ANDREW PIERCE: Tories count the cost of the coronavirus curse

Ever since Chancellor Rishi Sunak turned on the spending taps to save Britain’s businesses amid the lockdown, there have been grumblings in the Tory Party about the gigantic bill that will need paying after the crisis.  One can therefore only imagine how they’ll react on discovering that the party’s own coffers could also soon run … Read more

BgX: The app linking households to local pharmacies

CEO Ali Rafi co-founded the bgX app with Paria Ghorashi A delivery app, initially created to service the beauty industry, has been adapted to deliver essential pharmaceuticals during lockdown and to help the most vulnerable. The founder of bgX claims the app – which he describes as the ‘Deliveroo of medicine’ – could also be … Read more

NHS trial uses coronavirus survivors’ blood to treat other patients

Major NHS trial using coronavirus survivors’ blood to treat other patients with their antibodies receives enough donations to help 500 people Some 500 survivors have now donated their blood as part of the NHS scheme It is hoped coronavirus patients will be able to pass their antibodies to others Fourteen NHS hospitals are already taking … Read more

Hilarious snaps of pooches who wish their owner wouldn’t have gotten a second dog

Pleased to mutt you! Hilarious snaps show exasperated dogs who wish their owners hadn’t bought a pesky new pet sibling into the family Pet owners from across the globe shared hilarious pictures of unhappy pets  Snaps show pooches looking positively peeved at their new sibling’s arrival Dogs are seen looking exasperated as their new pals … Read more

How to explore the world from home during coronavirus pandemic lockdown

The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: Revive the golden age of travel through vintage posters and virtually tour a Venetian palazzo Order a vintage travel poster promoting everywhere from Skegness to St Moritz Virtually tour Peggy Guggenheim’s former home, now a museum, in Venice Find inspiration for new adventures with Lonely … Read more

Lily James and Matt Smith ‘rekindle their romance’

‘They make a wonderful couple’: Lily James and Matt Smith ‘rekindle their romance after spending lockdown in their joint home’… five months after ending their five year relationship The Doctor Who star actor, 37, and Downton Abbey star, 31, split last December after five years as a couple, but they’ve subsequently continued living together  A … Read more

Commuters are enraged by short trains and as police patrol stations as trains return to 70% capacity

Passengers face major changes on the railways and Tube as services returned to 70 per cent of normal levels today – but panicked commuters complained of packed trains and some mainline services ran with half the usual number of carriages. Travellers are also being urged to wear face coverings on trains and buses to prevent … Read more

Care homes face cash crisis as scared families ‘inundate’ staff with requests to withdraw relatives

The care sector could be plunged into financial crisis as fearful families choose not to put their loved ones in homes, experts warned last night. Resident numbers could plummet by as much as ten per cent as a result of deaths from coronavirus, as well as fears about going into care. This would leave more … Read more