© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine The Duchess of Cornwall shared her reading recommendations as she launched her online book club on Friday. Camilla, 73, spoke of her love of literature as the Reading Room‘s first four titles were announced, saying reading was a “great adventure” that allowed people to laugh […]
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© Provided by City AM In this 2-part series, City A.M. asked UK-focused fund managers what they make of post-Brexit trade arrangements, the impact of three lockdowns and the long-term outlook for the UK’s investment community. Yesterday, in part 1, the investment managers focused on the UK-EU deal and which […]
There have been plenty of depressing forecasts about the recession that will inevitably hit Britain as a result of the pandemic. But it turns out that we’re already in a recession of a slightly different description. A sex recession. According to sex toy retailer Mystery Vibe, which surveyed 10,000 people, […]
Each morning, as households across Britain stir themselves reluctantly for another day of home-schooling, I am one of a tiny sub-set of parents at the school gates. I watch my autistic son join his new bubble of 11 seven-year-olds, while also watching the faces of my fellow parents. Despite masks, […]
Another week, another set of rules by which we must live our lives. As a Londoner, I’ve moved from Tier 1, to Tier 2, to a national lockdown, back to Tier 2, to Tier 3, to Tier 4, and now back to another, stricter, national lockdown – all in the […]
Whether it’s a dinner date or a catch up with friends over a video call, these are the wines you can get delivered to your doorstep (Getty) Whether you’re pairing a bottle with a nice dinner after working all day from a makeshift home office, or enjoying a drink over […]
Anger is mounting over inconsistencies for grass-roots sport between various members of the United Kingdom during the third lockdown. Under-12s, angling, golf and tennis groups have expressed dismay over activities being allowed in Scotland but not in England. The obliteration of children’s sport this week does not apply north of […]
What does each tier mean? Use this guide to see how the restrictions differ from the previous Tier system. Tier 1/medium level What’s changed? Boris Johnson said people should continue to work from home where possible in Tier 1. There is a slight relaxation of the curfew system. Previously in pubs in […]
Refinery 29 UK Why Are We So Obsessed With Morning Routines On TikTok? What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? I check my phone. Maybe you meditate, or have your caffeine fix. What comes after that? Do you have a set skincare routine? Do you put on […]
Coronavirus Article Bar with counter Boris Johnson has cancelled Christmas for millions of people across London and south-east England after scientists said that a new coronavirus variant is spreading more rapidly. The Prime Minister announced that from Sunday areas in the South East currently in Tier 3 will be moved into […]
How are the tiers decided? Decisions on tiers are made by ministers based on public health recommendations informed by the following factors: If these indicators are not improving, an area may be moved up a tier and if the trajectory improves, the area may move to a lower tier. Can I […]
The UK government is placing London into its strictest coronavirus lockdown tier from Wednesday (December 16), meaning businesses including cinemas will need to close again, after a spike in positive cases across the capital city. A four-week nationwide lockdown was lifted at the beginning of this month and replaced by […]
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas state official who has been critical of measures ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott in efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic says he has tested positive for the virus. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller was among an estimated 200 people who rallied outside Abbott’s home in […]
Mere minutes after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new regional stay-at-home order for the state to counter rising coronavirus cases, Los Angeles County health officials said Thursday that the looming shutdown could hit the battered region within days. “The anticipation is that threshold might be reached sometime early next […]
We’re on the cusp of the next phase of what you might call restricted living. Come the end of the week we could be in Tier 3, Tier 2, voluntarily sheltering – who knows? – but whatever happens we’re beginning to realise we’re never going to rid ourselves of all […]
Mr Kelbie said his biggest commission had come from a booking to Mykonos this summer, which made him £1,800. He had contacted an Airbnb villa owner and negotiated the price from £19,000 to £13,000 on behalf of his client. James Ferrara, founder of InteleTravel, said the business model had “offered […]
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has today revealed what tier each part of the country will fall under, when lockdown ends on December 2. Manchester, Hull and Newcastle are among swathes of the North set to face the toughest coronavirus restrictions with only three areas – Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and the […]
Photo by iMattSmart on Unsplash In America right now, we’re sort-of attempting to cancel Thanksgiving. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director of preparedness announced at a press conference last week that the organization is “recommending against travel.” The guidelines online provide more nuance than that, outlining various considerations […]
Plans to ensure golf was the first sport to return after the second national coronavirus lockdown were being drawn up by MPs on Saturday ahead of a parliamentary debate on the “ridiculous” closure of courses. The Telegraph Sport revelation that gyms and leisure centres would be allowed to reopen after […]
In a separate letter to vice-chancellors, the minister said she wanted all students to have “some form of face-to-face learning” where possible, as they had not seen evidence of increased transmission within teaching environments on university campuses. The University and College Union (UCU) called on vice-chancellors to move all non-essential activities online to […]
From Digital Spy Interactive movie Five Dates lands this week. From November 17, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch fans will be able to embark on a much lighter take on the concept of a narrative delivered via a click-based adventure. Featuring Doctor Who’s Mandip Gill (Yaz), Five Dates is an online rom-com […]
The Manhattan is widely said to have been invented at New York’s Manhattan Club in the mid-1870s. Cocktail lore has it that Lady Randolph Churchill (Winston’s mother) was hosting a banquet for presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden on the night it was first concocted. Experts dispute this story, on the […]