White House is ‘close to listing travel ban on people from Europe’

The White House is said to be close to lifting its eight month travel ban on people from Europe because its own COVID-19 problem is so much worse, sources have told Reuters.  In March, Trump issued a ban on non-US citizens traveling from the European Schengen area – which is most of mainland Europe – … Read more

Strictly’s Ranvir Singh admits she got VERY close to Giovanni Pernice during their tango 

She’s been batting away rumours of an off dancefloor romance. And although Strictly Come Dancing star Ranvir Singh continues to insist her sizzling chemistry with dance partner Giovanni Pernice stays on the floor, she has confessed the two have got very close in training. Speaking on Wednesday’s Lorraine, the GMB star quipped that the hunky … Read more

Rishi’s ready for his close up! Hoodie-clad Chancellor prepares for Spending Review

Rishi Sunak has released new carefully posed pictures as he ran through his lines ahead of tomorrow’s Spending Review announcement. The Chancellor was wearing his favoured grey hoodie as he worked through documents in his red box in his flat above 11 Downing Street. Other catalogue model-style snaps, released by the Treasury today, show him … Read more

Susanna Reid screams when Dr Hilary Jones ‘gets too close’ to Richard Arnold

‘NO! NO! NO!’ Susanna Reid screams when Dr Hilary Jones ‘gets too close’ to Richard Arnold on GMB set while celebrating his 51st birthday By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 08:38 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 09:07 GMT, 24 November 2020 Susanna Reid was left screaming when Dr Hilary Jones accidentally got too close to … Read more

Hipster Filipino restaurant which supplied Matt Hancock’s civil servants is forced to close

A hipster Filipino restaurant which provided almost £50,000 of taxpayer-funded food to Matt Hancock’s civil servants has been driven out of business by the government’s Covid lockdown.  Despite fulfilling ten orders worth thousands each from the Department of Health in the early weeks of the pandemic, Bong Bongs Manila Kanteen in Hackney, east London, was crippled … Read more

Hipster Filipino restaurant which supplied Matt Hancock’s civil servants is forced to close

A hipster Filipino restaurant which provided almost £50,000 of taxpayer-funded food to Matt Hancock’s civil servants has been driven out of business by the government’s Covid lockdown.  Despite fulfilling ten orders worth thousands each from the Department of Health in the early weeks of the pandemic, Bong Bongs Manila Kanteen in Hackney, east London, was crippled … Read more

New ‘chumocracy’ row as Matt Hancock hands job as a close adviser to lobbyist friend from university

Matt Hancock was at the centre of a ‘chumocracy’ cronyism row today after it emerged he gave a  job in the Department of Health to a PR consultant and lobbyist who is one of his closest friends from university. The Health Secretary made Gina Coladangelo a part-time non-executive director of the department on a reported £15,000 … Read more

Anglo American ID cards flash red if staff get too close

Employees at miner Anglo American given security passes that flash red if they stand too close together By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 Employees at platinum and diamond giant Anglo American have been given security passes that flash red if they … Read more

Brussels says a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK is ‘both close and far away’

Brussels says a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK is ‘both close and far away’ due to ‘persistent’ deadlock on crunch issues like fishing rights after top-level talks are suspended following EU official’s positive coronavirus test Top-level trade talks were suspended yesterday after EU official tested positive Brussels now believes that a trade deal with … Read more