Countdown to Lockdown: A year ago today, morgues began to be erected as cases rose by 676

On this day, one year ago today, the official coronavirus death toll rose above 100 as cases increased by nearly 700, as panic invaded the supermarkets and the stock markets. Schools across England were ordered to close the following day, following leads in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as an under-fire Prime Minister struggled to … Read more

DC hunkers down: National Guard troops rest and fence is erected at Trump Hotel

National Guard troops hunkered down at the Capitol building Wednesday night following the House of Representative’s historic impeachment vote as workers toiled into the night setting up additional barricades and a non-scalable fence was erected outside the Trump hotel. Security measures are being heightened inside and surrounding the Capitol in the wake of the January … Read more

They shall not grow old: Moving display of 41 fallen soldiers’ silhouettes erected in Suffolk

A haunting display of silhouettes of fallen soldiers has been erected on a village green where men were enlisted in a poignant act of Remembrance. The black-painted 4ft tall plywood cut outs of 41 soldiers represent all the men from Haughley, near Stowmarket, Suffolk, who died in World War One and World War Two. The … Read more

US Election 2020: White House security fence erected amid riot fears

The White House is battening down the hatches for Election Day by erecting a ‘non-scalable’ fence around the perimeter of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.  Heavy duty barricades spanning roughly 8,800 feet went up on Monday afternoon, blocking off the Ellipse, a large green area south of the White House, and Lafayette Square to the north. The heavy-duty … Read more

This Morning viewers FUMING to see a Christmas tree has been erected on set in October

This Morning viewers are left FUMING at the sight of a fully-decorated Christmas tree on set in October By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 11:57 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 12:09 GMT, 28 October 2020 This Morning viewers were left absolutely livid on Wednesday when they tuned in to see a Christmas tree on … Read more

Villagers are left fuming after fence is erected around Tim Burton’s Cotswolds home

Hollywood director Tim Burton is facing backlash from his neighbours after a 3ft-tall fence was erected near his £2.9million Cotswolds home – which locals say blocks their riverside walks. Residents in the village of Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, are up in arms after the ‘selfish and heartless’ wooden fence appeared two weeks ago. Villagers say they fence … Read more

Workmen find magazine from 1895 hidden inside Edward Colston statue signed by men who erected it

The toppled statue of Edward Colston, which was torn down and dumped into water by anti-racism protesters, contained a 125-year-old copy of Tit-Bits magazine signed by men who first put it up, it has been revealed. After being fished-out from Bristol Harbour, where it was thrown into by protesters on Sunday, museum workers began a … Read more