Virus triggers unrest across Africa: Riots break out in Johannesburg over food shortages

Unrest has spread across Africa, with riots over food shortages and an army being deployed to ‘restore order’ as the coronavirus crisis rocks the continent. Protests have erupted in Cape Town, the military have been mobilised in Lesotho and the chief of staff to the Nigerian government died of the lethal bug. African now has more than … Read more

Virus triggers unrest across Africa: Riots break out in Johannesburg over food shortages

Unrest has spread across Africa, with riots over food shortages and an army being deployed to ‘restore order’ as the coronavirus crisis rocks the continent. Protests have erupted in Cape Town, the military have been mobilised in Lesotho and the chief of staff to the Nigerian government died of the lethal bug. African now has more than … Read more

Nina Dobrev looks sweet in a summer dress and wears her hair in braided pigtails

Nina Dobrev looks sweet in a summer dress and wears her hair in braided pigtails while leaving her house during lockdown By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com Published: 03:16 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 16:14 BST, 18 April 2020 She has been encouraging her fans to take precautions as the coronavirus puts states across the … Read more

Councils will get an extra £1.6billion in funding amid coronavirus pandemic

Councils will get an extra £1.6billion in funding to boost areas including social care as authorities are hit by revenue losses from parking fees during coronavirus Situation could cause some councils to ‘take extreme cost-cutting and rationing’ Crisis has raised the pressure on services like support for those with disabilities   Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick … Read more

Councils will get an extra £1.6billion in funding amid coronavirus pandemic

Councils will get an extra £1.6billion in funding to help in areas including social care, keeping schools open and bin collections as authorities are hit by revenue losses from parking fees during coronavirus Situation could cause some councils to ‘take extreme cost-cutting and rationing’ Crisis has raised the pressure on services like support for those … Read more

Cyclist Geraint Thomas raises more than £300,000 for the NHS by replicating nurses’ shifts 

Cyclist Geraint Thomas raises more than £300,000 for the NHS by replicating nurses’ 12 hour shifts on his bike Tour de France winner rode for three consecutive 12-hour ‘shifts’ in his garage  Final day diet included rice, chicken, Welsh cakes, coffee and a bacon sandwich He described the last two hours as ‘the hardest I have … Read more

Cyclist Geraint Thomas raises more than £300,000 for the NHS by replicating nurses’ shifts 

Cyclist Geraint Thomas raises more than £300,000 for the NHS by replicating nurses’ 12 hour shifts on his bike Tour de France winner rode for three consecutive 12-hour ‘shifts’ in his garage  Final day diet included rice, chicken, Welsh cakes, coffee and a bacon sandwich He described the last two hours as ‘the hardest I have … Read more

Great-grandfather, 87, defies the odds as he returns home after successfully beating coronavirus

An 87-year-old great-grandfather has defied the odds and returned home after successfully beating coronavirus. Phillip Massen’s family, from Grimsby, prepared themselves for the worst after attempts to get oxygen into his lungs failed. But to their delight, he is now back home – one of more than 50 who have been successfully treated for Covid-19 … Read more

Great-grandfather, 87, defies the odds as he returns home after successfully beating coronavirus

An 87-year-old great-grandfather has defied the odds and returned home after successfully beating coronavirus. Phillip Massen’s family, from Grimsby, prepared themselves for the worst after attempts to get oxygen into his lungs failed. But to their delight, he is now back home – one of more than 50 who have been successfully treated for Covid-19 … Read more