Are corona passports really the magic bullet Ministers hope they’ll be?

Normality was – frustratingly – within reach.  For months, infection rates fell and the pandemic seemed to be behind us.  But just weeks after millions of children returned to classrooms, and offices around the country began to fill up again, we’re now slipping backwards. Corona cases are said to be doubling every week, hospital admissions … Read more

Are corona passports really the magic bullet Ministers hope they’ll be?

Normality was – frustratingly – within reach.  For months, infection rates fell and the pandemic seemed to be behind us.  But just weeks after millions of children returned to classrooms, and offices around the country began to fill up again, we’re now slipping backwards. Corona cases are said to be doubling every week, hospital admissions … Read more

Second wave of Covid cases in Europe is not causing deaths to spike

Second wave of Covid cases in Europe is not causing deaths to spike compared with the peak in spring Difference may be explained by countries’ increased testing in recent months  But it could also be a sign the virus is mainly infecting younger, healthier people  Lockdown-free Sweden still has significantly lower rates than rest of Europe … Read more

Second wave of Covid cases in Europe is not causing deaths to spike

Second wave of Covid cases in Europe is not causing deaths to spike compared with the peak in spring Difference may be explained by countries’ increased testing in recent months  But it could also be a sign the virus is mainly infecting younger, healthier people  Lockdown-free Sweden still has significantly lower rates than rest of Europe … Read more

Youngsters barred from seeing their parents amid chaos over Covid restrictions in care homes

Disabled youngsters are being ‘locked up’ and barred from seeing their parents amid growing chaos over coronavirus restrictions in UK care homes. Scores of anguished families have contacted The Mail on Sunday with harrowing stories of their children, many of whom have complex needs, self-harming.  This is a reaction, say experts, to the loneliness, fear … Read more

Ann Cleeves, Susanna Clarke, Nick Hornby and Ken Follett: This week’s best new fiction  

From Ann Cleeves’ engrossing thriller to Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, a sharp novel by Nick Hornby and Ken Follett’s latest, this week’s best new fiction By John Williams and Hephzibah Anderson and Neil Armstrong and Anthony Cummins Published: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 19 September 2020 The Darkest Evening Ann Cleeves  … Read more

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: A Bordeaux cruise with chef James Martin to discover his roots

Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: See beautiful Bordeaux with chef James Martin – discover the TV star’s culinary roots on a luxury 8-day cruise By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 19 September 2020 With breathtaking scenery and glorious weather almost all year round, the Atlantic … Read more

Kate Winslet just turned a blind eye and banked the cheque!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 ‘The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all,’ said the great German composer Richard Strauss, ‘but it is the most difficult to play.’ Some, such as Morgan Freeman, definitely play it better than others like… Janet Street-Porter. Kate Winslet has expressed her horror at working with directors Roman Polanski, a … Read more