THE Ministry of Defence has deployed 250 military personnel to help with the government's response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The personnel from the 20,000-strong Covid Support Force are already beginning duties – including being trained to drive oxygen tankers and distributing protective equipment for the NHS. The announcement came on Monday night and the numbers include 150 armed forces […]

COME on! We can do this – we’ve got to do this. The time has come to stop the nonsense talk of social distancing and make it abundantly clear what we have to do immediately as a nation: Stay at home or suffer the consequences! Compared to other countries, we’ve been given quite a head start to get ready for this […]

OVER a million people have been to asked to stay inside for 12 weeks to protect themselves from catching the coronavirus. The latest government advice urges the elderly and those with underlying health conditions to stay at home and avoid contact in a process known as "shielding". ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates What […]

Boy, eight, dies after he was attacked by dogs at house in Dublin Eight-year-old died in hospital after attack that left him with serious injuries Boy was attacked in the Tallaght area, Dublin, at around 4pm on Sunday Dogs’ owner has been told the animals will be confiscated and put to sleep  An eight-year-old boy has died in hospital after […]

It could take at least a year to develop a vaccine to halt the coronavirus pandemic, according to a top expert with the World Health Organization. “I think we have to be realistic. Vaccines take a lot of time to develop, test, make them safe, prove they’re effective, then you need to produce enough vaccine for everybody,” Mike Ryan, who […]

Health risque! Club-goers stand shoulder-to-shoulder to watch male strip show… hours after Boris Johnson ordered pubs and clubs to shut due to threat of coronavirus spreading Revellers lined up to attend the Acapulco Club in West Yorkshire on Friday night It was advertising a Giggle for the Girls night with 75p drinks before 11pm Earlier on Friday the PM had […]

SEX doll manufacturers are frantically reassuring customers they can't catch coronavirus from their X-rated products. Greedy firms are keen to cash in on quarantined – and frustrated – weirdos and are even claiming the silicone dolls are "naturally anti-bacterial". On Instagram, Abyss, which creates the RealDolls brand of replica women, posted: "Self isolating doesn't have to be the worst! "All […]

Nearly two-thirds of millennials can’t work an iron while 42% say they find it difficult to change a duvet cover  A poll of 4,200 Britons aged 25 to 39 found most could not work an iron A staggering 62 per cent were baffled by the settings and the steam button Nearly half also said they found it difficult to change […]

Boris Johnson pens touching reply to seven-year-old girl who wrote to tell him she had cancelled her birthday party twice due to coronavirus Josephine, aged 7, wrote the PM a letter saying her Birthday Party was cancelled but it was OK  because she wanted everyone to stay inside and not get ill  The Prime Minister, who is expecting a baby with […]

Poet laureate Simon Armitage recalls heroic villagers of Eyam who quarantined themselves in 1665 to make sure no one else would catch their Black Death in his new coronavirus poem Locals in Derbyshire village took selfless measures to minimise disease spread They stayed home and left ‘cleansing’ vinegar-soaked cash in exchange for food  Armitage says a message about patience can […]