Even the blue face mask covering the Iranian-British businessman’s face couldn’t conceal his consternation as he emerged into the arrivals hall at Heathrow Airport. Before boarding his Iran Air flight from Tehran, Farzad Parhizkar’s temperature – and those of the other 80 or so passengers – was checked by a laser-beam thermometer, he told me. … Read more
We may not be able to travel at the moment but nothing is stopping us from dreaming about the incredible places around the world we long to visit. This week five of our travel writers reveal the far-flung destinations they would love to venture to after the restrictions are lifted. The other-worldliness of Casa de … Read more
Harry and Meghan ‘look like they’re in a rom-com’ since they moved to Los Angeles, according to one body language expert. Judi James has spoken to MailOnline about the Sussexes first public outings since stepping down as senior royals earlier this year and forging new lives for themselves in America. In the past week, the … Read more
Samsung launches new ‘upcycling’ initiative that will let customers convert bulky television boxes into household furniture, like coffee tables and kitty castles Samsung will ship its flatscreen TVs in boxes that can be converted into furniture Customers can make coffee tables, kitty castles, nightstands, and more Initially, the feature will be limited to boxes for … Read more
Have you thought about where you’ll be when the lockdown restrictions are lifted? Here our travel writers reveal the places they are longing to visit around the UK as soon as it’s safe to do so. The Victorian grandeur of Gladstone’s Library in Flintshire, the decadence of The Methuen Arms in Wiltshire, the luxuriousness of … Read more
They’ve always been extremely close, seeing each other as best friends as well as siblings. And on Sunday, Holly Willoughby, 39, took to Instagram to share a beautiful Easter poem written by her sister Kelly, 41, as they continue to be kept apart amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. The TV presenter also expressed her longing … Read more
Helen McCrory and husband Damian Lewis have admitted that they’re ‘frustrated’ with experts as they ‘must have been aware’ the COVID-19 crisis was coming. The Peaky Blinders actress, 51, and Homeland star, 49, have claimed that everyone in that sector must have known that the ‘next great global threat’ would be a pandemic. So far there have been 65,077 … Read more
Cat owners don’t have to keep their pets indoors during lockdown and are advised to do so only if they are self-isolating or in a household with symptoms. Cats can carry the coronavirus on their fur making them as much as a risk to humans as other high-contact physical objects like doorknobs, the British Veterinary … Read more
Only a certain type engages in professional point-scoring in the midst of a pandemic. But Sir Paul Nurse, the Nobel prize-winning scientist, seems to fit that bill. On Saturday, in a lengthy interview for the Times, the geneticist and former president of the Royal Society laid into Boris Johnson for what he described as a … Read more
Only a certain type engages in professional point-scoring in the midst of a pandemic. But Sir Paul Nurse, the Nobel prize-winning scientist, seems to fit that bill. On Saturday, in a lengthy interview for the Times, the geneticist and former president of the Royal Society laid into Boris Johnson for what he described as a … Read more