Big Brother star Craig Phillips reveals Nasty Nick told ‘lie after lie’ while meeting his wife Laura

Big Brother winner Craig Phillips reveals he took his wife Laura to meet Nasty Nick while in Australia, only for his former housemate to tell ‘lie after lie’ during dinner. Craig, 48, won the very first series of the reality show in 2000, gaining popularity after confronting Nick Bateman, 52, for cheating in the house. … Read more

British couples must quarantine before meeting babies after arriving at Ukrainian surrogacy clinic

British couples will have to quarantine for two weeks before they can hold their babies after arriving at a Ukrainian clinic where 97 newborns are marooned due to coronavirus lockdown.  Four desperate British couples have flown to Kyiv and are now on a fortnight’s quarantine before meeting their infants at the BioTexCom human reproduction centre.  … Read more

Timeline to a catastrophe: First five months of SAGE meeting notes

The first five months of SAGE meeting notes have revealed how scientists and health officials initially wrote-off coronavirus as another Swine flu before realising the error and desperately trying to catch up.  The minutes, which cover 34 meetings held by the country’s top scientists and used in the government’s response to covid, were published for … Read more

Jair Bolsonaro is filmed in foul-mouthed rant in cabinet meeting

An expletive-filled video of Brazil‘s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro raging at his enemies has sparked outrage in the country as it battles the world’s second-largest coronavirus outbreak.  Brazilian media counted 31 presidential swear words during the two-hour cabinet meeting, in which Bolsonaro called two governors who imposed lockdowns a ‘piece of s**t’ and a ‘pile … Read more

Kim Jong Un appears in public for first time in more than three weeks as he hosts a military meeting

Kim Jong Un appears in public for first time in more than three weeks as he hosts a military meeting to discuss boosting North Korea’s nuclear capabilities North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un has not appeared in public since May 1 Kim held a meeting to discuss how the nation can improve its nuclear arsenal The … Read more

Cancer specialists demand urgent meeting with Health Secretary Matt Hancock

Cancer specialists demand urgent meeting with Health Secretary Matt Hancock over ‘crazy’ NHS decision to ration treatment Emerged thousands of cancer patients were denied Covid-safe treatments Some claim NHS decision to ration cancer treatment during the crisis is ‘crazy’  Cancer specialists and MPs demanding meeting with the Health Secretary  Reported eight million people will be … Read more

No10 memo urges Boris Johnson to ‘dodge’ meeting with Tory backbench chief

Boris Johnson has accidentally revealed a memo from a senior aide telling him to dodge a coronavirus showdown with the Tory backbench ‘shop steward’. The PM was photographed carrying the private message about 1922 committee chief Sir Graham Brady as he went in to Downing Street yesterday.   Apparently written by Mr Johnson’s private secretary Ben … Read more

Premier League meeting: Clubs remain committed to finishing season

A four-hour Premier League meeting to decide how football can return amid the coronavirus pandemic held today has ended with clubs reaffirming their commitment to finishing the current campaign.  It was also agreed during the meeting that matches, when they are able to take place, will be held in up to 10 neutral grounds away … Read more

Domesday Book-era water mills crank back to life in meeting demand for flour during Covid crisis

Two water mills that date back to Englan’s early Norman era are both battling around the clock to meet the demand for flour during Britain’s coronavirus crisis. Grade II listed Charlecote Mill, in Stratford-upon-Avon, which dates back to 1068 – just two years after the Battle of Hastings – and Sturminster Newton Mill, in Dorset, … Read more

Top Google AI expert attended Sage meeting of Government scientific advisers about coronavirus

A top Google executive specialising in artificial intelligence joined the Government’s science experts at a top-level coronavirus meeting, it was revealed today. Demis Hassabis, the founder and chief executive of the tech giant’s DeepMind operation, sat in on a meeting of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) last month. His attendance at the invitation of … Read more