Rita Ora jets to Australia for a 14 day hotel quarantine before The Voice

Rita Ora was pictured jetting into Sydney International Airport on Monday as she prepares to undergo a 14 day hotel ahead of working on The Voice Australia.  The singer has been permitted to leave the UK during lockdown as she flew to Sydney for work commitments, and will become a coach on the Australian version … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Small shopkeepers slam lockdown unfairness as they have to stay shut

Small shopkeepers have condemned lockdown unfairness which means they must close while major chains have customers queuing out on to the street. Household names are taking advantage of loopholes to continue trading, while at the same time benefitting from the cancellation of business rates worth billions of pounds. It comes after official data revealed retail … Read more

France coronavirus: Pictures reveal workings of Paris mortuary

The inner workings of a mortuary in Paris have been laid bare in a series of confronting photographs as France‘s coronavirus case and death tolls steadily climb amid fears of a third wave of disease.  Photographer Joel Sagat was granted access to the mortuary of Beaujon Hospital in Paris where medics were preparing two bodies for … Read more

SAGE expert says UK could soon be ‘back to normal’ due to vaccine

Britain could be back to something close to pre-coronavirus life as soon as the summer thanks to the UK’s vaccine juggernaut, a top scientist said today. Professor Mike Tildesley, an infectious disease expert and member of the Sage advisory panel, said the jab could introduce huge changes within months if the rollout continues apace. And … Read more

Covid lockdown UK: 19 fined £15,200 at Portsmouth AirBnB rave

The police clampdown on Covid rule-breakers continued this weekend, with drivers facing £200 fines after taking a 300-mile trip to the Cotswolds because ‘it is very hard to go shopping in London’ while 19 revellers were fined £15,200 in total after throwing an illegal rave at an Airbnb in Portsmouth. Officers broke up at least … Read more

Boris Johnson says lockdown is working and vaccines ARE effective against Covid variants

Boris Johnson today insisted lockdown is working and vaccines are effective against coronavirus variants – but warned it is too early to take our ‘foot off the throat of the beast’. The PM struck a positive tone as he visited a vaccination site in Yorkshire, saying there was evidence of a ‘flattening and maybe even … Read more

Festive February! People reveal they STILL haven’t taken their Christmas decorations

Festive February! People reveal they STILL haven’t taken their Christmas trees down – nearly six WEEKS after December 25th – in a bid to beat the lockdown blues BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin shared a photo of her Christmas tree, saying she’d decided to keep it up to  ‘bring a smile’ during the third lockdown Many … Read more

Isle of Man lifts lockdown rules as pubs, schools and shops reopen with social distancing scrapped

The Isle of Man has today lifted all of its lockdown laws – with pubs, schools and shops reopened and social distancing and face mask rules scrapped. The measures on the island – which is a self-governing dependency – were lifted in the early hours of this morning after a 25-day circuit breaker lockdown came to … Read more

Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock are seen exercising outdoors

Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock were up with the larks this morning as they got their daily dose of exercise.  The Prime Minister continued his health kick as he worked up a sweat performing lunges, stretches and sprints with his personal trainer Harry Jameson and dog, Dilyn.  And Health Secretary Matt Hancock got the week … Read more