Except for one sticky moment when U.S. astronaut Doug Hurley appeared to clobber his head on an entry hatch as he crossed the threshold of the International Space Station, it all went like a dream. At teatime yesterday, a 19-hour flight followed by a flawless piece of zero-orbit parking saw the Space X capsule reach … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Negative interest rates are an insidious way of making savers finance Government’s debt pile, but economies that victimise the thrifty seldom thrive in the long run By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 31 May 2020 Savers, collectively, are losing billions of pounds … Read more
Anti-vaxxer and former My Kitchen Rules judge Pete Evans has compared flattening the curve of COVID-19 to ‘flattening the curve of autism’. The 47-year-old celebrity chef reposted a meme from the anti-vaccine Facebook page Truth is Terrorism to his Instagram account over the weekend that suggested the two conditions were comparable. The post, a variant … Read more
Queen Elizabeth II has been pictured horse riding in the grounds of Windsor Castle in her first public appearance since the coronavirus lockdown began. Windsor is said to be the Queen’s favourite royal residence and she has been photographed over the weekend riding one of her ponies, a 14-year-old Fell Pony called Balmoral Fern. The … Read more
Cars may be banished from town centres under plans to reopen high streets. Town halls have been ordered to overhaul busy shopping areas before retailers resume trading in a fortnight. Suggestions include ‘queue zones’ outside stores with spray markings and temporary barriers. The guidance from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government also recommends that … Read more
Centrica, Easyjet and ITV face relegation from FTSE 100 after coronavirus pandemic sends their shares plunging By Hugo Duncan And Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 31 May 2020 Some of Britain’s biggest business names face relegation from the FTSE 100 after the Covid-19 pandemic … Read more
Married At First Sight’s Tash Herz SPLITS from girlfriend Madison Hewitt after coronavirus border closures kept them apart for months By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:57 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 31 May 2020 Tash Herz has split from girlfriend Madison Hewitt after several months together. The Married At … Read more
Jessie Wallace teases EastEnders return with costume jewellery for her character Kat Slater… four months after she was ‘suspended for boozing on set’ EastEnders declined to comment when approached by MailOnline By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 22:07 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 31 May 2020 Her final scene as Kat Slater … Read more
Virgin Media is closing 53 stores permanently after lockdown restrictions are lifted with 300 shop staff offered alternative roles 341 members of staff will be offered new roles in at-home customer service Those who refuse or are not selected will be made redundant by Virgin Media The move follows Cath Kidson and Chiquitos in disappearing … Read more
‘New normal’ swimming rules if pools reopen next month would see swimmers turning up ‘beach ready’ in costumes, changing rooms closed and 16ft distancing enforced in lanes Under the new proposal there will be no more than five swimmers in each lane Those visiting a pool will need to ensure that they swim in a … Read more