AN "amazing" teen was found dead just two weeks after her close friend passed away. Emily Macfarlane, 19, from Blackburn, West Lothian was found dead last week prompting loved ones to rally round her family. The teen, who worked at Edinburgh Airport but was on furlough, sadly passed away on Thursday just weeks after the death of Bathgate pal Fraser […]

ELDERLY patients who had virus symptoms were sent from hospitals back into care homes, it was claimed today. Professor Martin Green, Chief Executive of Care England, told the Health Select Committee this morning that there were "cases of people….who were symptomatic discharged into care homes" and not isolated. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates […]

Britain announces 227 more coronavirus deaths taking the country’s total fatalities to 35,023 – as separate grim figures show the UK’s real number of victims is at least 44,000 Officials yet to reveal final daily COVID-19 death toll, which is likely to be higher  Preliminary tally calculated by adding up individual counts from home nations There were 627 new deaths last […]

Contact tracing chaos as three quarters of IT experts predict the NHSX coronavirus app WON’T work and health officials warn the outbreak cannot be stamped out from ‘call centres’ where staff have just a few hours’ training A survey by British Computer Society found doubts surrounding the tracing app  24 per cent IT professionals say the app will be effective […]

DONALD Trump's election team has launched a true crime-style website poking fun at Joe Biden's numerous gaffes on the campaign trail. The website is called 'Truth Over Facts' which is a phrase used by the presumptive Democratic nominee at a rally in Iowa in August. Hosted by Trump communications chief Tim Murtaugh the series promises to examine the "incomprehensible statements” […]

Good evening, here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. This is Josh Taylor and it is Tuesday 19 May. Australian death toll rises to 100 A 93-year-old woman at Newmarch House who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 died, taking Australia’s Covid-19 death toll to 100. She is the 19th resident of the Sydney aged care home […]

NASCAR returned on Sunday after a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic — and it was “weird” without fans in the stands, according to winner Kevin Harvick. The race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina happened 71 days after the series’ last event. Harvick, who won his 50th career Cup Series, told The Associated Press his victory felt a lot […]

THE coronavirus press briefing is held every day to inform the public on the latest updates about coronavirus. The briefing has been happening every day since the UK was placed on lockdown in March. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates What time is the coronavirus press briefing today? The Government's daily press briefing is […]

A Pennsylvania high school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a teen student in a school classroom during the coronavirus lockdown, prosecutors said. Stephen Eric Raught, a 53-year-old social studies teacher and baseball coach at Owen J. Roberts High School in South Coventry Township, allegedly hugged and kissed a 17-year-old student in his classroom when she went to the […]

MPS will today discuss a new points-based immigration system — as the Government presses to get it through Parliament by the year’s end. It will let the UK choose migrants according to their work skills and mark the end of the EU’s free movement. Ministers want it ready as soon as possible so firms can prepare for rule changes. Home […]