Matt Hancock today confirmed Number 10’s scientific advisory panel SAGE has been downgraded and the secretive Joint Biosecurity Centre is going to take over the UK’s coronavirus response. The independent body has taken a backseat now that Covid-19 is a ‘semi-permanent’ problem and not an emergency like it was during the darkest days of the … Read more
Matt Hancock announces further plans to downgrade SAGE by confirming the secretive Joint Biosecurity Centre is taking over Britain’s coronavirus response – as he dismisses plans to reform Public Health England before winter The Health Secretary would not put a date on when the last time COBRA met MPs looked concerned that the emergency committee … Read more
The new chair of Parliament’s intelligence watchdog today accused Boris Johnson of an ‘improper’ bid to seize control after the PM’s favoured candidate was outflanked in a vote. Julian Lewis hit out after No10 kicked him out of the Tory party in revenge for his dramatic ambush of Chris Grayling last night, which saw him … Read more
Two elderly men were stabbed with scissors on the New York City subway last week, as crime surges in the city and a Long Island sheriff warned the city authorities were ‘starting to lose control’. Shootings last month in New York City were up 130 per cent year on year – from 89 shootings last … Read more
Boris Johnson insisted coronavirus is ‘increasingly under control’ today as he prepares to unveil a new ‘one metre plus’ rule within days and give Britons the green light for holidays and haircuts. The PM said there is ‘not much more to wait now’ for movement on lockdown as he looks certain to halve the social … Read more
Paddy McGuiness cheated death after surviving a crash when he lost control of his supercar while filming Top Gear on Tuesday. The presenter, 46, was driving a £250k 1990 Lamborghini Diablo for the BBC show in North Yorkshire when he skidded on oil at a slight curve in the road before crashing. Paramedics and police crew … Read more
‘Genghis Khan’s Wall’ in Mongolia was built to control the movements of nomadic populations, contrary to common belief, a new study claims. Archaeologists have conducted the first systematic survey of ‘The Northern Line’ – part of The Great Wall that’s located outside China. It has long been believed that this particular section of the Great … Read more
Matt Hancock insists coronavirus in care homes is ‘coming under control’ as he unveils a new task force to cut infects and expands testing to working age residents as well as the elderly Health Secretary said working age care home patients now eligible for testing He also unveiled a new Covid-19 social care support taskforce … Read more
The White House reportedly wanted to deploy 10,000 active duty soldiers onto the streets of Washington, D.C. to quash George Floyd protesters earlier this week. A senior defense official told NBC on Saturday that President Trump requested the large number of troops during a ‘contentious’ Oval Office meeting with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday. … Read more
Devon Windsor shows her support for gun control as she rocks orange shirt during bike ride with her dog By Annita Katee For Dailymail.com Published: 01:27 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 01:27 BST, 7 June 2020 She’s been keeping vocal about her stance on the racial injustices around the country. And Devon Windsor took … Read more