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Letters to the Editor: Sweden can't explain away the fact that its lax coronavirus approach is killing people

Sweden's death rate is high compared with those of its neighbors, who took much more drastic and appropriate action against the pandemic.




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Letters to the Editor: Car crashes aren't contagious. Stop comparing coronavirus to them

Why the argument that we should reopen the economy because we don't shut it down over the thousands of car deaths every year is wrong.




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Letters to the Editor: Wealth inequality is on display for all to see during the coronavirus crisis

In one article, wealthy private schools get government aid. In another, desperate citizens beg for funds online.




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Thelma Schoonmaker on editing 'Irishman' and her long partnership with Martin Scorsese

Thelma Schoonmaker began working with Martin Scorsese in 1967. Over the years, she says, it has become more of a collaboration.




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Natalie Portman defends her record after Rose McGowan calls her activism 'fake'

Actress Rose McGowan called out Natalie Portman's Oscars cape that honored female directors, prompting Portman to defend her work made mostly with men.




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Emmy voters' couches are about to get a workout: Coronavirus halts in-person FYC events

The Emmy Awards' "For Your Consideration" events will take place without an audience, owing to health concerns surrounding the coronavirus.




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Film academy considers Oscar eligibility rules change with coronavirus theater closings

The coronavirus pandemic has shut down theaters, which may result in big changes for the Oscars.




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Cost overruns, delays, now coronavirus. Academy Museum chief Bill Kramer isn't fazed

In his first in-depth interview as Academy Museum director, Bill Kramer talks budget, construction time lines and, most important, what you'll see inside.




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USC standout Matt Kalil scores a two-acre property in Pasadena

NFL lineman Matt Kalil, who was an All-American at USC, has paid $3.812 million for a gated estate in Pasadena.




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Warner Records chief Aaron Bay-Schuck eyes a deal above the Sunset Strip

Aaron Bay-Schuck, CEO of Warner Records, is asking $5.9 million for his stylish architectural abode in Hollywood Hills.




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Padres pitcher Craig Stammen buys Coronado home close to Petco Park

In the resort city of Coronado, Padres pitcher Craig Stammen recently shelled out $3.7 million for a home right across the bay from Petco Park.




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Daniel Azulay, Brazilian artist and educator, dies of coronavirus at 72


Daniel Azulay, one of Brazil’s most prominent children’s artists and educators, died March 27 at 72 in Rio de Janeiro. Azulay was being treated for leukemia when he contracted the coronavirus.




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William Helmreich, famous sociologist of US Jewry, dies of coronavirus


Helmreich, 74, an academic with eclectic interests whose areas of expertise ranged from race relations to urban life to Orthodox Jewry.




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Amid coronavirus celebs' 'Mean Tweets' video combats antisemitism


The video, a spin on Jimmy Kimmel’s 'Mean Tweets' video, features celebrities reading antisemitic posts at a time of increasing coronavirus-related anti-Jewish sentiment.




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Virgin Atlantic to cut 80% of flights due to coronavirus

The cuts come as travel bans have been implemented around the world




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Coronavirus: Virgin Atlantic will temporarily operate cargo-only services

The airline will be carrying cargo in the cabin instead of passengers




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Three in 10 people say they would not board a cruise again amid coronavirus outbreak, survey says

Exclusive: 'In the past they were famous for food poisoning outbreaks. Now pandemic outbreaks. I have no desire to pay good money to "holiday" in a Petri dish,' said Chris Dore




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Coronavirus: Heathrow suffers worst month since 1980s and predicts 90% traffic fall in April

Boss of Britain's busiest air hub calls for 'a common international standard for healthcare screening in airports'




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Coronavirus: Couple wrongly fined £1,700 after posting holiday snaps from last year amid lockdown

The police showed up at their door after their photos were shared on Facebook




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Coronavirus: Air travel industry predicted to lose £250bn this year

'There is a large amount of pent-up demand, should health and travel restrictions allow it to return to the market,' said IATA's chief economist, Brian Pearce




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Coronavirus: Emirates changes refund policy for cancelled flights

Dubai-based airline's policies now more generous than most carriers




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Coronavirus: Airlines preparing for future with fewer passengers and higher fares

Tickets could cost 50% more because of 'de-densification'




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Coronavirus: 100 million European air passenger journeys 'lost' during pandemic

Heathrow, previously the busiest airport in Europe, did not even make the top three on 14 April




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Coronavirus: When will cruises start again and should I book?

