Panic-buying hordes descended on supermarkets and shops today as the UK’s second national lockdown loomed on the horizon – snapping up clothes and even a snowman. Hundreds of customers lined up to get into stores, including Sainsbury’s and wholesalers Costco, ahead of the shutdown coming in on Thursday. Primark – which will have to close … Read more
Dancing With The Stars contestant Jeannie Mai has dropped out of the competition. The 41-year-old TV host was hospitalized with epiglottis, which blocks airflow to the lungs, ABC reported on Monday. ‘My doctors discovered a health concern with my throat which requires immediate attention and surgery,’ The Real star said in a statement to Good … Read more
Timeline of the PM’s lockdown decision Friday, 7am: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab begins a round of broadcast interviews defending the government’s ‘Tiered’ system of local lockdowns. Friday 2.30pm: Sir Patrick Vallance underlines SAGE’s call for a national lockdown at a briefing with reporters, saying it is ‘not too late to save Christmas’. Friday 3pm: Papers are … Read more
Stillbirths DOUBLED during first wave of Covid-19 pandemic amid fears that mothers were delayed from seeking NHS care 40 stillbirths between April and June compared to 24 in same period in 2019 Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has launched investigation Fears ‘stay home’ and ‘protect the NHS’ messaging kept women from hospitals By Connor Boyd Assistant … Read more
Baby-faced thug, 21, is jailed for 27 months after shopkeeper he threatened with hunting knife during violent failed robbery recognised him as a regular customer on Facebook Struan MacDonald, 21, burst into shop threatening Julie O’Brien with large knife Desperately tried to open till but he fled the My Local Store empty handed Following tip-off … Read more
Suki Waterhouse cuts a trendy figure in a navy mini dress and patterned coat as she steps out for a stroll By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 15:14 GMT, 2 November 2020 | Updated: 15:16 GMT, 2 November 2020 Her boyfriend Robert Pattinson is currently filming the highly anticipated blockbuster The Batman. And Suki Waterhouse … Read more
A former flight attendant is suing China Southern Airlines for suspending him after his sexual orientation was made public without his consent last year, in a rare legal manoeuvre that pits him against the country’s largest airline. A video showing the man kissing another man, alleged to be his colleague, was leaked on Chinese social … Read more
Students who flout coronavirus restrictions should be kicked out of their universities as a ‘strong deterrent’ to others, a police chief has said. Chief Constable Craig Guildford, of Nottinghamshire Police, called for the crackdown on rule breakers after his officers were forced to hand out dozens of fines to partying undergraduates last weekend. He said … Read more
Thousands of crosses are being placed at Westminster Abbey today as the nation gets set to remember fallen servicemen and women. Volunteers are laying more than 12,000 crosses over 380 plots laid out in the names of military associations and other organisations. But remembrance services are under threat as a second lockdown looms over the UK, with … Read more
Universities brace for uproar after Government advice to ‘consider’ ditching face-to-face teaching – but banned students going home early Vice-chancellors warn looking after locked-down students like ‘supervising jails’ Cabinet Office guidance said should move to increased levels of online learning Department for Education failed to publish plan on students home for Christmas By Josh White … Read more