Nursing homes account for HALF of coronavirus deaths in Belgium, as lockdown extended until May

Half of all coronavirus deaths in Belgium are taking place in nursing homes, figures have revealed. Belgium has so far reported 33,573 confirmed cases including 4,440 deaths. Of these total fatalities, 46 per cent were in nursing homes, the latest data showed. It comes as the the country’s stay-at-home order was extended until at least … Read more

GCSE and A-Level pupils will not be able to appeal against exam grades this year under new proposals

GCSE and A-Level pupils ‘will not be able to appeal against exam grades this year… and will be told to RE-SIT tests in the autumn if they are unhappy’ Exam regulator Ofqual propose to stop appeals against A-level and GCSE results Students will be graded by teachers after exams cancelled due to coronavirus Ofqual says … Read more

GCSE and A-Level pupils will not be able to appeal against exam grades this year under new proposals

GCSE and A-Level pupils ‘will not be able to appeal against exam grades this year… and will be told to RE-SIT tests in the autumn if they are unhappy’ Exam regulator Ofqual propose to stop appeals against A-level and GCSE results Students will be graded by teachers after exams cancelled due to coronavirus Ofqual says … Read more

Coronavirus originated in bungled experiments at Wuhan lab, bombshell report claims

A bombshell new report has claimed that coronavirus originated in a Chinese laboratory, not as a bioweapon, but as part of bungling experiments to prove Chinese scientists were superior to Americans in identifying emerging virus threats. Coronavirus first crossed to humans during experiments with bats at the Wuhan Institute of Virology Lab, multiple sources who have … Read more

Baby boy, just 11 weeks old, in hospital battling coronavirus as mother urges people to stay home

Baby boy, just 11 weeks old, is in hospital battling coronavirus as ‘fearful’ mother takes to Facebook to urge people to stay at home Ares Banister, 11, is battling coronavirus in hospital at Royal Leicester Infirmary His mother Jodie, 30, told the BBC she felt ‘fear and panic’ after the diagnosis She also urged non-key … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: An evil genius stroking a fluffy white cat? So old hat!

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: An evil genius stroking a fluffy white cat? That’s so old hat! By Christopher Stevens for Daily Mail Published: 01:54 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 01:54 BST, 16 April 2020 Devs (BBC2) Rating: Rebuilding Notre Dame (BBC4) Rating: There’s no helping some people. They head directly for trouble … Read more

British socialite forced to quarantine in Cleveland’s Ritz-Carlton says it was ‘heartbreaking’

A British socialite stranded in Cleveland for two weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic has shared her ‘heartbreaking’ experience of having to quarantine at the Ritz Carlton Hotel – where she says she was forced to clean her room herself and survive on a diet of Subway sandwiches. Natasha Rayne, from South Kensington, London, had flown … Read more

Poh Ling Yeow’s husband Jono Bennett was extremely jealous of her friendship with ex Matt Phipps

‘It was something we had to work on’: How Poh Ling Yeow’s husband Jono Bennett was ‘jealous’ of her close friendship with ex-hubby Matt Phipps after MasterChef star’s bizarre ‘love triangle’ was revealed By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:20 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 01:45 BST, 16 April 2020 Jealousy has … Read more

When to book flights after lockdown is lifted: Flights will be cheap at first, then soar in price

Australians keen to head on holiday as soon as lockdown is lifted must act quick to book cheap flights before fares skyrocket, experts say. With travel restrictions likely to last until early 2021, many families keen for a getaway when the coronavirus pandemic ends could find themselves forking out more than ever. The key to … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Old Etonian mercenary Simon Mann has tips to handle coronavirus lockdown

He’s the Old Etonian former SAS officer who achieved ­notoriety as leader of the so-called failed ‘Wonga’ coup. In 2004 a group led by Simon Mann allegedly tried to overthrow the ­tyrannical Teodoro Obiang, president of ­Equatorial Guinea.  They were accused of working for investors who wanted to seize control of Africa’s third largest oil … Read more