From red carpet to real life…SUSANNA REID: Forget FOMO – I’ve got a nasty case of FONDA!*

Prior to this wretched virus lockdown, in the hazy past of just two weeks ago, lots of people complained about suffering from FOMO —the intense envy of other people’s glittering social lives, aka the Fear Of Missing Out. Not me though. Sure, I might come across as an extrovert on television, but I am not … Read more

Could the iPhone SE launch this week? Case for a ‘New iPhone 4.7-inch, 2020’ is spotted at Best Buy

Could the iPhone SE launch this week? Case for a ‘New iPhone 4.7-inch, 2020’ is spotted at Best Buy despite retailers being instructed not to sell them before April 5 Apple is set to release an iPhone SE that is similar in design to the iPhone 8 The smartphone was said to be released sometime … Read more

The best reads ever! From fiction’s most charming serial killer to Hercule Poirot’s first case

If you find you have extra hours to kill in these testing times, crime novels and thrillers can provide a wonderful escape from the dreary reality of self-isolation.  So, here are 20 of the greatest such books ever written to dip into.  I have almost every one on my bookshelf, and it has been a … Read more

The damning case against Ghislaine Maxwell

American lawyer Bradley Edwards made it his life’s mission on behalf of countless young female victims to put Jeffrey Epstein behind bars. Following the billionaire paedophile’s death, he has written a book, Relentless Pursuit, stories from which we are summarising. Last week, we told how teenager Virginia Roberts’s life was devastated after Epstein introduced her … Read more

How London’s coronavirus crisis is escalating – as Rutland is the ONLY place to not record a case

The number of coronavirus cases in London has almost quadrupled in a week as the UK’s epidemic continues to spread into all corners of the British Isles. The capital city now has at least 4,637 cases, a jump from the 1,221 reported last Friday, three days before Britons were ordered to stay indoors to try … Read more

Clever hand luggage ideas, from Meghan Markle’s chic leather case to the PERFECT travel pillow 

Want a less stressful holiday? Then let the latest technology help you out. Here we reveal the kit that will make travelling a cinch, from the Duchess of Sussex’s chic leather case to clever ‘packing cubes’ and from a GPS-equipped 4G ‘hotspot’ to a case that will keep your shirts crease-free.  Meghan’s must-have  Organised: The … Read more

Scientists warn more pandemics like coronavirus are coming and it’s a case of ‘when not if’

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Donald Trump says 20 per cent unemployment is ‘an absolute, total, worst case scenario’

Donald Trump said Wednesday that he doesn’t agree with his Treasury secretary that unemployment rates could reach levels as high as 20 per cent. ‘No, well I don’t agree with that. No, I don’t agree,’ he insisted during a White House press briefing on coronavirus Wednesday afternoon. ‘That’s an absolute, total, worst case scenario,’ he … Read more

Coronavirus hits all 50 states as West Virginia announces first case

Coronavirus hits ALL 50 states: West Virginia reports its first case of the infection that’s killed 100 Americans, infected close to 6,000 and triggered extreme measures in cities and states across the US West Virginia reported its first case of coronavirus Tuesday evening, meaning the infection is in all 50 US states  Nearly 6,000 Americans … Read more

China reports just ONE new domestic case of coronavirus in a day

China reports just ONE new domestic case of coronavirus in a day – but finds 20 more cases that arrived from abroad The single domestic case was in Wuhan where the virus emerged last December But China is now concerned about 20,000 arrivals into the country every day Beijing is now requiring visitors to go … Read more