For a man who has set so much store throughout his political career on boosterism, Boris Johnson has been notably pessimistic about our emergence from the shadow of Covid. On Monday, he dramatically warned that a third wave of coronavirus will ‘wash up on our shores’ from Europe. It is certainly true that the news … Read more
Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman arena in Turkey that was ‘just like Rome’s Colosseum’ and would have hosted gladiator fights for some 20,000 spectators. The find, a national first, was revealed as part of excavations of Mastaura, an ancient city in Aydin Province. The arena was partly buried and hidden by vegetation. Its remains are well preserved … Read more
Eerie pictures of empty stands and deserted crowd enclosures show the stark reality of Covid restrictions on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. The four-day horse racing spectacle in Gloucestershire – which attracted 251,684 fans last year – is taking place behind closed doors for the first time in its 161-year history. Drone pictures … Read more
Parents held after girl, 3, dies with needles stuck in her heart and a lung ‘as part of satanic ritual’ Maia Vallejos, 3, died in hospital from an infection that affected her vital organs Authorities in the Argentinian provice of Chaco are probing all possibilities Her parents have been arrested on suspicion of killing her … Read more
There has been nothing slapdash about the Government’s presentation this week of the case for keeping us all locked down in an ever-more depressing loop of lockdown extensions. The Prime Minister’s announcement cancelling Christmas last year seemed hasty and ill-prepared. By contrast, the move this week to cancel Easter and keep the economy shut down … Read more
‘Small’ funeral for Captain Sir Tom Moore will be held on Saturday – after he joked they would need more Victoria sponge to go around – as his family urge the public to stay home and plant a tree in his memory By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 10:23 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: … Read more
The Pope appoints two women to Vatican posts previously only ever held by men in Francis’s latest show of support for equality Pope Francis have appointed two women to posts previously held only by men One of them now have the right to vote in the all-male assemblies of bishops In 2020, Francis assigned six … Read more
Ralf Little has admitted that he thinks portraying ‘gawky’ Antony on The Royle Family has held him back from playing leading TV roles. The actor, 40, who is DI Neville Parker in Death in Paradise, said he thinks he’s been ‘firmly rooted in the industry’s imagination’ as a ‘gawky 20-year-old’ for years. Speaking with The … Read more
Police raided a lockdown-breaking wedding of 150 people at a Jewish girls’ school last night – 10 months after its principal died of Covid-19. The guests packed inside Yesodey Hatorah Girls’ Senior School in Stamford Hill, north London, which is being used as a coronavirus testing centre. The organiser was fined the maximum £10,000 penalty … Read more
The organiser of a wedding attended by around 400 people on Thursday is facing a £10,000 fine, the Metropolitan Police has said. Five other people were handed £200 fines after police were called at 9.14pm to a large gathering at Yesodey Hatorah Girls Senior School in Stamford Hill, London. The building’s windows had been covered … Read more