The billionaire ruler of Dubai is receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds in EU grants, including funding for his luxury Highland hideaway. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum’s Wester Ross estate received more than £80,000 and his Newmarket horse-breeding and horse-racing operation received in excess of £316,000 in 2019. Despite being one of the world’s richest men, … Read more
‘Hundreds’ of NHS Test and Trace staff are being let go after being left with nothing to do Allegedly hundreds of staff with nothing to do are being let go after only a week Call-handlers have been earning up to £27-a-day but many have made no calls The Test and Trace app may not work … Read more
Hundreds of ex-pupils accuse £40,000-a-year girls’ school of racism after it promoted its new flower garden instead of acknowledging US race protests St Mary’s Calne School in Wiltshire was accused of racism by its former students One student said a teacher at the school repeatedly used the ‘N-word’ in class The school disabled comments and … Read more
Hundreds of schools in north west England have been ‘strongly advised’ not reopen on Monday morning after it was revealed the R rate has risen in the area. Health officials at Blackburn and Darwen Council, which runs 85 schools in Lancashire, emailed local schools on Friday evening advising them not to reopen. The same advice was … Read more
The UK today announced 204 more Covid-19 deaths, the lowest Saturday rise since before lockdown – taking the number of coronavirus victims to 40,465. Today’s figure is down significantly from the record high of 1,115 recorded on Saturday April 18 during the peak of the crisis and marks a consistent downward trend in fatalities. For comparison, … Read more
The plant whisperer who saves withering blooms from the bin: Gardener turns her home into an indoor jungle after rescuing hundreds of unwanted houseplants Sarah Gerrard-Jones urged people not to throw away shrivelled house plants She said to help bring them back to life with some water, sunshine and food Sarah rescues plants in her semi-detached … Read more
Hundreds of revellers have crowded together for a street party in London in a dramatic breach of lockdown rules. Fireworks were shot towards a circling police helicopter as Brent Police officers tried to break up the ‘unlicensed music event’ in Harlesdon, London, on Wednesday, but it has now continued for more than four hours. More than … Read more
Shocking moment dozens of teenagers brawl on Hampstead Heath as lockdown eases before 50 police swarm the area making six arrests Three van loads of police raced to Hampstead Heath in north London Eyewitnesses said at least 50 officers were involved in dispersing the teenagers Police confirmed that a majority of people dispersed when ordered … Read more
Black Lives Matter protesters have taken to the streets of London for the second day running in solidarity with those in the US over the death of George Floyd. Hundreds of demonstrators were packed into Trafalgar Square on Sunday, chanting ‘I can’t breathe,’ the words Floyd was heard gasping as a white police officer knelt … Read more
Riot police break up huge illegal DJ party attended by ‘many hundreds’ of revellers in east London street during lockdown People gathered in residential street in Clapton, East London, late last night Hackney Police broke up the party and deployed a helicopter to the scene Social media pictures also showed people gathering in Hackney Marshes … Read more