Snooker ace Willie Thorne’s ex-Miss Great Britain widow and three of his children ‘are locked in family feud over his ashes and favourite cue’ after his death in Spain Jill Thorne, 60, his second wife, set on auctioning the cue for the cancer charity Speech and language therapist Jill wants cue to be auctioned at … Read more
Britain is the world’s fifth-largest economy again after overtaking India despite being in the grip of deep recession during coronavirus pandemic League table produced by Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) UK is set to push further ahead of seventh-placed France in decade after Brexit Climb back up league table is despite fall in GDP … Read more
500 pages long… the historic dossier that’s set Britain free from the EU: We’ve digested it, so you don’t have to! Historic document signed by Boris Johnson & Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday Dossier sets out the future relationship between the UK and the continent Details key components including trade, customs, financial services, fishing … Read more
Britain records 553 hospital deaths from coronavirus on Christmas Day compared to 403 a week ago Some 401 people have died from coronavirus in hospitals in England Total number of deaths from coronavirus reported in hospitals is now at 48,150 Wales has recorded a further 63 deaths and Scotland recorded 56 today By Emer Scully For … Read more
Boris Johnson today boasted that the UK will have ‘prodigious’ quantities of extra fish thanks to his Brexit deal – despite admitting he had made concessions to the EU. The historic agreement struck with Brussels will mean Britain claws back 25 per cent of the bloc’s existing catch over the next five and a half … Read more
With its scandal and sexual dalliances, raunchy Netflix period drama Bridgerton promises to keep viewers entertained when it premieres on Christmas Day. The series focuses on the story of Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter of a wealthy family, as she dives into the social scene of Regency era London in search of a husband, … Read more
When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were photographed enjoying an impromptu get-together with Edward and Sophie at the weekend, naturally eyebrows were raised. As a group of nine they were, or appeared to be, breaking the Rule of Six outdoors in Tier 2. Some felt it was a bad show by the royals, others … Read more
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more
Downing Street was ‘incandescent’ when France announced its UK travel ban on Sunday night and is convinced Emmanuel Macron is trying to use the crisis to force Britain to cave in during Brexit trade talks, it was claimed today. Number 10 yesterday publicly dismissed suggestions that there may be a Brexit element to Mr Macron’s … Read more