Former President Barack Obama ripped into President Donald Trump over the Republican’s recent complains about the media’s constant focus on the coronavirus crisis. ‘He’s jealous of COVID’s media coverage!’ Obama remarked to a crowd of 273 cars at a drive-in style event in Orlando, Florida Tuesday. Trump made is clear he was watching Obama hammer him, … Read more
White van ban? Suspected drink-driver swerves across lanes on a busy M25 apparently oblivious to the police car tailing it with lights flashing Motorist Steve Hook saw a white van driving erratically on the M25 in Surrey He reported his suspicions to police who intercepted the large white van Police arrested the van’s driver on … Read more
Footfall on the UK’s high streets has fallen by three per cent in seven days as local lockdown restrictions dealt a new hammer blow to retailers today. The annual decline in footfall across the UK reached a staggering 32.9 per cent last week, with the biggest annual fall in Wales at 40.3 per cent in … Read more
Fury as bosses at a sheltered housing complex sent pensioners a ‘fun’ Covid-19 word-search including ‘ventilators’, ‘fear’ and ‘pneumonia’ The Covid-19 word-search sent to residents at Vyner House in Acomb near York Puzzle invited them to find words such as ‘ventilators’, ‘fear’ and ‘job losses’ Independent living complex managed by Accent and occupiers are all … Read more
Another gaffe for Boris Johnson as he means to tweet Australian PM Scott Morrison – but messages man from America with just 56 followers instead The British Prime Minister recounted a ‘great call’ with Scott Morrison today Yet the account he mentioned was not the Australian Liberal Party leader The post remained up for 12 … Read more
How will the new lockdown affect Scotland? The First Minister said the Highlands Council area, as well as Orkney, Shetland, the Western Isles and Moray, could go straight into Level 1 – the second lowest tier in the new plan. While this could allow people to meet in other’s homes again – six people from … Read more
A young Hong Kong activist has been detained under Beijing’s sweeping security law while he was allegedly trying to seek asylum at the US consulate. Tony Chung, 19, was led away from a coffee shop opposite the consulate in the city by unidentified men, the South China Morning Post reported, citing a staff reporter who … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon bowed to business pressure to ease Scotland’s pub closures today to allow them greater freedom to open. The First Minister made a raft of changes to the country’s hospitality rules as she provided more detail about a new five-tier lockdown due to come into force on Monday. Pubs in Level 3 which are … Read more
Police launch manhunt for ‘dangerous suspect’ in double murder probe after bodies of mother, 58, and son, 32, are discovered 24 hours apart Police in hunt for Anthony Russell, 28, who officers say is ‘considered dangerous’ It comes after the body of David Williams, 32, was discovered in flat in Coventry His body was found … Read more
Hospitals in Leeds and Edinburgh have been forced to cancel non-urgent operations in order to make room for coronavirus patients, it was revealed today. Leeds Teaching Hospitals – one of the biggest NHS trusts in England – said it now has more Covid-19 patients in its wards than at the peak of the first wave … Read more