UK hospitals record 250 more Covid fatalities – up by 82 compared to last week – in highest Sunday death toll since beginning of May Coronavirus hospital death toll has seen the highest Sunday increase since May Britain’s coronavirus hospital death toll has increased by 250, new figures say Last Sunday saw the toll increase … Read more
Touching moment schoolboy, 7, and pensioner, 93, who became pen pals during lockdown meet for the first time through a care home window Michael Lugg, seven and Lewis, 93, from Cornwall, became pen pals in March They finally met after months of correspondence last week through window pan Letters have given Lewis a ‘new lease of life’ … Read more
It’s (already) beginning to look at lot like Christmas: From trees going up to shops blasting out festive favourites… how lockdown has given Britons the itch to see Santa EARLY People desperate to see the end of 2020 are already putting up Christmas trees Festivities are kicking off early as many look for cheer amid … Read more
It’s (already) beginning to look at lot like Christmas: From trees going up to shops blasting out festive favourites… how lockdown has given Britons the itch to see Santa EARLY People desperate to see the end of 2020 are already putting up Christmas trees Festivities are kicking off early as many look for cheer amid … Read more
The LG Wing is more than ready to take flight. We have been saying the LG Wing Explorer Project offers an innovative mobile experience but we’ll only know for sure once we get a hold of one. In the United States, the smartphone is up for pre-order from Verizon since last year. Today, we’re learning … Read more
Caring about climate change used to be the preserve of the sandals brigade, then it became woke, now, it’s big business. Whether or not you personally subscribe to the science of global warming is largely irrelevant. The UK government has subscribed to it, signing up to the Paris Agreement and going a step further, committing … Read more
Burberry kicked off the beginning of this year’s London Fashion Week with an impressive outdoor show for an audience of none. Taking place deep in the British countryside, the beautiful models showcased the new Spring/Summer 2021 collection strutting their stuff down a wood clearing. But the impressive display was unable to be witnessed and appreciated … Read more
Hard work: Linda Plant left school at 15 to work full-time in a market Businesswoman Linda Plant doesn’t bother to invest in a pension and only has limited investments in the stock market, preferring to put her money in property and her own ventures. The multi-millionaire famous for grilling candidates on the BBC TV series … Read more
HISTORY SICILY ’43 by James Holland (Bantam £25, 640 pp) Sicily was a tough nut to crack for the Allied forces from Britain, Canada and the U.S., who landed on the enemy-occupied Mediterranean island in the blistering summer of 1943. They came from fighting Rommel’s tanks on the wide open deserts of North Africa to … Read more
‘My dad reminded me to do things that make me happy:’ Florence Pugh admits she ‘felt low’ at the beginning of COVID-19 lockdown… but lifted her spirits by growing a vegetable patch By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 16:15 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 16:15 BST, 23 April 2020 Florence Pugh has admitted she … Read more