How to explore the world from home during coronavirus lockdown including an Indian odyssey

The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: Discover a majestic Indian odyssey and the most romantic virtual date destinations Learn about the Deccan Odyssey train that tours across northern India  Est1897 has compiled 20 romantic virtual date destinations, from Rio to Rome  Take a virtual tour of Andy Warhol’s pop art alongside … Read more

Thousands of mourners line up for George Floyd’s SECOND memorial service in North Carolina

Thousands of mourners arrived at George Floyd‘s memorial in North Carolina, celebrating the life of the black father who’s tragic death has sparked nearly two weeks of mass protests across the country.  Local authorities anticipate somewhere between 30,000 to 40,000 people to come to the Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters in Raeford, North Carolina.  Floyd’s … Read more

Jeff Lewis receives ‘huge backlash’ for ‘ignorant’ comments about Black Lives Matter protests

Jeff Lewis receives ‘huge backlash’ for ‘ignorant’ comments about looting and Black Lives Matter protests By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 21:01 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 21:10 BST, 6 June 2020 Jeff Lewis acknowledged he completely ‘failed’ to discuss George Floyd‘s death after sparking ‘huge backlash’ for a number of insensitive comments on … Read more

Thousands of protesters take the knee at Black Lives Matter demonstration in Parliament Square 

Thousands of people have taken the knee at protests in London today to mark the death of unarmed black man George Floyd who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis. Demonstrators packed out Parliament Square and Whitehall in Westminster for peaceful protests organised by Black Lives Matter over the weekend. Marking a minute’s silence in memory of … Read more

D-Day anniversary marked with socially-distanced ceremony as France bans gatherings of 10 people

The 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings was marked with a socially-distanced ceremony at the graves of fallen war heroes in France. This year’s remembrance of the 1944 allied invasion of Normandy was scaled back compared to 2019’s extensive 75th anniversary commemorations. Veterans and their families were forced to honour the fallen from afar today … Read more