Saudi-led coalition announces two-week ceasefire in Yemen so country can battle coronavirus 

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen’s Huthi rebels has declared a two-week ceasefire in the country starting Thursday in a bid to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The unilateral ceasefire follows an escalation in fighting between the warring parties despite a call by the United Nations for an immediate cessation to protect civilians … Read more

Model ‘was left BLIND’ after her battle with Crohn’s disease

A professional model and dancer has today told how it took doctors seven years to diagnose her with Crohn’s disease. Natalie-Amber Freegard, of Swindon, began suffering symptoms of the agonising digestive condition when she was 17. Doctors repeatedly dismissed her stomach pains and extreme weight loss, which saw her plummet to just five stone, as … Read more

Linda Lusardi, 61, breaks down in tears recalling ‘horrendous’ battle with COVID-19

Linda Lusardi broke down in tears as she recalled her ‘horrendous’ battle with coronavirus on Wednesday’s Good Morning Britain. The model, 61, admitted she thought she was going to die of the deadly disease when she was rushed to hospital and placed on oxygen in her first TV interview since recovering from the virus. Linda … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson’s battle has brought us together

Every crisis has its flashpoint. For me — as, I suspect for many others — the news on Monday evening that the Prime Minister was being treated in intensive care for Covid-19 felt like one such moment. Or, as my teenage son put it: ‘This thing just got real.’ It came as much of a … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson’s battle has brought us together

Every crisis has its flashpoint. For me — as, I suspect for many others — the news on Monday evening that the Prime Minister was being treated in intensive care for Covid-19 felt like one such moment. Or, as my teenage son put it: ‘This thing just got real.’ It came as much of a … Read more

Dominic Raab says he is ‘confident’ Boris Johnson will ‘pull through’ coronavirus battle

Dominic Raab this evening insisted he is ‘confident’ Boris Johnson will ‘pull through’ his intensive care battle with coronavirus as the de facto prime minister labelled his boss a ‘fighter’.  The Foreign Secretary has been put in charge of running the country after Mr Johnson was admitted to hospital last night after his condition worsened. … Read more

Dominic Raab says he is ‘confident’ Boris Johnson will ‘pull through’ coronavirus battle

Dominic Raab this evening insisted he is ‘confident’ Boris Johnson will ‘pull through’ his intensive care battle with coronavirus as the de facto prime minister labelled his boss a ‘fighter’.  The Foreign Secretary has been put in charge of running the country after Mr Johnson was admitted to hospital last night after his condition worsened. … Read more

Michael Gove says Boris Johnson’s intensive care battle is ‘truly frightening’

Boris Johnson (pictured as his health worsened on April 3) has spent the night in intensive care but there has been ‘no change’ in his coronavirus condition Michael Gove admitted Boris Johnson’s intensive care battle is ‘truly frightening’ today as he said ministers are ‘praying’ for his swift recovery. Mr Johnson was moved to ICU at … Read more

Motorists in ‘dieselgate’ legal battle with Volkswagen over ‘defeat devices’ win first court stage

Motorists locked in a legal battle with Volkswagen over the so-called ‘dieselgate’ scandal have won the first stage of a High Court action, after a judge ruled software installed in thousands of its diesel vehicles was a ‘defeat device’.  In what could be the largest consumer action in English legal history, lawyers representing around 90,000 … Read more

Julie Walters reveals she kept cancer battle secret from her daughter

‘I couldn’t bear the thought of everyone worrying’: Julie Walters reveals she kept cancer battle secret from her daughter By Daily Mail Published: 00:56 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 01:59 BST, 6 April 2020 She fought an 18-month cancer battle away from the public eye. And Dame Julie Walters has now revealed she kept it … Read more