, 16 April 2020 Neighbours star Madeleine West has been an advocate for self-care and spreading positivity amid the coronavirus pandemic. On … Read more

Dental nurse Linnette Cruz, 51, dies of coronavirus

Tributes have been paid to a dental nurse who died after testing positive for Covid-19, with colleagues describing how she brought ‘love, light and joy’ to everyone she met. Linnette Cruz, 51, died on April 14 after being treated for coronavirus in the intensive care unit at Morriston Hospital in Swansea. Mrs Cruz was senior … Read more

WWII hero Captain Tom Moore completes his 100th lap of garden

Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore triumphed today as he completed the final 10 lengths of his garden on a zimmer frame – and raised a staggering £12million for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic. The 99-year-old, who has captured the imagination of the public with his heroics, finished the last few steps of his … Read more

What are your rights if you booked your holiday through a third party booking site?

Thousands of Britons have had holidays cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and many of those are now hoping for a cash refund. While this is possible, albeit reasonably time consuming, for travellers who booked directly with airlines, those who had made a booking with a third party operator will find they are unlikely to … Read more