Scammers posing as council staff issue fake £10 face-mask ‘fines’

Warning after scammers posing as council staff with badges and body-worn cameras issue fake £10 face-mask ‘fines’ to town centre shoppers The scams happening in town centres have been reported to Merseyside Council Only the police have the power to enforce mask-wearing, not local authorities The face mask scams are being investigated by many different … Read more

Scientists behind trial of coronavirus-sniffing dogs issue plea for worn T-shirts and socks

Scientists behind a trial of coronavirus-sniffing dogs have issued a plea for worn T-shirts and socks from patients with tell-tale symptoms. Researchers are attempting to train a team of six dogs to try and smell the deadly disease in a matter of seconds — even in people without symptoms. But the test, involving three working … Read more

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford features on Vogue’s front cover for September issue

Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford features on Vogue’s front cover for September issue alongside British model Adwoa Aboah as ‘The Faces of Hope’ as he describes it as a ‘surreal moment’ in wake of his free school meals campaign Marcus Rashford features on the September edition of British Vogue magazine  The Manchester United … Read more

Police issue new pictures of eight Colston statute protestors

Police issue new pictures of eight of the 10 protestors they are still hunting over the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol Bronze figure of the 17th century slave trader pulled down on June 7 before being dumped in Bristol Harbour  Incident was the centrepiece of the most dramatic UK protests following the killing … Read more

NASA Mars 2020 mission is DELAYED again due to a contamination issue found in ground equipment  

NASA Mars 2020 mission is DELAYED again due to a contamination issue found in ground equipment NASA was forced to delay its Mars 2020 mission due to a contamination issue The new date is July 22 at 9:35 ET and the rocket will leave  from Cape Canaveral This is the second time the launched was … Read more

Police issue CCTV photos of people they think were behind toppling of Edward Colston statue

Police have released images of 15 individuals they want to speak to in relation to the toppling of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol by Black Lives Matter protestors.  The statue commemorating the 17th century merchant was dramatically pulled from its plinth by protestors at 2.30pm on June 7 after being attacked and vandalised with … Read more

Police issue 12 new CCTV images of people they want to question after Black Lives Matter demos

Police have released a further 12 CCTV images of people they want to speak to in relation to violent clashes in London this month.  Violence broke out over recent weeks between Black Lives Matter protesters and people claiming to be protecting statues in the capital.  The latest pictures from the Metropolitan Police feature people who … Read more

Police issue CCTV images of another 13 people they want to question over violence and racial abuse

Police have released a further 13 CCTV images of people they want to speak to in relation to violent clashes in London this month.  Violence broke out over recent weeks between Black Lives Matter protestors and people claiming to be protecting statues in the capital.  The latest pictures from the Metropolitan Police feature people who … Read more

Police issue CCTV pictures of 35 people they want to question over violence at protests

Police issue CCTV pictures of 35 people they want to question over violence at protests between Black Lives Matter supporters and ‘pro-statue’ counter-demonstrators Police have released images of 35 people they want to speak to in connection with violence at protests Clashes broke out in London this month at demonstrations in support of the Black … Read more

CDC breaks silence to issue group safety guidelines but does not discourage crowds

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) punted on questions about increasing coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in reopened states, claiming worrisome rises could be due to ‘increased testing’ during a Friday press briefing.  CDC director Dr Robert Redfield and deputy director Dr Jay Butler addressed the press in the first telebriefing since the … Read more