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Trump says UK's response to coronavirus 'would have been very catastrophic'

Donald Trump has said the UK’s initial approach to the coronavirus pandemic would have been ‘very catastrophic’ had Boris Johnson not decided to change tack. The US president suggested the Prime Minister had looked to ‘ride out’ the virus in an approach that would have caused ‘a lot of death’. Trump’s comments come as the […]

Princess Diana’s brutal snub of Dodi Fayed marriage exposed

The Princess of Wales had divorced Prince Charles a year before and her affections were now directed towards the Egyptian film producer. Dodi was the son of billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, former owner of Harrods, and there had been rumours that he and Diana were going to get married. However, a friend of Diana’s, Lady Annabel […]

Zara Tindall health fears: Andrew Parker Bowles coronavirus diagnosis sparks worries

Former Olympic medallist Zara and her husband Mike Tindall headed to the Cheltenham Festival between March 10 and 13, when the coronavirus outbreak was already gripping the UK. And fears for the Tindalls’ health sparked after Mr Parker Bowles, the former husband of Camilla and one of the godparents of Zara, revealed yesterday he tested […]

Police new powers: What are the Police’s powers during coronavirus lockdown?

New powers given to police in England mean no-one will be allowed to leave their home “without reasonable excuse”. The measures came into force last week and will last six months, with a review every three weeks. What are the police’s powers? To ensure people stay at home and avoid non-essential travel, police will be […]

Sturgeon accused of ‘political point scoring’ after SNP snub Nightingale Hospital name

#NightingaleHospital is now trending on Twitter in an act of defiance after a row erupted when it emerged Glasgow’s new temporary hospital at the SEC would not be named ‘Nightingale NHS’ like those in other UK cities including London, Cardiff, Belfast, Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle. Nicola Sturgeon‘s SNP have named Glasgow’s pop up hospital, designed to […]

UK coronavirus death toll rises by another 569 to 2,921

Another 569 people have died after contracting coronavirus, taking the UK death toll to 2,921. Today’s jump in deaths is the biggest daily increase since the outbreak began, following another massive rise of 563 deaths yesterday. It comes as more than 70 health workers have reportedly been diagnosed with coronavirus at Great Ormond Street Hospital. […]

Heartbreaking moment Prince Charles did not recognise Queen exposed

Charles and his mother are believed to have a rather complicated relationship, as he is her heir. He has implied in the past that he did not have a close connection with her — or his father Prince Philip — and that both of them held him at an arm’s length throughout most of Charles’ […]