How our own drug busters allowed British Olympians to avoid crucial doping probe

The summer of 2012 was hailed as a triumph for British sport as a home Olympics unfolded with gold raining on London in the most successful Games for Team GB in 104 years. Of the 65 medals for the host nation, 19 of them gold, 12 gongs came from a single sport: cycling. Team GB’s … Read more

Pubs could be allowed to BAN customers who haven’t had the Covid jab, Boris Johnson says

Boris Johnson has suggested that some pubs might require customers to produce vaccine certificates, an idea that he had previously deemed unlikely. Almost 29 million people have received their first vaccine dose in Britain already in the fastest rollout in Europe, and there have been calls to open up the economy faster because of the … Read more

Theresa May says sacking Gavin Williamson over Huawei leak allowed security chiefs to ‘speak freely’

Theresa May defended firing Gavin Williamson as defence secretary over a leak from a security meeting about Huawei today, saying his departure allowed security officials to ‘speak freely’ again. The former prime minister said that the 2019 incident in which material from a National Security Council meeting about the Chinese tech giant was leaked to the … Read more

Dozens of MPs write to Priti Patel demanding protests should be allowed during Covid crisis

Politicians across the House of Commons have called for Priti Patel to change coronavirus legislation to allow protests despite lockdown. More than 60 MPs joined campaign groups Big Brother Watch and Liberty in writing to the Home Secretary to say it is a human right to demonstrate. Tories Steve Baker and Sir Christopher Chope as well … Read more

Every pub and restaurant will be allowed to erect a MARQUEE to boost trade after lockdown 

Get ready for an ale fresco summer! Every pub and restaurant will be allowed to erect a MARQUEE to boost trade after lockdown Robert Jenrick will announce the move as a £56 million ‘welcome back’ initiative  Ministers announced £100 million support for reopening of local authority gyms It is hoped move will help hospitality sector … Read more

Covid travel corridors with Europe allowed a ‘significant’ number of cases to pour into the UK

The Government’s decision to form travel corridors with European countries last summer fuelled a rise in Covid cases, an official study has suggested.  Public Health England’s of 4,000 positive tests produced by patients with recent travel links found 86 per cent were were people arriving from the continent. The study, which is likely to reignite … Read more

Las Vegas sees large crowds as casinos allowed 50 percent capacity on Monday 

Crowds were seen strolling the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday and guests gathered shoulder-to-shoulder inside Sin City casinos as capacity restrictions are expected to ease to 50 percent on Monday. Nevada’s ‘Roadmap to Recovery’ plan remains on schedule and Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an emergency directive on Friday that loosens the state’s coronavirus restrictions, according to a … Read more

Britons allowed to go abroad during the travel ban face £200 FINES if they fail to get a permit

Travellers face being fined £200 if they turn up at an airport without a new form under a new clampdown on illegal travel. The Department for Transport announced today that from Monday, people travelling internationally from England will need to complete and carry a Declaration to Travel document downloaded from the Government’s website. The three-page … Read more

Britons allowed to go abroad during the travel ban face £200 FINES if they fail to get a permit

Britons allowed to go abroad during the travel ban face £200 FINES if they arrive at the airport without a new permit from MONDAY – and could be ARRESTED if they lie on the form – under new plans to clamp down on illegal journeys From Monday, those internationally from England will need Declaration to … Read more

Europe’d Covid crisis: Vaccinated Britons could be allowed to jump Greek border queues

Vaccinated Britons could be allowed to jump Greek border check queues ahead of holidaymakers taking airport Covid tests this summer Britons who have been vaccinated could skip the queue at Greek border  Vaccine passport would allow visitors to bypass other people waiting for tests  Scheme could be up and running by May – the earliest … Read more