Madeleine McCann suspect ‘was tipped off about British tourists leaving their apartment doors open while they dined out by an ‘inside man’ at Praia da Luz complex’ Christian Brueckner was ‘friends’ with an Ocean Club employee in Praia da Luz Reports say suspect was ‘tipped off’ about British tourists leaving doors open Brueckner took 30 minute … Read more
Sale of the century: Prices fall at record pace as UK’s beleaguered shops prepare to open their doors Prices in May fell at the fastest rate since records began in 2006 Desperate stores are rushing to flog mountains of excess stock The likes of M&S, Boden and Phase Eight are all offering discounts now By … Read more
For the first time, Belvoir Castle – the stunning Windsor Castle double in Netflix drama The Crown – is making one of its sumptuous suites available to book on Airbnb. To celebrate the turn of the decade, the castle, which normally has 14 bedrooms for hire, will open the doors of its King’s Suite, seen in … Read more
Frequent handwashing and social distancing are known to reduce the spread of infection. But could gadgets — such as a prong for flushing loos and covers for keyboards — help too? ADRIAN MONTI asked experts to review a selection; we then rated them. Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk HOOK TO OPEN DOORS Hygienehook, £14.99, hygienehook.co.uk CLAIM: This … Read more
Football matches could be played behind closed doors ‘ALL of next season’ under plans by sport’s authorities By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 00:29 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 00:58 BST, 1 May 2020 Football could be played without spectators for the entirety of next season under plans by sport’s authorities. Already there are … Read more
The UK’s first virtual barber has opened to offer customers a £15 trim by linking clients with stylists who can guide them through cutting their hair on a video call. Entrepreneurs Jeroen Sibia, 31, and Dan Silvertown, 27, both from London, decided to launch the Lockdown Haircut service after Dan suffered a bad cut after … Read more
Funding Circle opens its doors to 300,000 businesses after joining loan scheme… but closes them to personal investors who want to help It was approved for the government-backed coronavirus loan scheme on Friday But under the scheme it can’t accept money from retail investors Casual investors made up 23% of the peer-to-peer platform’s funding last … Read more
If you’re wondering what’s happening behind the closed doors of Disney’s theme parks – all can be revealed. The parks in both Florida and California have been shut since mid-March as a result of the coronavirus crisis and there is no indication when they will re-open. But there is still plenty going on despite the … Read more
The Pope has celebrated the Holy Saturday Vigil for Easter behind closed doors at St Peter’s Basilica as Italy’s coronavirus death toll rises by to 619 to 19,468. Francis led the Easter vigil Mass in the huge Vatican church without the rank-and-file as part of Covid-19 containment measures. It comes after the Pontiff hailed an … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more