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Lying on a bench, staring at the ceiling, I startle slightly at the whirr of a drill. It’s not building work outside, nor am I at the dentist — it’s the sound made by a tool to be used on me during an ‘assisted stretch’. I am not pulling — or, indeed, pushing — your … Read more
Lying on a bench, staring at the ceiling, I startle slightly at the whirr of a drill. It’s not building work outside, nor am I at the dentist — it’s the sound made by a tool to be used on me during an ‘assisted stretch’. I am not pulling — or, indeed, pushing — your … Read more
Japan cancels Emperor’s public birthday celebrations amid coronavirus fears as government tells people to avoid ‘non-essential gatherings’ Emperor Naruhito will no longer appear at his birthday celebration in Tokyo The celebrations were to be the Emperor’s first since he took the throne in 2019 The last time the celebrations were cancelled was in 1996, when … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,800 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 71,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
A Briton stranded on a coronavirus-infected cruise ship off Japan said today he has ‘never felt less loved by my own country.’ As the figure of those infected jumped by 70 overnight to 355, some 400 American passengers were to be evacuated from the vessel on Sunday while 78 Britons remain on board. David Abel, … Read more
Boris Johnson rejects EU’s post-Brexit trade deal after Brussels insists on retaining control over UK’s tax rules Prime Minister’s chief Brexit negotiator, David Frost, finalising the UK’s demands The terms must be secured by the end of this year to avoid a No Deal Brexit Tough EU line being driven particularly by French President Emmanuel Macron … Read more
Two more Britons have tested positive for coronavirus on a quarantined cruise ship in Japan as the number of cases on board jumped to 174. The two Britons were among 39 new cases confirmed today as passengers on the Diamond Princess face a second week in quarantine in Yokohama. It takes the number of British … Read more
Thirty-nine more passengers are diagnosed with coronavirus on Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan, as total number of infected jumps to 175 – including a quarantine officer Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan as of Wednesday One quarantine official is among the newly … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 1,380 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 64,400 have been infected in at least 28 countries and regions. But experts predict the true number of people … Read more
The 78 Britons trapped aboard a coronavirus-blitzed cruise ship in Japan will watch their fellow American passengers evacuated home tomorrow, piling pressure on the UK government to take similar action. Two US State Department-chartered planes will airlift their stranded citizens from Yokohama, where the Diamond Princess liner has been docked in quarantine for 10 days. … Read more