A little boy has recorded a touching video message plea asking for help in getting his father from Uganda back to Britain. Lee Stuart, 40, a British charity worker from Manchester, was in the East African country helping with an educational children’s project when the coronavirus pandemic hit, causing tickets to rocket from £300 to … Read more
Brendan Cole reveals he’s stuck at his Mallorcan holiday home with his wife Zoe and their two children amid Spain’s coronavirus lockdown By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 14:52 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 19:30 BST, 5 April 2020 Brendan Cole has revealed he’s stuck at his Mallorcan holiday home with his wife Zoe … Read more
Frustrated at the idea of being stuck indoors for 12 weeks? Concerned about the days stretching ahead without seeing friends, family or doing your usual hobbies? You’re far from alone. But, argues Sir Muir Gray, consultant in public health for the NHS and professor of primary healthcare at Oxford University, not only is staying in … Read more
A young British woman stuck in Peru has said she feels ‘abandoned’ by the UK Government. Mereida Fajardo, 20, is on her gap year and has spent six months travelling the South American country with a friend. She and Gemma Harris, 19, are among up to 400 British travellers stuck there after the Peruvian government … Read more
A London mother whose nine-month-old baby is recovering from pneumonia is appealing for help after they became stranded in Peru because of the coronavirus pandemic. Caia Daly, 37, flew out to Lima with her husband Carlos Abisrror, who is originally from Peru, and two young children in February for a four-week holiday and to see … 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
Millions of people are expected to work from home in the coming months in a bid to shelter from the coronavirus pandemic which has swept the country. While this means many could save on travel costs, it is also the case that households will be increasingly reliant on home broadband, landline and mobile connections – … Read more
Almost £15bn of savers’ money now stuck in property funds after a slew went into lockdown amid concerns over coronavirus By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 Almost £15 billion of savers’ money is now stuck in property funds after a slew … Read more
The elderly will no doubt feel relieved that the BBC has agreed to delay charging the over-75s for a television licence in light of the coronavirus outbreak. But with some people now expected to self-isolate at home for three months, or even longer, you may want more than just the black box in your living … Read more