The freezing air is set to move in from Monday October 26, prompting vigorous areas of low pressure and unsettled conditions across the UK. Northern parts can also expect snowfall from October 27, which could last for over a week. BBC forecasters warn the period will be markedly unsettled, as a strong jet stream over […]

The Queen has been accused of "letting Britain down" when she failed to wear a mask at her first public engagement since lockdown began in March. Queen Elizabeth II, 94, carried out her first engagement outside of a royal residence in seven months at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down near […]

PRESIDENT Trump reportedly got bored during one of his first intelligence briefings about Afghanistan and decided to order up some milkshakes. Trump halted the meeting, which was being held at his golf course in New Jersey early on in his presidency, to call a waiter into the room and order some "malts," according to a […]

Lockdown returns to Lombardy: Italian epicentre of Europe’s initial coronavirus outbreak imposes three-week night-time curfew in country’s strongest measures since first wave The 11pm-5am curfew is expected to begin Thursday and last until November 13 Lombardy is now the Italian region hardest hit by Covid-19 as it was by first wave Southern Campania region has […]

An apparently healthy eight-year-old girl died of a stroke at school after a two-hour battle to save her. Elmira Bondarenko complained to teachers about feeling unwell during a break in the village of Brailov, central Ukraine. Just minutes after telling them about her acute headache she lost consciousness. Medics battled to resuscitate her for two […]

SMALL businesses that received loans of $50,000 or less can now easily apply for their Paycheck Protection Program loan debt to be wiped out On October 8, the US Small Business Administration in consultation with the Treasury Department released a simpler loan forgiveness application to relieve American’s smallest businesses. According to the SBA, the agency […]

Last year, Roger Gural closed his esteemed Arcade Bakery in the lobby of a TriBeCa office building. The space has now been taken over by Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson, the owners of the nearby restaurant Frenchette. Their head baker, Peter Edris, formerly at Bourke Street Bakery, and Frenchette’s pastry chef, Michelle Palazzo, monitor the […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Donald Trump’s fourth child, Tiffany, took a break from her Miami birthday celebrations to attend her father’s town hall event. Last week, the US President sparred against NBC’s Savannah Guthrie during the […]

The Republican Party has cut into Democrats’ advantage in voter registration tallies across some critical presidential battleground states, a fact they point to as evidence of steady — and overlooked — enthusiasm for President Donald Trump and his party. Even though Trump trails in national polls and struggles with fundraising with just weeks before Election […]

CORONAVIRUS deaths have gone up for the fifth week in a row – with a 36 per cent rise in the space of seven days, new official figures show. The number of weekly registered Covid-19 deaths increased by 438 in the week ending October 9, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. ⚠️ Read our […]