Mystery over Keir Starmer’s claim he ‘spoke to a British Transport Police officer’

Mystery over Keir Starmer’s claim he ‘spoke to a British Transport Police officer’ before leaving scene of crash with cyclist near his local pub as BTP say it was actually ‘an off duty member of staff’ who happened to be a witness Police are investigating a road incident involving Sir Keir Starmer and a cyclist … Read more

American missionary is kidnapped during night-time raid in Niger

An American citizen was kidnapped near the rural town of Birnin Konni in southern Niger in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Six gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs tied up the rest of the man’s family so they could not inform authorities, meaning police were not aware that the kidnapping had taken place for about four hours.   … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Pub landlords set up marquees so people can meet ‘outside’

With many parts of Britain now under local lockdowns preventing friends from different households meeting indoors, pubs across the country are having to come up with ingenious methods to get people to visit. And these photographs show how venues are turning to marquees and teepees with heaters to follow Covid-19 rules and ensure those living in … Read more

Newborn babies taken into care after remote family court hearings, report reveals

Mothers are having their newborn babies taken into care following virtual family court hearings from their hospital beds, a new report shows. Around half of parents or relatives involved in remote hearings during the Covid-19 pandemic did not understand exactly what was happening in the proceedings, a study published today by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory found. … Read more

PM faces North AND South revolt as 54 Red Wall Tory rebels warn over new lockdown measures

Boris Johnson was facing a growing north and south revolt over lockdown today as some of his newest MPs demanded he produce an exit strategy for some of the areas worst hit by the second wave of the pandemic. In the biggest Tory challenge to his leadership since the general election a group of 54 … Read more

British Transport Police ‘have no record’ of speaking to Keir Starmer at scene of crash with cyclist

British Transport Police say they have no record of speaking to Keir Starmer at scene of crash with cyclist near his local pub Police are investigating a road incident involving Sir Keir Starmer and a cyclist Sir Keir exchanged information with the cyclist, who was ‘in a lot of pain’  His spokesman said he talked … Read more

Legoland is slammed for failing to enforce social distancing as footage shows huge crowd on terrace

Legoland is slammed for failing to enforce social distancing as footage shows huge crowd of parents and children packed onto outdoor terrace to watch live show The popular resort in Windsor was slammed as ‘not good enough’ after the video It showed the youngsters at the venue where the ‘Return to Skeleton Bay’ show is The … Read more

A FIFTH of state schools have 30 or more pupils self-isolating due to coronavirus

A FIFTH of state schools have 30 or more pupils self-isolating due to coronavirus with overall attendance across secondary and primary schools in England at 86%, figures show Majority of secondary schools in England sent home at least one pupil last week 6-7 per cent of state pupils did not go to class for Covid … Read more

York builder, 27, died when he fell off his bike at same spot he crashed while drink driving

Drunk builder, 27, died after falling off his bike on the way home from pub in the same spot he crashed his van and was banned for drink driving two years earlier, inquest hears James Moore-Carnell was more than three times the limit when he cycled home He fell off at the same spot in … Read more

One person is feared dead and others are missing after migrant boat capsizes in Channel

One person is feared dead and others are missing after migrant boat capsizes off French coast trying to cross Channel to UK By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 14:08 GMT, 27 October 2020 | Updated: 14:27 GMT, 27 October 2020 One person is feared dead and others are missing after a migrant boat capsized off … Read more