US to hit 200,000 dead from coronavirus and sets record with more than one million tests in a day

America on Sunday neared 200,000 deaths from coronavirus with the University of Washington predicting the number of fatalities will nearly double by January.  In May the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at University of Washington estimated around 180,000 deaths by October. Their predication now stands at around 378,000 deaths by January.  If the U.S. … Read more

Casino boss: 10pm curfew will hit night-time industries

Boss of Britain’s biggest casino complex warns 10pm curfew will be ‘disastrous’ for night-time industries By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 19 September 2020 The boss of Britain’s biggest casino complex has warned that a 10pm curfew would be ‘disastrous’ for night-time industries.  Simon … Read more

ITV drama Des hit with Ofcom complaints from viewers disturbed by details of Dennis Nilsen’s murders

ITV serial killer drama Des hit with Ofcom complaints from viewers disturbed by the harrowing details of Dennis Nilsen’s real-life murders By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 22:48 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 23:31 BST, 18 September 2020 ITV drama Des depicts the true story of British serial killer Dennis Nilsen and his murderous … Read more

Melbourne residents hit with $4,957 fine for leaving lockdown for regional Victoria

Daniel Andrews has set up a so-called ‘ring of steel’ around Melbourne to stop residents heading to regional Victoria where coronavirus restrictions have been finally relaxed.  Although there are no actual fences, police will use checkpoints at major highways, automatic number plate recognition and extra patrols at bus and train stations to catch city dwellers … Read more

Melbourne residents hit with $4,957 fine for leaving lockdown for regional Victoria

Daniel Andrews has set up a so-called ‘ring of steel’ around Melbourne to stop residents heading to regional Victoria where coronavirus restrictions have been finally relaxed.  Although there are no actual fences, police will use checkpoints at major highways, automatic number plate recognition and extra patrols at bus and train stations to catch city dwellers … Read more

Dad with Tourette’s becomes a Tiktok hit after he shows the reality of living with the condition

A dad-of-three living with Tourette’s syndrome has become a social media star after sharing the reality of what parenthood is like when you have the often embarrassing condition.   Glen Cooney, 40, who developed Tourette’s syndrome aged ten after the tragic death of his cousin, decided to share videos on Tiktok of the black comedy of family … Read more

Dad with Tourette’s becomes a Tiktok hit after he shows the reality of living with the condition

A dad-of-three living with Tourette’s syndrome has become a social media star after sharing the reality of what parenthood is like when you have the often embarrassing condition.   Glen Cooney, 40, who developed Tourette’s syndrome aged ten after the tragic death of his cousin, decided to share videos on Tiktok of the black comedy of family … Read more

Angry parents hit out as children are crammed onto standing-room-only school buses

Angry parents have hit out as children are crammed onto standing-room-only school buses that make social distancing impossible. Images show pupils in Greater Manchester having to sit on staircases and stand in the aisles due to a lack of space on board. Some students could also be seen sitting on luggage racks and crowding around … Read more

US coronavirus cases hit 6.4 million by mid-April, study suggests

New research suggests that the US already had 6.4 million cases of coronavirus by mid-April – more than were officially reported as of Thursday. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, calculated that the real number of infections by April 18 was nine-times higher than the 712,000 reported by the CDC, which they believe was … Read more