Princess Eugenie re-shared actor Kevin Bacon’s appreciation post for key workers – before expressing her own thanks to our ‘health heroes.’ Taking to Instagram, the royal, 30, re-shared a video posted by the Footloose star which shows several NHS workers re-enacting the famous ‘My heart will go on’ scene from Titanic, while being pushed along … Read more
The sporting industry has taken a huge hit thanks to the coronavirus, with the suspension of the Olympics, the NBA season and Euro 2020. Meanwhile, the enforced closure of large gatherings and gyms has put the kibosh on thousands of people’s exercise routines. But star fund manager Terry Smith has not been put off and … Read more
Shares in Galileo Resources have enjoyed a significant boost in recent weeks as the company moved to consolidate its ground position in Zambia, where it holds licences for the Star Zinc and Kashitu projects. Galileo’s chief executive Colin Bird describes those developments more as a ‘mopping up exercise’ than as anything drastically new. A more … Read more
Belgian PM is shamed by ‘outraged’ medics as they turn their backs on her in protest of her handling of the pandemic PM Sophie Wilmès visited Saint-Pierre Hospital, Marollen, Brussels, Saturday On arrival in a motorcade she saw rows of medics turning their backs one by one Doctors and nurses were protesting the PM’s handling … Read more
Revealed: Price is STILL more important than safety standards for British travellers – and just five per cent are waiting for a coronavirus vaccine before travelling again In a poll of UK adults 29 per cent named price as the number one factor In comparison, only 19 per cent said safety of destination was the … Read more
Spain is planning to welcome tourists – including Britons – back in ‘late June’, a government minister said today after Italy announced that its borders would re-open on June 3. Transport minister Jose Luis Abalos said the current two-week quarantine for foreign visitors would be phased out when travel restrictions are lifted within Spain. ‘From late … Read more
An NHS hospital in Wales may soon trial giving COVID-19 patients nicotine patches amid mounting evidence smokers are at less risk of the infection. Doctors at The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, South Wales have said nicotine patches must urgently be considered as a potential COVID-19 treatment and are waiting for the go-ahead for a trial. Studies … Read more
Belgian PM is shamed by ‘outraged’ medics as their turn their backs on her in protest of her handling of the pandemic PM Sophie Wilmès visited Saint-Pierre Hospital, Marollen, Brussels, Saturday On arrival in a motorcade she saw rows of medics turning their backs one by one Doctors and nurses were protesting the PM’s handling … Read more
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China poses a risk to ‘freedom-loving countries and democracies’ with its global expansion drive in his latest blast against the Communist superpower. Pompeo said China had backed out of promises not to send warships to the South China Sea and ‘diminished’ the One Country, Two Systems policy in Hong … Read more
Experts have warned a working coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to be ready this year as they told people not to have ‘false expectations’ after ministers said they are hoping to have 30 million doses for the UK by September. Both Oxford University and Imperial College London are working on vaccines with the former now having … Read more