Longleat loses its Lord of lust, writes RICHARD KAY 

The Marquess of Bath, the eccentric owner of Longleat Safari Park, has died aged 87 after testing positive for coronavirus.  In a statement, Alexander Thynn’s family thanked the medical team at Royal United Hospital in Bath which ‘cared so professionally and compassionately’ for him in his final days.  Here, Richard Kay looks back at the life … Read more

Kiefer Sutherland announces death of his mother Shirley Douglas who passed away from pneumonia at 86

Kiefer Sutherland announces death of his mother Shirley Douglas, who passed away from pneumonia at 86 The actress and activist was a longtime resident of Toronto  She shared Kiefer and his twin sister Rachel with ex-husband Donald Sutherland  The Designated Survivor star tweeted his mom had been in poor health for soem time and her … Read more

HALF of results from ‘game-changer’ coronavirus home testing kits could be unreliable

HALF of results from the 17.5m ‘game-changer’ coronavirus home testing kits ordered by the government could be unreliable, scientists checking them reveal Boris Johnson previously said new tests for antibodies could be ‘game-changers’ But experts have warned that they may fail to detect up to half of Covid-19 cases The latest figures show 47,806 confirmed … Read more

HALF of results from ‘game-changer’ coronavirus home testing kits could be unreliable

HALF of results from the 17.5m ‘game-changer’ coronavirus home testing kits ordered by the government could be unreliable, scientists checking them reveal Boris Johnson previously said new tests for antibodies could be ‘game-changers’ But experts have warned that they may fail to detect up to half of Covid-19 cases The latest figures show 47,806 confirmed … Read more

MAFS: KC Osborne and Michael Goonan CONFIRM they’ve been secretly dating for five weeks

Married At First Sight’s KC Osborne and Michael Goonan CONFIRM they’ve been secretly dating for five weeks… after he dumped ‘cheating’ Stacey Hampton before the season finale By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:31 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 01:36 BST, 6 April 2020 It was the worst-kept secret during this year’s … Read more

Coronavirus lockdown is costing Britain £2.4billion a DAY with young workers and women the worst hit

The astonishing cost of lockdown Britain was revealed last night. Experts warned that the coronavirus pandemic is costing the UK economy more than £2.4billion every single day. With millions of workers under orders to stay at home, a dramatic report estimated that the country’s output has been slashed by a staggering 31 per cent. Manufacturers, … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: It’s time for players to wake up…football is an empty shop with big bills to pay

Having given up £1million of his salary, England manager Gareth Southgate must have been rather surprised to end up as the villain on Sunday. So too Eddie Howe and Graham Potter, managers of Bournemouth and Brighton, who have also elected to go short.  This is how warped the rhetoric around coronavirus has become. This is … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: It’s time for players to wake up…football is an empty shop with big bills to pay

Having given up £1million of his salary, England manager Gareth Southgate must have been rather surprised to end up as the villain on Sunday. So too Eddie Howe and Graham Potter, managers of Bournemouth and Brighton, who have also elected to go short.  This is how warped the rhetoric around coronavirus has become. This is … Read more