Birmingham faces looming lockdown as West Midlands mayor admits city-wide restrictions now ‘very likely’ as symptom-tracking app warns infections ARE rising across the UK West Midlands mayor Andy Street said tougher restrictions were ‘looking likely’ Birmingham’s case rate has jumped to 69 per 100,000, up from 30 a week ago Local leaders in Birmingham are … Read more
One of Britain’s most notorious serial killers, who murdered four men, was inspired by the Friday The 13 horror movie series he watched while running a cinema, his lawyer says in a new book. Horror films fanatic Peter Moore, 73, was the owner of a chain of cinemas in North Wales before going on his … Read more
Outrage in India after an 86-year-old woman is brutally raped and beaten by attacker, 33, as she begged him to stop and said she was ‘like his grandmother’ The woman was waiting outside her Delhi home for the milkman on Monday A man, 33, approached and told her he would take her to the shop … Read more
A victim of the Manchester Arena bombing may have survived his injuries if he had not waited nearly an hour for medical treatment, the inquiry heard today. John Atkinson, 28, had a heart attack an hour and 17 minutes after the blast when he suffered blood loss from leg and abdominal wounds. He only received … Read more
Thousands of Barclays and Barclaycard customers are unable to access their money on mobile apps after they go down Barclays and Barclaycard apps have crashed causing floods of complaints The bank confirmed it was experiencing issues on its service update page Downdetector saw complaints beginning at around midday and continuing By Kate Dennett For Mailonline … Read more
Beer brand Corona has come under for an advert showing staycationers enjoying ‘lager, 4x4s and wild arson’ in a rural area of Scotland where locals say they have been besieged by tourists. The Mexican Pilsner – owned by beer giant AB InBev – has released two new ads much to the horror of locals in … Read more
Parallel parking masterclass! Bus driver shows off his skills as he backs a people-carrier into a VERY tight space overhanging a ditch in India Bus driver PJ Biju expertly parked a Toyota Innova in between two sharp drops He confidently reversed into the space before making a few minor adjustments PJ said that he is … Read more
Rare ‘Ugly Duckling’ ginger seal pup may have to be rescued by biologists because it is shunned by the rest of its colony and could become an outcast An exceptionally rare ginger fur seal pup has been spotted in the Sea of Okhotsk There are signs of the partial albino pup being slightly shunned on Tyuleny … Read more
Footage has emerged of a fire engine becoming stuck in a road block, put in place to create a ‘Covid friendly’ cycle lanes, as furious residents up and down the country continue to rage against similar schemes – dubbed a ‘war on motorists’. The video shows the blue-lit emergency vehicle wedged between a wooden planter … Read more
Musician, 25, at leading drama college raped woman when she fell asleep after getting drunk at student party, court hears Benjamin Williams-Stacey, 25, accused of raping young woman at student party Williams-Stacey is studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama He allegedly ‘took advantage’ after she passed out on sofa at his … Read more