Attorney General William Barr authorizes federal prosecutors to carry out election probes

PENNSYLVANIA BIDEN MAJORITY TRUMP NEEDS TO OVERTURN: 45,646 On Monday the Trump campaign filed their big shot at overturning all mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania, claiming that Democratic and Republican counties did not administer them in the same way; instances of fraud; and that poll watchers could not see them being counted. The case faces an … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: Royals keep calm and carry on at socially distanced Cenotaph

Having attended the annual commemorations at the Cenotaph more times than anyone else in history, it was unsurprising that the Queen was curious about yesterday’s threadbare affair. It was a century ago this week that her grandfather, King George V, unveiled Britain’s memorial to the ‘Glorious Dead’.  For seventy of those intervening years she has … Read more

Cyborg cockroaches designed to complete tasks inside your HOME can carry objects across the room

Cyborg cockroaches designed to complete tasks inside your HOME can carry objects across the room, transform into a display and draw objects on paper Cyborg cockroaches could soon be unleashed in homes to complete tasks Scientists programmed them to transport objects, along with other skills The team calls them ‘Calmbots,’ which can reach places other robots … Read more

Police carry out highest number of stop and searches in seven years, new figures show

Police carry out highest number of stop and searches in seven years, new figures show – with highest rate of black people being stopped since 2014 There were 558,973 stop and searches carried out in from March 2019-2020  BAME people were stopped 185,401 times – up 55,215 from 130,186 last year  They were stopped at a … Read more

Gloria Estefan reveals she offered to ‘carry the gay flag’ for daughter Emily before she came out

Red Table Talk: The Estefans have recently been focused on coming out stories. And a preview clip of the next episode of the new Facebook Watch show has revealed that the next story will be told by host Gloria Estefan’s daughter Emily. ‘We had no clue,’ says Gloria of her daughter’s sexuality in the clip. … Read more

Gandys weather-resistant jackets will carry through all your outdoor adventures this autumn

Looking for the perfect parka or super comfy softshell? These weather-resistant jackets will carry through all your outdoor adventures this autumn By Annabel Grossman for MailOnline Published: 13:44 BST, 12 October 2020 | Updated: 13:44 BST, 12 October 2020 The days may be getting chillier and we’re being treated to the odd lashing of rain, … Read more

EastEnders’ June Brown is told to ‘carry on smoking’ by doctors

EastEnders’ June Brown, 93, is told to ‘carry on smoking’ by doctors as the shock of quitting could make her collapse By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 00:09 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 00:12 BST, 10 October 2020 EastEnders‘ June Brown has been told to ‘carry on smoking’ by doctors or the shock of … Read more

Firms with more than 250 employees should carry out random drug tests on their employees

Firms with more than 250 employees should carry out random drug tests on their employees to help identify middle class cocaine users, Tory London mayoral candidate says Shaun Bailey is calling on firms in London to sign up to a drug-testing charter Test will see workers in the capital routinely checked for illegal substance use He … Read more

A-level results chaos: Gavin Williamson must ‘carry the can’

Gavin Williamson is told he must ‘carry the can’ for A-level results debacle as Boris Johnson stands by him but MPs demand the ‘ineffectual’ Education Secretary quit Gavin Williamson under growing pressure over handling of A-level results chaos  Number 10 insisted Boris Johnson does have confidence in Education Secretary But some MPs believe Mr Williamson … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: With that Sid James chuckle, I’d love to see Carry On Captain Tom

The Life & Times Of Captain Sir Tom Rating: Mandy/Semi-Detached/Squeamish About…  Rating: Captain Tom personifies a sort of ideal Britishness. As the historian and Daily Mail sage Dominic Sandbrook says: ‘He’s like the secular version of the Queen.’ On the evidence of The Life & Times Of Captain Sir Tom (ITV), the centenarian who raised … Read more