On August 15, 1998, Northern Ireland’s fragile peace was shattered when a dissident republican car bomb ripped through the Co Tyrone market town of Omagh. The attack, which came four months after the signing of the historic Good Friday Agreement, was the single deadliest atrocity in the history of the Troubles. This is a timeline … Read more
Did Jeremy Corbyn break Tier 4 lockdown rules? Former Labour leader meets more than one person when he shakes hands with his Covid-denying brother and friend on Christmas Day A video shared online shows group of three attend former Labour leader’s home Group includes Corbyn’s Covid-denying brother Piers who boasts about arrests Without masks, all … Read more
‘The war is over!’ Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage declares victory as Boris Johnson seals historic trade deal with the EU Nigel Farage announced history had been made as Johnson sealed a Brexit deal The leader of the Brexit Party said today was the day ‘people beat the politicians’ He said Johnson was also set to … Read more
The organiser of the anti-lockdown protest in London which saw five officers injured and 29 people arrested could face a £10,000 fine, the Metropolitan Police have said. The woman was identified as the organiser of the protest after around 150 anti-lockdown activists descended onto Parliament Square yesterday amid fears the country faced tighter restrictions as the … Read more
Jamaican fisherman’s son will become the first black leader of the Queen’s elite Coldstream Guards 20 years after he flew to Britain to visit relatives but ended up joining the Army Kirtland Gill, 40, is set to become Regimental Sergeant Major – one of the most senior Army roles Currently a Warrant Officer Class 2, he … Read more
Nicola Mason, head of school at Chase Terrace Academy in Staffordshire said that her staff were ‘literally broken’ by the plans A headteacher was left close to tears on BBC radio today after slamming plans for schools to roll out Covid-19 testing of children and staff in the New Year. Nicola Mason, head of school … Read more
Donald Trump says people are ‘angry’ after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, and the sitting president’s most ardent loyalists vented their fury at the high-ranking Republican. ‘The Electoral College has spoken,’ McConnell said on Tuesday morning, before adding he wanted to ‘congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden’ and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Early on … Read more
The leader of the controversial far-right group Proud Boys is set to visit the White House on Saturday as thousands of supporters of the president gathered in front of the Supreme Court to protest its decision not to overturn the election results. Enrique Tarrio, who heads the movement that has been denounced as an extremist … Read more
As with most members of the legal profession, Sir Keir Starmer would crawl through an open sewer to hear the sound of his own voice. No topic is too obscure, too arcane, on which he would happily hold court. Weighty matters of Human Rights jurisprudence, for example, or the finer points of the Equality Act. … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Drugs testing is making headlines – and serious cash – and Ergomed is a leader in the field, with serious potential for growth By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 December 2020 This week could mark the beginning of the end … Read more