A couple who were so excited for their forthcoming wedding that they had matching tattoos of the date in Roman numerals while ‘tipsy’ on holiday have had their big day cancelled because of the pandemic. Bride and groom-to-be Francis Donald, 26, and Fionnuala Kearney, 24, from Newcastle, Northern Ireland, have been engaged since December 2017, … Read more
Ikea is set to reopen 19 stores across England and Northern Ireland from next month – but restaurants and play areas will remain closed. The Swedish homewares chain said social distancing wardens will patrol the store in an effort to reduce the chance of spreading coronavirus when the retailer reopens from June 1. Families will … Read more
Christine Lampard compared the COVID-19 lockdown to growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles on Friday’s Loose Women. The Irish presenter, 41, was born in Newry and moved to Newtownards when she was five-years-old. Christine revealed that during the Troubles in Northern Ireland she suffered anxiety as a child and wouldn’t sleep until her musician father returned … Read more
The UK has announced 338 more victims of the coronavirus have died in its hospitals, taking the total death toll to 36,042. Another 2,615 people have also been diagnosed with COVID-19, meaning more than a quarter of a million Britons have now tested positive for the illness (250,908). More than two million people have now … Read more
Britain today recorded another 227 coronavirus deaths including a seven-year-old who had an underlying health condition, as the UK’s total number of victims surpassed 35,000. The preliminary figure is calculated by adding up the individual updates from each of the home nations. Officials at the Department of Health has yet to reveal the final daily tally. The … Read more
UK announces 134 more coronavirus deaths taking Britain’s official toll to 34,770 Department of Health chiefs have yet to reveal the final daily COVID-19 death toll, which is likely to be higher The preliminary tally is calculated by adding up the individual counts announced by each of the home nations NHS England today recorded 122 … Read more
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland announce 63 more coronavirus deaths on the first Saturday since lockdown was eased – taking the UK’s total fatalities to 34,061 By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 14:10 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 14:15 BST, 16 May 2020 Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland today recorded another 63 … Read more
Moving house is a favourite spring pastime and some of us are now free to start the hunt for a new home to buy or rent, following the re-opening of the property market. About 373,000 property sales worth some £82 billion were put on hold during the lockdown. The early response has been enthusiastic, but … Read more
Just 1,500 coronavirus contact tracers out of a promised 18,000 had been appointed by the start of this week, a Cabinet minister has admitted. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said that while ‘about 15,000’ applicants have signed up to be a tracer, just 1,500 people have actually been hired. Ministers promised 18,000 tracers would be recruited … Read more
Former Daily Mail photographer Clive Limpkin – best-known for his pictures of The Troubles in Northern Ireland – has died at the age of 82. Mr Limpkin worked at the Mail for 20 years, having previously worked at the Daily Express and the now-defunct Daily Sketch. His photographs from Northern Ireland became some of the … Read more