5 INVENTIVE COVID MEASURES SCIENTISTS WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE
Scientific advisers to the government on Friday published a batch of papers that contained a series of measures to help get the Covid-19...
COULD BORIS JOHNSON SURPRISE EVERYONE WITH A GRADUAL, CAREFUL ‘UNLOCKDOWN'?
You're reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. It's one of the many contradictions...
THESE ARE THE PLACES IN THE UK WITH THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST COVID RATES RIGHT NOW
Data shows that the number of Covid cases has fallen in every region of England for the first time during the second wave of the pandemic,...
INSURERS TOLD TO PAY SMALL FIRMS FOR COVID LOSSES - BUT IT COMES TOO LATE FOR SOME
Insurers have been ordered to pay out business interruption claims to the tune of £1.2 billion in a landmark Supreme Court ruling....
COVID HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS LIKELY TO PEAK IN NEXT 10 DAYS, SAYS CHRIS WHITTY
The peak of new hospital admissions of people with coronavirus will be “over the next week to 10 days”, England's chief medical officer...
BORIS JOHNSON SHUTS ALL TRAVEL CORRIDORS TO STOP COVID VARIANTS ENTERING UK
Boris Johnson has temporarily shut all travel corridors to the UK from 4am on Monday. It means everyone who wants to enter the UK from...
MAN IN COURT ACCUSED OF TRICKING WOMAN, 92, INTO PAYING £160 FOR FAKE COVID VACCINE
A 33-year-old man has appeared in court accused of tricking a 92-year-old woman into paying him £160 to administer a fake coronavirus...
UK RECORDS 1,280 MORE CORONAVIRUS DEATHS IN 24 HOURS
The number of people who have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has risen to 87,295 - an increase of 1,280 over...
REVEALED: UNIVERSAL CREDIT GLITCHES LEFT PEOPLE ‘DESTITUTE' AT CHRISTMAS
The glitch-ridden Universal Credit benefit system left claimants destitute over Christmas, with one ending up with just 9p in the bank...
'COVID TONGUE' ON THE RISE, WARNS EXPERT. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT IT
More people are presenting with ‘Covid tongues' and ‘strange mouth ulcers' after coming down with coronavirus, according to the professor...
THE UK'S CORONAVIRUS R RATE IS AT LEAST 1.2
The reproduction number, or R rate, of coronavirus transmission across the UK is now at 1.2, according to official figures. It comes...
RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE UK'S JOE BLACK REVEALS WHAT'S 'HAUNTING' HER AFTER SHOCK EXIT
After keeping us waiting for more than a year, RuPaul's Drag Race UK finally came back into our lives on Thursday night, and wasn't...
BORIS JOHNSON TO HOLD DOWNING STREET CORONAVIRUS PRESS CONFERENCE
Boris Johnson will host a Downing Street press conference on Friday afternoon, No.10 has announced. The prime minister has repeatedly...
NO.10 REFUSES TO RULE OUT POST-BREXIT CHANGES TO 48-HOUR WORK WEEK
Downing Street has refused to rule out changes to the 48-hour working week amid reports that it could be scrapped under plans for a...
23 TWEETS THAT PERFECTLY SUM UP THE JOY OF DRAG RACE UK'S GAG-WORTHY RETURN
After a less than joyous start to 2021, RuPaul's Drag Race UK was back to serve us plenty of sparkle, a dollop of camp and a smidgen...
WE'RE RISKING MORE LIVES BY TAKING CHILDREN TO NURSERY
As I type these words, my 18-month-old daughter is intent on destroying the house. In just five minutes, she has banged the floor lamp...
5 REASONS WHY WANDAVISION IS ABOUT TO BECOME YOUR NEW FAVOURITE SHOW
WandaVision , Marvel's much hyped new televised series, has finally landed on Disney+. But wait! If you've already checked out after...
NO, THE NEW BRAZILIAN CORONAVIRUS VARIANT HASN'T BEEN DETECTED IN THE UK
A Brazilian variant of coronavirus that has been detected in the UK is not the mutation that sparked a South American travel ban, it...
JEFF BRIDGES GIVES AN UPDATE ON HIS TUMOUR AFTER LYMPHOMA DIAGNOSIS
Jeff Bridges gave fans a welcome update on his lymphoma diagnosis , saying on his website that his tumour has “drastically shrunk.”...
BREXIT HAS TAKEN AWAY MY SON'S LIFE-CHANGING MEDICINAL CANNABIS
The first years of my son's life were like something out of a nightmare - each week, he was suffering up to 150 debilitating seizures....
Sri Lanka vs England, first Test day three: live score and latest updates...
Kanye West sues Yeezy intern for breach of non-disclosure agreement
Kanye West is taking Ryan Inwards to court after the intern breached a non-disclosure agreement by allegedly posting images of the Yeezy clothing brand to social media. Read more ...
Chinese lawyer who represented Hong Kong activist stripped of licence
Meghan and Harry's royal exit left 'a lot of hurt feelings on all sides'
ITV news anchor and friend of the royals Tom Bradby says Megxit was 'painful all round' and that their departure from royal life has not been an 'easy or comfortable situation' Read more ...
Jordyn Woods' NBA star boyfriend Karl-Anthony Towns has tested positive for...
The NBA player was particularly crestfallen about his diagnosis as his mother, 59-year-old Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, passed away from complications of COVID-19 on April 13. Read more ...
Smalling 'so disappointed' by Roma defeat
Roma defender Chris Smalling finds it ‘hard to put into words how disappointed we are all feeling' after a 3-0 Derby della Capitale defeat to Lazio. Read more ...
Covid vaccine expansion with five million more Brits eligible 'from next week'
Government insiders are reportedly poised to give the thumbs up for people over the age of 70 to be vaccinated, with nine out of ten over-80s already receiving their jabs in... Read more ...
Ethan Hawke set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villain in Moon...
Ethan Hawke will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe On Friday, it was reported by The Hollywood Reporter that the 50-year-old actor had signed for a role in Moon Knight. Read more ...
Rebekah Vardy slams footballers for flouting Covid-19 lockdown to 'party'
The WAG, 38, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, has criticised professional footballers who think they are 'above the law'. Read more ...
Ice-T reveals Dr. Dre is now HOME from hospital following his brain aneurysm
Ice-T has revealed Dr. Dre is now 'home, safe and looking good' after FaceTiming with the producer following his brain aneurysm. Read more ...