Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Friday admitted an ‘abject failure’ by law enforcement in trying to control crowds of rioters who took over Minneapolis on Thursday night, torching buildings and overrunning a police station, as a city-wide curfew was declared between the hours of 8pm and 6am. Protesters have been running rampant in Minneapolis now … Read more
Minneapolis mayor declares a state of emergency as rioting breaks out for the third night while NYPD cops brawl with protesters in the Big Apple and shots are fired in Denver as protests over George Floyd’s death spread across America Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared a local emergency Thursday night due to civil disturbances The National … Read more
Boris Johnson is declaring war on fat as he ditches his ‘nanny state’ worries and demands an action plan to tackle Britain’s obesity crisis. Mr Johnson is convinced he had such a tough battle with Covid-19 in part due to being significantly overweight. He’s told senior advisers that the experience – which he famously said … Read more
The founder of the Chris Whitty Appreciation Society has revealed how members are eager to ‘declare their love’ for England’s Chief Medical Officer, after seeing him getting a hard time from critics. Professor Chris Whitty, 54, has been a household name ever since the coronavirus outbreak took hold, appearing almost daily at the Government’s Downing Street press … Read more
Steph McGovern has announced her Channel 4 talk show will go on hiatus amid the coronavirus lockdown, amid claims the decision to broadcast from her Harrogate home infuriated neighbours. Steph, 37, hosted The Steph Show from her home in Yorkshire but revealed via Twitter on Tuesday that the show will cease airing, for now, on … Read more
Women who use the female libido pill, Addyi, no longer need to avoid alcohol, regulators have declared. Previously, Addyi came with a warning to stop drinking two hours before taking the pill, or to skip the pill if they’d had a few drinks. But on Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration found studies conducted … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon declares she WILL ease lockdown restrictions in Scotland at different rate to the rest of the UK if she disagrees with Boris Johnson’s plan – and swears it is not ‘political’ – but refuses to set a date for rules to be relaxed Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon published lockdown exit plan last … Read more
Germany has declared that its coronavirus crisis is ‘under control’ despite a recent uptick in the number of new cases. Health Minister Jens Spahn said a lockdown introduced on March 18 ‘was successful’ and that infection numbers have ‘sunk significantly’ since then. He spoke on Friday shortly after the Robert Koch Institute reported 3,380 new … Read more
President Donald Trump has further backed away from his claim of having ‘total’ authority on when to reopen the country, and told Americans Thursday he would ‘allow’ governors to reopen at their discretion. ‘To preserve the health of our citizens we must also preserve the health and functioning of our economy,’ Trump said at the White … Read more