There may be some great bargains ahead, but also a lot to weigh up




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'We've been abandoned by our own embassy': Britons denied repatriation from Peru to London amid coronavirus chaos

The 11 UK citizens left in Peru say they are 'terrified' they won't be put on a flight before the country officially shuts its borders on 22 April




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Coronavirus: US senators accused of insider trading named on Trump committee to reopen trading

'To provide counsel to the president on the reopening of America'




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Coronavirus is giving Mount Everest a much needed break from humanity

It seems that this season the world's highest peak will have some much needed recovery time, writes Yana Wengel




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Coronavirus: Airline reports 'spike in bookings' in first sign of aviation recovery

'The line graph is trending upwards, haven't seen that in weeks,' said Cam Wallace, chief revenue officer Air New Zealand




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Coronavirus: What flying might look like after the pandemic ends

Access to airport terminals is likely to be restricted to staff and ticketed passengers




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Coronavirus: Millions may have to cancel holidays after lockdown due to expired passports

Exclusive: Half a million passports have expired since UK lockdown began




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Coronavirus: Should I accept a Refund Credit Note for my cancelled holiday?

Holiday companies are desperate to persuade travellers whose holidays have been cancelled to accept a 'Refund Credit Note'. Should you? These are the key questions and answers




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Coronavirus: P&O and Cunard say 'No cruises until August'

Under the Package Travel Regulations, all UK customers whose voyages have been cancelled are due a full cash refund by 7 May – but 'guests should allow up to 60 days for processing'




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Coronavirus: Travel insurance premium rockets by 550% as providers brace for huge payouts

Exclusive: Couple's annual policy rises by more than £900




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Coronavirus: Air and cruise shutdown to cost UK more than £40bn

Economic impact of air shutdown is estimated at £40bn, and cruise suspension £2.4bn




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Coronavirus: Should I book my 2021 holiday now and are there good deals?

If you can find a bargain flight, package holiday or cruise at a peak time, right now may be an excellent time to book




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Eight fantastic street food cities to visit after coronavirus

The world's cheapest places to chow down




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Coronavirus: When can I go on holiday again?

The Man Who Pays His Way: many hurdles stand between you and Europe




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Coronavirus: Foreign Office indefinite travel warning branded 'absurd'

Exclusive: 'The FCO has to alter this Orwellian nonsense, and it must become country-specific,' said Paul Goldstein, owner of a camp in Kenya




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Hundreds of tourists still stuck in the Maldives during coronavirus pandemic

Maldives government to help tourists who can't afford luxury resorts




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Justice Department spots signs of fraud in applications for small business coronavirus bailout

'Whenever there's a trillion dollars out on the street that quickly, the fraudsters are going to come out of the woodwork'




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Coronavirus: Terrorists could exploit aviation security changes made to reassure passengers

Exclusive: Coronavirus risk to aviation security when flying starts again




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Coronavirus: Air Canada insists on pre-flight customer temperature checks

In a sweeping range of measures, the Canadian airline has stopped offering pillows and blankets – and removed its inflight magazine




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Coronavirus: 'UK aviation is facing a death spiral', pilots' union warns

Balpa calls on government to bring in a moratorium on job cuts




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Caravan park challenge over coronavirus refunds advice

Competition authority guidance on effects of lockdown triggers controversy between parks and caravan owners




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Coronavirus: Ireland could stay closed to Britons until later in the summer

Exclusive: Tourism 'recovery story' not expected till autumn




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Coronavirus: Heathrow to start temperature checks on arriving passengers

Screening technology will be trialled in Terminal 2, without passengers being aware they are being checked




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Coronavirus: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to establish Baltic 'travel bubble' as restrictions eased

Baltic states agreed each 'had successfully managed the spread of Covid-19 and trust each other's health care systems'




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Coronavirus: Can airports and airlines ensure passenger safety?

Passenger aviation and social distancing are fundamentally incompatible




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Coronavirus: Rail services set to increase this month as lockdown measures are eased

'We want to help Britain return to what we knew as normal before the pandemic,' says head of train drivers' union




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Coronavirus: Holidays at risk as Boris Johnson set to announce 14 day quarantine for travellers arriving in UK

'Quarantine would not only have a devastating impact on the UK aviation industry, but also on the wider economy,' said Karen Dee, chief executive of the Airport Operators' Association