Baby deaths probe at Telford hospital finds ‘immediate and essential’ action is needed to improve maternity care across whole of England – as health minister slams NHS trust’s ‘shocking failings’ Inquiry into deaths and poor care allegations is looking at 1,800 families’ cases The independent review has identified seven ‘immediate and essential actions’ Senior midwife … Read more
‘Don’t let Covid steal Christmas from children’: Toy industry bosses urge Boris Johnson to add toy shops to the essential retail list as festive season approaches Toy bosses have urged Prime Minister to add toys to the essential retail list Called on Boris Johnson to ‘assist the UK toy industry’ and support families Comes after retailers … Read more
No escape! Police in Wales set up checkpoints to quiz motorists and carry out checks on trains – as forces in England vow to turn around drivers without a good excuse for crossing the border Road blocks set up by Welsh police across the country to check for rule breakers Meanwhile forces in border counties in … Read more
The return of the shopping trolley police: Welsh supermarkets are ordered to only sell ‘essential goods’ to customers during the country’s 17-day lockdown Stores being told that they are unable to sell items such as clothes to shoppers The controversial Welsh ‘firebreak’ lockdown runs from Friday until November 9 Many retailers being forced to shut … Read more
Five million Melburnians STILL can’t leave their homes except for ‘essential’ reasons for another three weeks – despite curfew finally being lifted Scott Morrison called for Premier Daniel Andrews to review his roadmap dates The city’s crippled hospitality industry won’t reopen until at least mid-October Melbourne’s controversial 9pm to 5am curfew will be lifted on … Read more
Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has come in for criticism after saying that protests against racial injustice, including those by the Black Lives Matter group are ‘essential for the evolution of our country’ – with some online branding her ‘ignorant’. Senator Harris D-Calif. made the comments during the NAACP’s national convention in which she was interviewed for … Read more
Reality Host Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye Nicole Byer, Nailed It! Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec and Kevin O’Leary, Shark Tank Padma Lakshmi, and Tom Colicchio, Top Chef Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, Making It RuPaul, Drag Race Structured Reality … Read more
Scotland took steps to cut itself off from England today after tough new Covid restrictions were announced across swathes of the North East amid a coronavirus spike. Scots were told only to cross the border into Northumberland for ‘essential purposes’ like work and school after a new local lockdown left 10 million Britons facing tougher … Read more
Amazon is accused of inflating prices during the coronavirus pandemic by a consumer watchdog that found evidence of price gouging. Public Citizen released a report detailing ‘significant price increases’ on a number of essential products sold both by Amazon and third-party sellers. Items included hand sanitizers, toilet paper, face masks and corn starch, which saw … Read more
Part self-help, part spiritual guidance, tarot is fast becoming the problem-solver for uncertain times. International tarot expert Alice Grist explains how we can all unlock its powers Part self-help, part spiritual guidance, tarot is fast becoming the problem-solver for uncertain times Throughout my life the tarot has guided me: from love and career queries to … Read more