Californian firm has already won £2.8BILLION to supply UK lateral flow Covid tests

A Californian firm backed by private equity has won deals with No10 to supply more than a billion coronavirus tests ahead of the mass twice-a-week testing drive. Innova Medical Group has raked in £2.8billion from British taxpayers in controversial deals for lateral flow tests that give results within 30 minutes. It was officially founded last … Read more

John ‘Bud’ Cardos dies at 91: Animal handler, stuntman has passed away at his Californian ranch

John ‘Bud’ Cardos dies at 91: Animal handler, stuntman and director has passed away at his Californian ranch By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 22:51 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 5 March 2021 John ‘Bud’ Cardos died in his sleep at the age of 91 on Thursday. The entertainment industry veteran … Read more

Californian woman disturbed doing yoga by her dog

Downward-playing dog! Persistent pooch disrupts owner’s yoga practice by stealing the mat and crawling underneath her A San Francisco woman filmed her attempt at performing a yoga sequence After laying her mat on the ground, her pet dog began interrupting her The shepherd-type dog repeatedly nudges the Californian and knocks her over By Darren Boyle … Read more

How uber-Liberal Nick Clegg is living the Californian dream in Silicone Valley

Nestled in the heart of California‘s Silicon Valley, the sleepy hamlet of Atherton has been crowned ‘America’s most expensive zip code’ for each of the past four years. The average house costs £5 million and the 7,000 uber-wealthy residents include tech titans Eric Schmidt, former head of Google, and Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook. … Read more

Californian who tested positive for COVID-19 in late December dies hours after receiving vaccine

A California resident who tested positive for COVID-19 in late December died last week several hours after receiving a shot of the vaccine, officials have announced.  The individual, who has not been named, reportedly died in Placer County, in the greater Sacramento area, on Thursday. Their death was announced by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office … Read more

‘Funky’ female-run coffee company backed by Meghan is founded by superfood-fanatic Californian

The CEO of a ‘funky’ powdered latte company backed financially by Meghan Markle is a globe-trotting Californian free spirit who hopes to convince the world of the power of mushrooms and stress-relieving plants known as ‘adaptogens’. Hannah Mendoza founded Clevr Brands in January 2019, after initially selling her powdered drinks at a pop-up coffee shop. … Read more

TALK OF THE TOWN: Rose Adkin’s Hulse’s uncivil war with fellow Californian Meghan Markle over Megxit

TALK OF THE TOWN: Rose Adkin’s Hulse’s uncivil war with fellow Californian Meghan Markle over Megxit By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:02 GMT, 15 November 2020 | Updated: 08:25 GMT, 15 November 2020 Don’t you love it when one US-born aristocrat lays into another?  Former Californian … Read more

Dua Lipa shares intimate snaps of herself and Californian beau, following her move back to the UK

‘Miss the squishhhhh’: Dua Lipa shares intimate throwback snaps of herself and Californian beau Anwar Hadid, following her move back to the UK By Nick Ferris For Mailonline Published: 01:41 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 01:56 GMT, 13 November 2020 She moved back to the UK in October, having relocated stateside over the summer … Read more

Rollerskater falls off the edge of a Californian dock into the ocean

Rollerskating stunt on dock ends with a splash as skater falls into the water and takes cameraman with her  A roller skater was enjoying an afternoon parading along a pier in California  The woman, identified as Louisa, started showing off as she was filmed  Unfortunately, as she approached the edge of the pier, she fell … Read more

Have Harry and Meghan moved into a Californian nightmare? More people flee the Golden State

More people are leaving the US state of California than arriving as it reels from devastating wildfires, power outages and the burgeoning cost of living.    The California dream may be fading as the idyllic oceanfront state sees warming temperatures, burning blazes, challenges in controlling the coronavirus pandemic, and sky-high real estate prices. The most recent … Read more