Covid UK: Boris Johnson says pubgoers WON’T need ‘vaccine passport’

Boris Johnson today promised Britons will not need to carry a ‘vaccine passport’ to go to the pub when the country eventually escapes lockdown. The Prime Minister shot down reports the controversial scheme is being looked at as a tactic to keep the economy open when restrictions are finally lifted.  But he conceded that some form … Read more

Rapper, 33, who bragged about how he would carry out revenge petrol bomb attack jailed for 12 years

A rapper who bragged on Instragram live video about how he would carry out a revenge petrol bomb attack on a rival has been jailed for 12 years.    George Carpenter, also known as Carpo, carried out the revenge attack at a home in Grove Street, Edge Hill, Liverpool, on July 11 last year. A court … Read more

Dancing On Ice will NOT air next Saturday as ailing cast recover

January 13 Graham Bell’s partner Yebin Mok suffers a freak accident after suffering ‘a very nasty wound from an ice blade’.  While it was initially thought she would return to the competition, the injuries were worse than anticipated and she was replaced by Karina Manta. They were voted out on Saturday. January 26 Denise Van Outen … Read more

The Project: Woman claims she was raped in Parliament House

A young Liberal staffer has broken down in tears as she told of how she felt pressured to stay silent after being allegedly raped on Defence Minister Linda Reynolds’ couch – and felt ‘alone’ and ‘suicidal’ after it happened. Brittany Higgins, 26, opened up to The Project’s Lisa Wilkinson about what she says happened to … Read more

Nigella Lawson, 61, gets text message for Covid vaccination

Britain’s coronavirus vaccine postcode lottery has been laid bare after a number of celebrities revealed they have already had their first dose. US singer Courtney Love became the latest star to get the injection today at an NHS clinic in Chelsea, West London. The 56-year-old — whose representatives say has an underlying health condition that makes … Read more

Police fine birdwatchers who breached Covid rules

Police fine birdwatchers who breached Covid rules by travelling to Devon to catch glimpse of northern mockingbird which has not be spotted in UK for more than 30 years Birdwatchers travelled to Exmouth, Devon, to catch glimpse of the rare bird Chris Biddle tweeted about the sighting of the rare bird in his garden this … Read more

West End star Brian Conley, 59, set to join EastEnders as Sonia Fowler’s father in ‘shock’ arrival

He is known for playing the lead roles in West End shows Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Hairspray and A Christmas Carol. And now Brian Conley is set to star in EastEnders as Sonia Fowler’s long-lost father in a ‘shock’ arrival to Albert Square. The actor and West End star, 59, is joining the cast in the role … Read more

‘Hardworking and caring’ porter, 64, dies from Covid seven days after colleague at same hospital

A ‘hardworking and caring’ porter died from Covid just seven days after his colleague, 52, at the same hospital also passed away from the virus.    Tributes have been paid to Mark Elliott, from Stoke-on-Trent who had worked at Royal Stoke University Hospital for the last five years. The father of three died on Valentine’s Day … Read more

King Mohammed VI of Morocco’s niece Lalla Nouhaila gets married

King Mohammed VI of Morocco’s niece tied the knot in an intimate Valentine’s Day ceremony, which was only attended by close family due to Covid-19 restrictions.   The Ministry of the Royal House, Protocol and Chancellery announced on February 14 that Lalla Nouhaila, 28, the daughter of Princess Lalla Asma, had married Ali El Hajji. King Mohammed … Read more

Failed driving tests in the UK release two MILLION kg of CO2 a year

Failed driving tests in the UK produce almost two million kilograms of carbon dioxide in a normal year, according to new research.  The pass rate for driving tests in the UK is less than half and each trip spews out carbon dioxide and other emissions, just like every journey in a petrol or diesel powered … Read more