Facebook adds ‘Quiet Mode’ that helps you regularly take breaks from the app while in isolation

Facebook adds ‘Quiet Mode’ to help users take a break from the app while they’re stuck at home during coronavirus lockdown Quiet Mode looks to help users take a break from Facebook It will focus on helping people who are stuck at home in lockdown Users can set a timer for how long they want … Read more

Who is telling the truth? Extraordinary row breaks out between Boris Johnson’s scientific advisers

A furious row broke out among Government scientists tonight over whether they raised the alarm early enough over just how deadly coronavirus could be. A devastating Reuters investigation published today suggested that the scientific committees that advised Boris Johnson didn’t study, until mid-March, the option of a stringent lockdown.  However, the chief scientific adviser Sir … 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

George Pell’s accuser breaks his silence after the cardinal’s sex abuse convictions were dropped

One of George Pell’s accusers has accepted the high court’s decision to overturn his child sex abuse conviction – saying the law is ‘weighed in favour of the accused’. Known as Witness J, the former choirboy came forward after another accuser died in 2014 and claimed he too was abused by the cardinal. He said … Read more

George Pell’s accuser breaks his silence after the cardinal’s sex abuse convictions were dropped

One of George Pell’s accusers has accepted the high court’s decision to overturn his child sex abuse conviction – saying the law is ‘weighed in favour of the accused’. Known as Witness J, the former choirboy came forward after another accuser died in 2014 and claimed he too was abused by the cardinal. He said … Read more

The Countess and the Russian Billionaire: English socialite breaks down after husband cuts her off

An English countess tells how she ‘lost herself’ in a ‘vulgar’ life of excess during her relationship with a Russian oligarch in a new BBC documentary.  Aristocratic beauty Alexandra Tolstoy, 45, daughter of Count Nikolai Tolstoy and a distant relation of author Leo Tolstoy, fell in love with billionaire Sergei Pugachev, 57, while working as his … Read more

Josie Gibson breaks down in tears on This Morning over being isolated with son Reg amid coronavirus

Big Brother’s Josie Gibson breaks down in tears on This Morning over being isolated with son Reg, 19 months, amid the coronavirus lockdown By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 13:06 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 13:10 BST, 3 April 2020 She gave birth to baby Reggie in September 2018, and split from her son’s … Read more

Mortgage holidays for 1million homeowners as banks approve breaks for cash-strapped Britons

Mortgage holidays for 1million homeowners as banks approve breaks for cash-strapped Britons struggling to meet payments during lockdown Banks have approved nearly one million mortgage holidays for homeowners Industry bombarded with requests since Rishi Sunak’s announcement last week Financial Conduct Authority also plan to require banks to introduce £500 interest-free overdrafts By Ben Wilkinson Money Mail … Read more

Mortgage holidays for 1million homeowners as banks approve breaks for cash-strapped Britons

Mortgage holidays for 1million homeowners as banks approve breaks for cash-strapped Britons struggling to meet payments during lockdown Banks have approved nearly one million mortgage holidays for homeowners Industry bombarded with requests since Rishi Sunak’s announcement last week Financial Conduct Authority also plan to require banks to introduce £500 interest-free overdrafts By Ben Wilkinson Money Mail … Read more

The brightest breaks in the world, from Venice to Cape Town and Florida

These vibrant destinations are guaranteed to brighten up your day and bring a smile to your face. And one thing is for sure, they need no Instagram filter.  From the vividly painted townhouses of Copenhagen to the rainbow-drenched streets of Venice, scroll down for our pick of the world’s brightest breaks…  Burano Island, Venice, Italy … Read more