Millions of people across southeast England will no longer be able to mix with other households at Christmas, with a new Tier 4 level of COVID restrictions – equivalent to a full lockdown – to come into force tomorrow. In a dramatic move, prompted by fears over a new strain of coronavirus, all those areas
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 20: Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers at the grand reopening of Apple’s flagship Apple Fifth Avenue retail store on September 20, 2019 in New York City. Taylor Hill | WireImage | Getty Images Apple has temporarily closed all 53 of its retail stores in California after the number
Britain’s retail sector has warned of “severe” consequences from new Tier 4 restrictions, meaning non-essential shops in affected areas will have to close in the week before Christmas. The British Retail Consortium said thousands more jobs could be at risk – in an industry already devastated by months of pandemic disruption. It criticised the government’s
A French modelling agent who knew the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been charged with the rape and sexual harassment of minors over 15 years of age. Jean-Luc Brunel, 74, was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport on Wednesday as he waited to take a flight to Senegal, and has been remanded in custody.
A senior member of Donald Trump’s administration has accused Russia of carrying out a massive cyber hack that penetrated top secret US government agencies. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described the attack as a “pretty significant effort”. “I think it’s the case that now we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that
Exclusive Just over a month after “Impeachment: American Crime Story” started filming … TMZ’s learned it’s been shut down due to COVID-19. Production sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … ‘Impeachment’ halted its production this week because members of the cast and crew tested positive for the virus. The exact number of cases is unclear
JY This edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by JY. Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem for $2.99 Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller for $1.99 The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz for $2.99 Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland for $2.99
Katie Holmes and chef Emilio Vitolo, Jr. have been publicly dating since this summer, when they were spotted getting affectionate around New York City. The two certainly aren’t hiding anything, but they’ve been keeping things off social media…until now. On Friday, Vitolo shared a photo of himself and Holmes with the following message for her
Back in my day, Christmas was a dead zone for television, with options being the 342nd viewing of A Christmas Story or some other holiday programming on repeat. You kids these days have it good! This week’s set of picks for the best shows and movies to watch doesn’t just look like every other week,
The government has left it “very, very late” for a post-Brexit business plan, according to Brexit select committee chair Hilary Benn. It comes after the House of Commons released a report warning ministers about the “overall state of readiness” for the end of the transition period in less than two weeks. Speaking to Sky News,
eclipse_images LONDON — The scale of a sophisticated cyberattack on the U.S. government that was unearthed this week is much bigger than many first anticipated. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a summary on Thursday that the threat “poses a grave risk to the federal government.” It added that “state, local, tribal,
Six months ago, I was with Laurent Merlin as we entered British coastal waters in the middle of the night. As he guided his boat through heavy waves, circling around the lobster pots, he spoke of his nervousness about the uncertainty of Brexit. Now, nervousness has turned to anxiety, blended with anger. A fortnight before
Italy is to go into a new lockdown for much of the Christmas and New Year period to tackle a rise in coronavirus cases. Bars, restaurants and non-essential shops will close between 24 and 27 December, New Year’s Eve to 3 January, and 5 to 6 January. Italians will only be allowed to travel for
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine has become the second to be approved for emergency use in the US. The country’s Food and Drug Administration announced the authorisation a day after the agency’s panel of outside experts backed the vaccine. The FDA based its decision on results from a late-stage study of 30,000 volunteers which found that the
The US Armed Forces has its soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen… and now, Guardians. Yes, right out of an intergalactic Marvel franchise of some renown, the US has officially named the members of the Space Force Guardians. Current-but-not-for-long Vice President Mike Pence announced the naming at a Friday ceremony celebrating the one-year anniversary of the nascent
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a legend in the making in 12-year-old Cael Bell. The student at St Antony’s Catholic College in Urmston, Manchester reportedly organized an underground rave in the boys’ bathrooms. He was on the decks, about a half hour into his set, when teachers busted up the party and confiscated his DJ gear.