Dead dolphins wash up on coast of Mauritius after Japanese ship spilled thousands of gallons of oil

Dead dolphins wash up on coast of Mauritius after Japanese ship spilled thousands of gallons of oil when it ran aground At least 14 dolphins have washed up on the coast of Mauritius after an oil spill Japanese bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef on July 25  Environmental group Greenpeace has … Read more

Britons who are ordered to self-isolate will be given £13-a-day to ensure they stay at home

£13-a-day to keep Covid carriers at home: Britons who are ordered to self-isolate to combat coronavirus will be given up to £182 in state handouts Britons ordered to self-isolate to combat coronavirus will be paid up to £182   The money will be paid to those in areas with high rates of infection  Scheme targeted … Read more

Button up for the Bank Holiday! Temperature will plummet this weekend after Storm Francis

Temperatures will plummet over the Bank Holiday weekend after Storm Francis battered Britain with near-record 81mph winds. The clear-up has begun after the storm, which saw the vicious gusts hit The Needles near the Isle of Wight on Tuesday. This is just short of the August record for the UK which was 87mph recorded in … Read more

This is Rusten Sheskey, the police officer involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake

This is the Kenosha police officer accused of shooting Jacob Blake at least eight times in the back, as the father-of-six is now paralyzed from the waist down after his body was riddled with bullets, DailyMail.com can reveal.  Officer Rusten Sheskey, 31, has been identified as the officer who is seen on video grabbing Blake’s shirt … Read more

Israel launches air strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel said it had launched air strikes against Hezbollah observation posts in Lebanon on Wednesday, after shots were fired from across the border towards its troops the previous evening. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the shooting on Shiite militant group Hezbollah with which Israel fought a devastating month-long war in 2006, and pledged a ‘forceful’ … Read more

Man ‘who knocked commuter unconscious in London station mask row’ is 35-year-old father of one

A pram-pushing rail passenger who is suspected of knocking a commuter unconscious is a 35-year-old father-of-one.  Adam Seymour, 35, has been arrested in relation to an attack which sent John Adam flying after hitting him, leaving the victim with blood pouring out of his head at Clapham Junction Railway station. Mr Adam, 45,  spent 24 … Read more

Tory MPs urge Boris Johnson not to keep following Scotland’s lead

‘Stop copying Nicola Sturgeon!’: Tory MPs urge Boris Johnson not to keep following Scotland’s lead as string of U-turns is sapping confidence in the Government Tory MPs have warned Boris Johnson against U-turning on masks in schools They urged the Prime Minister to ‘stop following Nicola Sturgeon’  Former minister Steve Baker said: ‘It is alarming … Read more

‘The BBC is like W1A’: Former news boss compares top of the corporation to the comedy spoof 

‘The BBC really is like W1A’: Former news boss compares top of the corporation to the comedy show and says too many big decisions are made by ‘white liberals’ Ex BBC News head Roger Mosey said mockumentary W1A reflects ‘a lot of truth’   He said too many of the BBC’s decisions are made in London … Read more

Now Royal Ascot considers axing traditional Rule Britannia and Land of Hope And Glory singalong

The Queen’s favourite sporting event, Royal Ascot, is considering axing Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory from its singalong next year. Organisers have confirmed they will potentially scrap the songs from the five-day Berkshire festival’s world-famous bandstand celebrations in 2021.  Hundreds of race-goers gather to sing around the bandstand at 6pm to celebrate … Read more

More than 15million patients are waiting for treatment on NHS’s ‘hidden’ waiting list

Over 15million patients are currently waiting for treatment on the NHS‘s ‘hidden waiting list’ – nearly four times higher than the official 3.9million, a new report claims. Freedom of Information requests to NHS trusts have put the total number of people yet to have their first hospital appointment after a GP referral at 15.3million. Data … Read more