The Prime Minister has been urged to toughen border controls after a passenger arriving from South Africa revealed she walked through Heathrow unchecked. Sharon Feinstein, who lives in Islington, north London, claims she walked through the terminal following a trip to Johannesburg, where the mutant strain is rife. Ms Feinstein landed yesterday after visiting her … Read more
The EU has sensationally backed down over its plans to impose Covid vaccine controls on Northern Ireland after the proposals were met with a strong and united backlash from UK politicians. EU chiefs had been accused of an ‘incredible act of hostility’ after announcing controls on the export of jabs to the UK, including Northern Ireland. … Read more
US tech giant Apple has announced that it’s launching a crackdown on apps that track iPhone users. It’s revealed a new feature called App Tracking Transparency that will come into force in the spring with an upcoming release of iOS 14. App Tracking Transparency will require all apps to get the user’s permission before tracking their … Read more
A flying instructor who once taught Carol Vorderman how to loop-the-loop ‘may have collapsed at the controls due to an undiagnosed heart condition’ before her plane crashed killing her and a student, an accident report has found. Emily Collett, 35, was killed alongside her student Tom Castle, 30, when the Pitts S-2A plane plummeted to the ground … Read more
All eyes are turning to Georgia on Tuesday as hundreds of thousands head to the polls to cast their ballots in the two consequential runoff races that will decide Senate control – after a record-shattering 3 million voted early. Republican incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are vying to keep their Senate seats against Democratic … Read more
Mark Wright gets behind the controls of a demolition truck to tear down the £1.3m Essex home he shares with wife Michelle Keegan in unseen 2020 throwback video By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 01:50 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 02:58 GMT, 2 January 2021 Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright had their £1.3 million Essex home … Read more
A foreign-owned super trawler, that controls almost a quarter of England’s fishing quota, will take biggest share after Brexit. The 390ft Dutch Frank Bonefaas controls 23 per cent of England’s fishing quota, and is the largest trawler registered in the British fishing fleet. Campaigners say more than half of England’s fishing quota will be controlled by … Read more
Lorry drivers get stuck in miles of M20 queues as French authorities test Channel Tunnel border controls they say will be in place if there is no Brexit deal (while blocking off half the available lanes) Delays caused by tests on immigration controls at terminal in event of no deal Highways England said it closed … Read more
Google starts rolling out Android 11 update to OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo and RealMe phones featuring new privacy controls and a screen-recording tool Updated operating system offers users more control over their privacy settings Can now grant access to certain aspects of the phone just once, not always Also introduced new features to make conversations on … Read more
A multi-million-pound cross-Channel smuggling racket is being masterminded by a UK-based criminal known as ‘The Banker’. Details of the shadowy Godfather figure emerged during the French trial of a gang of Afghans who smuggled migrants into Britain on small boats and in the back of lorries. The revelation comes as new analysis showed more than … Read more