New York’s three major airports say they are down to just 5% of their usual traffic

New York’s three major airports say they are down to just 5% of their usual traffic amid coronavirus lockdown – as passengers arrive to empty terminals New York’s three airports are operating at just 5% of usual passenger traffic Usually-packed terminals have  become empty shells with 1000s of staff laid off Airlines are operating with … Read more

Jamie Laing reveals he’s had ‘about 403 arguments’ with girlfriend Sophie Habboo and his mum

Jamie Laing has spoken about life in isolation after fleeing his one-bedroom London flat to go to his Cotswolds family home at the start of lockdown.  The Made In Chelsea star, 31, made a guest appearance in Laura Whitmore’s Castaway podcast this week, and joked he had already had ‘403 arguments’ with his mum and … Read more

Funeral association slams heavy-handed councils for banning ALL mourners from services

Heavy-handed councils have been slammed for banning all mourners from services. The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has hit out at local authorities in locations including Belfast, Leeds and Bradford that have stopped bereaved families from attending funerals.  Instead several councils are now offering ‘direct cremations’, in which there is no ceremony and mourners … Read more

Kim Kardashian advises people to ‘do the best that you can’ amid trying times of COVID-19 lockdown

Kim Kardashian has revealed she’s been struggling during the COVID-19 lockdown.  The reality TV star, 39, told Refinery 29 she has gone days without showering or brushing her hair while juggling parenting her children North, six, Saint, four, Chicago, two, and Psalm, 10 months, with husband Kanye West, 42.   The TV personality insisted her life is ‘not always … Read more

Government’s handling of care homes in lockdown is ‘shambolic’

The NHS has dropped controversial guidance which told care homes to try and avoid taking their residents to A&E in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Health chiefs have rowed back after saying that care home residents should not be taken to casualty without carers first seeking advice from a ‘clinical adviser’. Homes had been … Read more

Disabled British couple, 72 and 63, stranded in Goa have lost nearly £5,000 trying to get home 

A disabled British couple who have been stranded in Goa for more than a month have only been able to eat one meal between them a day and are staying in an apartment they ‘wouldn’t let their dog stay in’ due to the coronavirus lockdown. Former carpet manufacturing company worker Barry Lodge, 72, and his … Read more

Mark Carney: Coronavirus shows we value public health over our economy

What we think of as ‘valuable’ is changing amid coronavirus and firms will be judge on how they behaved, says former BoE governor Mark Carney He said companies would be judged by ‘what they did during the war’ This meant how they treated employees, suppliers and customers Writing in The Economist, he said the pandemic … Read more

Lara Bingle treats herself to a $157 coconut flavoured bundt cake while in self-isolation

Pregnancy cravings? Lara Bingle treats herself to a $157 coconut flavoured bundt cake while in self-isolation By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:32 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 11:32 BST, 16 April 2020 Lara Bingle (née Bingle) is set to welcome her third child with husband Sam Worthington in the next few … Read more

Pub denied Covid-19 bailout because the building’s rateable value is £1 over limit

A historic country pub is fearing for its future after missing out on a monetary lifeline from the Government because its value is rated £1 over the required threshold. The Boatside Inn, in Warden, Northumberland, has a rateable value of £51,000 and therefore falls above the under £50,999 limit. Owner Matt Cawood says that if … Read more