Bob Mortimer fears coronavirus pandemic will cut his life short by two years 

‘In lockdown I’ve done no exercise, eaten so much and drunk so much booze’: Bob Mortimer, 60, admits he fears coronavirus pandemic will cut his life short by two years By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 01:47 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 01:52 GMT, 2 December 2020 Bob Mortimer admits he fears the coronavirus … Read more

LAURA PERRINS: ‘Jab passports’ would fuel anti-vaxx madness

Amid the wintery gloom, a series of new vaccines have been justifiably hailed as the breakthrough against coronavirus. With Britain having ordered 357 million doses of seven different vaccines, at last there is real hope that the depressing cycle of lockdown and contagion could be broken next year. Yet, as the Mail reported yesterday, into … Read more

‘Show us the secret dossier of doom’: MPs demand to see report

‘Show us the secret dossier of doom’: MPs demand to see report showing lockdown restrictions have pushed major sectors of economy to brink of collapse Detailed analysis of the damage the pandemic has done to key sectors was done  Industries in the firing line include retail, hospitality, aerospace and tourism The secret dossier is known … Read more

MasterChef: Poh Ling Yeow and her husband enjoy a day out in Adelaide

They’re the notoriously private couple who first crossed paths on the set of MasterChef Australia in 2009. And Poh Ling Yeow, 47, and her 39-year-old husband, Jono Bennett, appeared happier than ever on Sunday as they worked at her funky pop-up café in Adelaide. Fresh from a brief lockdown, the celebrity chef returned to serve … Read more

Rita Ora will no longer appear on the Jonathan Ross show this week

Rita Ora will no longer appear on the Jonathan Ross show as planned this week after she flouted lockdown rules to host a 30th birthday party in a Notting Hill restaurant.  The singer has apologised for her actions, but has been widely slammed for throwing the bash four days before London went from lockdown into … Read more

Stratford-on-Avon launches legal action in bid to get out of Covid Tier 3 

Stratford-on-Avon District Council has mounted a legal challenge against the Government’s ‘arbitrary and irrational’ decision to put it in Tier 3. Its Conservative leader Tony Jefferson today sent a Judicial Review pre-action letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, urging him to retract the allocation. He said the decision to impose the harshest restrictions when the national … Read more

Dawn French teases details about The Vicar of Dibley’s ‘funny and silly’ festive special

‘The show has always wrapped its arms around the truth’: Dawn French teases details about The Vicar of Dibley’s ‘funny and silly’ festive special By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 20:31 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 20:31 GMT, 1 December 2020 She’s set to reprise her role as Geraldine Granger for the BBC classic’s Christmas … Read more

Statford-on-Avon launches legal action in bid to get out of Covid Tier 3 

Stratford-on-Avon District Council has mounted a legal challenge against the Government’s ‘arbitrary and irrational’ decision to put it in Tier 3. Its Conservative leader Tony Jefferson today sent a Judicial Review pre-action letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, urging him to retract the allocation. He said the decision to impose the harshest restrictions when the national … Read more

Shops get set for Wild Wednesday when national lockdown ends tomorrow

Shops are preparing for a ‘Wild Wednesday’ spending spree when the national lockdown ends tomorrow. Customers can expect sales and longer opening hours over the festive period as retailers desperately try to plug the financial black hole left by restrictions. Some stores have even hired extra security to deal with an influx of shoppers, with Primark … Read more

Cornish tourism chiefs insist visitors from Tier 2 areas are STILL welcome

Cornish tourism bosses today insisted visitors from Tier 2 areas are still welcome – despite concerns people may travel to take advantage of looser rules on pubs.    People in the region, along with those in the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight, will only be subject to Tier 1 restrictions after the blanket … Read more