As Holland boils over, no wonder the EU is trying to distract the world, writes FLEUR LAUNSPACH 

Anti-lockdown demos in the Netherlands this week have generated many shocking images. But there is one that may yet become iconic. During a protest against the imposition of a nationwide 9pm curfew in Eindhoven last Sunday, a police truck turned its water cannon on a young woman who was hurled against a concrete wall so … Read more

As Holland boils over, no wonder the EU is trying to distract the world, writes FLEUR LAUNSPACH 

Anti-lockdown demos in the Netherlands this week have generated many shocking images. But there is one that may yet become iconic. During a protest against the imposition of a nationwide 9pm curfew in Eindhoven last Sunday, a police truck turned its water cannon on a young woman who was hurled against a concrete wall so … Read more

The devil wears Gouda! Prada jumper that costs £905 looks like holey cheese

The devil wears Gouda! Prada jumper that costs £905 looks like holey cheese Prada is selling a bright yellow turtleneck full of holes for £905 The piece is part of the Italian fashion brand’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection Prada’s website describes the item as ‘defined by a precious openwork motif with placed holes’ By Eleanor Sharples … Read more

The devil wears Gouda! Prada jumper that costs £905 looks like holey cheese

The devil wears Gouda! Prada jumper that costs £905 looks like holey cheese Prada is selling a bright yellow turtleneck full of holes for £905 The piece is part of the Italian fashion brand’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection Prada’s website describes the item as ‘defined by a precious openwork motif with placed holes’ By Eleanor Sharples … Read more

‘Cinemas will die’: Bond girl Valerie Leon insists No Time To Die should NOT be streamed

Former Bond girl Valerie Leon has insisted No Time To Die should not be streamed online after the film was delayed yet again by another six months. The upcoming James Bond blockbuster was previously slated to be released on April 2 after already being hit by several changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on … Read more

New Zealand suffers first Covid-19 infection for two months

New Zealand suffers first Covid-19 infection for two months: Case of South African variant prompts Australia to suspend travel-bubble S.A. mutant strain found in 56-year-old woman who had returned from Europe  She tested positive after her mandatory ten day quarantine had ended New Zealand has suspended travel-bubble with Australia for 72 hours It is first … Read more

New Zealand suffers first Covid-19 infection for two months

New Zealand suffers first Covid-19 infection for two months: Case of South African variant prompts Australia to suspend travel-bubble S.A. mutant strain found in 56-year-old woman who had returned from Europe  She tested positive after her mandatory ten day quarantine had ended New Zealand has suspended travel-bubble with Australia for 72 hours It is first … Read more

Youths torch Dutch Covid testing centre amid fiery anti-lockdown protests across Europe 

Youths torched a Dutch Covid testing centre and an effigy of the Danish Prime Minister was set alight in fiery anti-lockdown protests sweeping across Europe.  The testing facility in the village of Urk in the Netherlands went up in flames on Saturday night with its burnt-out shell remaining cordoned off on Sunday. Meanwhile, in Copenhagen, … Read more

New Zealand records its first local coronavirus case in two months

New Zealand records its first local coronavirus case in two months as residents anxiously wait to hear if they will go back into lockdown New Zealand has recorded its first local coronavirus case since November The woman, 56,  arrived in Auckland from Europe around the beginning of 2021 She left 14-day mandatory quarantine after twice … Read more