Holiday refund hopes grounded as airlines plan to restart flights

Thousands of holidaymakers risk losing their right to a refund as airlines plough on with plans to restart flights. A raft of UK carriers have now said they plan to resume summer routes despite government advice against foreign holidays and plans to quarantine travellers for two weeks. Many passengers with health concerns, and those unable … Read more

Two metre rule could be relaxed raising hopes more pubs and restaurants will be able to reopen

Plans to ease the two-metre social distancing rule will continue to be reviewed, public health leaders have said, raising hopes that more pubs and restaurants will be able to reopen. Public Health England’s medical director Professor Yvonne Doyle told MPs that the UK had taken a ‘cautionary’ approach to introducing the rule when other countries … Read more

Blow for coronavirus treatment hopes as Oxford experts warn there will not be one single drug

Professor Martin Landray, deputy chief investigator of the Recovery trial, said there’s unlikely to be one single pre-existing drug that can treat coronavirus on its own There is unlikely to be ‘one big winner’ from the world’s biggest coronavirus trial of promising drugs, according to an expert behind the study. The Oxford University scientist running … Read more

Tough new quarantine regime for travellers arriving in the UK ruins hopes of ‘air bridges’

Families’ hopes of a summer getaway were dealt a blow last night as Downing Street played down the idea of opening ‘air bridges’ to some foreign resorts. The prospect of quarantine-free travel between the UK and countries with low coronavirus rates had been raised by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. But with ministers expected to unveil … Read more

MARKET REPORT: FTSE breaks 6000 mark as vaccine hopes grow

The FTSE 100 surged above 6000 last night amid hopes that a coronavirus vaccine and more stimulus measures could power an economic recovery.  As global markets rallied, the Footsie rose 4.3 per cent, up 248.82 points, to 6048.59. This marked its highest close this month and its biggest one-day percentage jump since late March.  Traders … Read more

Piers Morgan says he ‘hopes and prays’ Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper pulls through

Piers Morgan said Kate Garraway is ‘going through a living hell’ on Good Morning Britain on Monday morning as her husband Derek Draper fights for his life.  The former Blair adviser, 52, has been in intensive care for seven weeks as he continues to battle coronavirus and remains in a critical and unresponsive condition.  Piers, … Read more

Piers Morgan says he ‘hopes and prays’ Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper pulls through

Piers Morgan said Kate Garraway is ‘going through a living hell’ on Good Morning Brtiain on Monday morning as her husband Derek Draper fights for his life.  Derek, 52, has been in intensive care for seven weeks as he continues to battle coronavirus and remains in a critical and unresponsive condition.  Piers, 55, said: ‘We … Read more

Moana Hope’s wife Isabella Carlstrom says her pregnancy is ‘another level of exhaustion’

Isabella Carlstrom says her pregnancy is ‘another level of exhaustion’ – as she prepares to welcome her first child with retired AFLW star Moana Hope By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:20 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 04:29 BST, 15 May 2020 Isabella Carlstrom has spoken candidly about her pregnancy as she … Read more

London records just 24 new covid-19 cases a day raising hopes lockdown could be eased 

London is recording fewer than 24 new Covid-19 cases a day and could see the virus eradicated within weeks, according to new data. Analysis by Public Health England and Cambridge University calculated that the ‘R’ reproduction rate has fallen to 0.4 in the capital, with the number of new cases halving every 3.5 days. The … Read more

London records just 24 new covid-19 cases a day raising hopes lockdown could be eased 

London is recording fewer than 24 new Covid-19 cases a day and could see the virus eradicated within weeks, according to new data. Analysis by Public Health England and Cambridge University calculated that the ‘R’ reproduction rate has fallen to 0.4 in the capital, with the number of new cases halving every 3.5 days. The … Read more