Britain’s biggest building society Nationwide has spoken out on what it is doing to help flat owners in blocks with cladding-related fire safety defects, who are struggling to remortgage or move home. These leaseholders are required to have what is known as an EWS1 form to prove their building is free of fire risk cladding … Read more
A Conservative Party election agent who forged candidate nomination forms in the 2018 local elections has walked free with an 18 month suspended sentence. Diana Danescu, 28, from South Woodford, east London, allegedly got voters to endorse Tory candidates by posing as a representative from the Labour Party and The Green Party, a court heard. She … Read more
Junior soldiers risk punishment if they don’t repeat ‘mantras’ on diversity and inclusion in annual assessment forms Soldiers have been told to pledge what their main objective is for the next year Told to say it will be to contribute towards an ‘inclusive culture’ within regiment Intended to help troops of different ethnic, religious or … Read more
Marine scientists exploring the depths of the ocean surrounding the Galapagos Islands have uncovered dozens of new species of deep-sea creatures. Plunging miles beneath the Pacific Ocean, they discovered 30 previously unknown invertebrates, include four new species of crustacean known as squat-lobsters, 10 new types of bamboo corals and four new species of octocorals. A … Read more
Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade took to Instagram Sunday with an impassioned plea to her 1.3 million followers to correct all acts of racism. The 20-year-old social media influencer wrote, ‘Need to understand that just “not being racist is not enough” if you hear people saying disrespectful things, correct them.’ Jade made her case less … Read more
Traffic on Britain’s roads is on the rise for the first time since the lockdown began with levels increasing by up to 10 per cent compared to earlier this month as the country edges back to work and shops, building sites and factories reopen. Figures from the AA show show more car journeys than at any … Read more
Pictured: The clump of 33 trees in Alaska that forms ‘America’s smallest national forest’ The forest is located on Adak Island, part of the volcanic Aleutian archipelago The first trees on the spot were planted to cheer up Second World War troops Around 6,000 troops were stationed on the island to guard against the Japanese By … Read more