Coleen Rooney ‘wants last-minute exit from Rebekah Vardy libel case’

Coleen Rooney ‘wants last-minute exit from her upcoming libel court case against Rebekah Vardy’ after her rival vowed to ‘clear her name’ The WAG’s £1 million High Court libel battle against Becky is set to take place from November Sources claim those close to the wife of Derby County footballer Wayne Rooney, 34, have been … Read more

Hassle-free ways to book safe last-minute bargains to the sun, from Milan to Venice

Hassle-free ways to book safe last-minute bargains to the sun, from a £19 flight to Milan to a £48 deal to Venice There are lots of last-minute deals, but it’s important to pick a hassle-free spot Check you won’t have to quarantine for 14 days after returning home  Find out if different restrictions apply to … Read more

TikTok is granted a last-minute reprieve as federal judge blocks ban on the Chinese-owned app

A U.S. judge in Washington has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order banning TikTok, hours before it was due to go in to effect. District Judge Carl Nichols granted a preliminary injunction sought by TikTok owner ByteDance to allow the app to remain available at U.S. app stores, before the 11:59pm Sunday deadline. He declined, … Read more

Deportation flight is cancelled after last-minute legal challenges

Home Secretary Priti Patel’s bid to report 23 cross-Channel migrants to Spain has failed after the deportation flight was cancelled due to a last minute legal challenge.   The plane was scheduled to leave the UK on Thursday morning, but had to be scrapped while the appeals are considered. The Home Office accused such legal claims of typically … Read more

British holidaymakers reveal how they made a last-minute dash from Croatia

British holidaymakers have revealed how they endured long last-minute car journeys and spent thousands of pounds in a panicked dash to get home from Croatia before the quarantine deadline – as they slammed the lack of warning.  From 4am on Saturday travellers arriving to the UK from the Mediterranean country will have to self-isolate for … Read more

‘Panic’ last-minute changes to A-level results system slammed

Students and parents have condemned ‘panicked’ changes to the way A-level results in England are decided, saying they have increased stress and reduced fairness. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced late on Tuesday that students will be able to use their results in mock tests to appeal if they are unhappy with the grades they are … Read more

Students and parents condemn ‘panic’ last-minute changes to A-level results system

Students and parents have condemned ‘panicked’ changes to the way A-level results in England are decided, saying they have increased stress and reduced fairness. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced late on Tuesday that students will be able to use their results in mock tests to appeal if they are unhappy with the grades they are … Read more

Want a last-minute staycation? Try a youth hostel in the Peak District, known as the English Alps

Here’s a useful little secret for you: Britain’s youth hostels are open for business. They’re cheap, located in beautiful areas and have taken Covid precautions. And best of all, they have vacancies. I stumbled across this information two weeks back. After foreign holidays hit the wall and every B&B in Britain sold out a few … Read more

Muslim leaders condemn last-minute lockdown announcement

Community leaders today branded the decision to lockdown the north-west of England at the start of Eid ‘an appalling abuse of power’ and accused Boris Johnson’s Government of having ‘no regard for British Muslims’. Mohammed Shafiq from the Ramadhan Foundation said the decision to ban 4.5million people mixing for at least a week will ruin … Read more

Emily Maitlis’s last-minute Newsnight replacement ignores coverage of her being censured

Emily Maitlis’s last-minute Newsnight replacement studiously ignored coverage of the presenter being reprimanded over her Dominic Cummings monologue as she reviewed today’s papers. The BBC admitted Maitlis had breached the broadcaster’s impartiality rules when she asserted Boris Johnson’s chief aide had ‘broken the rules’ regarding lockdown in her introduction to the programme on Tuesday. The … Read more