French border guards impound trucks filled with 130,000 face masks bound for Britain for NHS workers battling coronavirus After realising what was on board, border guards in France held the truck there Emmanuel Macron’s promised to ‘requisition’ face masks for the French crisis A truck with hand sanitiser was delayed by authorities on way to … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus outbreak is one of the fastest escalating epidemics in Europe, official statistics have revealed. 676 people were diagnosed with the virus yesterday, more than in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Austria or Denmark. This was 35 per cent more than the previous day, when there were 407 cases, and meant the … Read more
French citizens caught walking the streets during the country’s coronavirus lockdown are being locked up for ‘endangering lives’, it emerged today. The dramatic development came as complaints against increasingly aggressive police who are making arrests mount, especially in ethnic minority communities. Until earlier this week, officers were handing out spot fines equivalent to £128 to … Read more
Germany is currently beating the coronavirus survival odds despite being one of the nations hardest hit by the pandemic. The country has so far recorded nearly 11,000 cases of coronavirus but has only seen 20 deaths, putting the mortality rate at 0.18 per cent. This is significantly lower than that of Italy (8.3 percent), China … Read more
ALABAMA Alabama health officials on Tuesday ordered the closure of day cares, senior centers and on-site restaurant dining in six counties to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The order from the Alabama Department of Public Health applies to Jefferson County, which has the highest number of cases, and the surrounding counties of Tuscaloosa, Walker, Blount, St. … Read more
COOKERY BOOKS OF THE YEAR COOKERY BOOKS OF THE YEAR RICK STEIN’S SECRET FRANCE RICK STEIN’S SECRET FRANCE (BBC Books £26, 320 pp) Rick Stein’s love affair with France began when he was 16 and he is still under its spell. His new book, all about rustic French cooking, is full of old favourites like … Read more
The Briare canal, dug by 12,000 labourers between 1604 and 1640 to link the Upper Loire valley and the Seine, is the oldest in France. Once a major trade and transport artery, nowadays the Briare loops through the middle of bucolic nowhere. As soon as the opulent barge Renaissance had crossed the Loire on M. … Read more
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
Forget airport stress – this is plain sailing: Why travelling by ferry can be less expensive and a lot more fun Fans say the ships can be less stressful, less expensive and a lot more fun Packing is easy as you can take as much kit as your car can carry Many ferries have cruise … Read more
Award-winner The Purple Pig in Chicago Wine List of the Year 2019 – Restaurant Mosaic at The Orient, Pretoria Best Long Wine List in the World 2019 – Geranium, Copenhagen Best Medium-Size Wine List in the World 2019 – Sager + Wilde, Hackney Road, London Best Short Wine List in the World 2019 – Blue … Read more