‘Many people’ injured amid panic in Cannes as hundreds flee false reports of a gunman on the loose 

‘Many people’ are injured amid panic in Cannes as hundreds flee false reports of a gunman on the loose There were reports of gunfire shortly after midnight in the famous seaside town Armed police were called and people were seen running and screaming in panic But local Mayor David Lisnard said the incident turned out … Read more

‘Margaret Thatcher was sexist’: Kirsty Wark claims late PM had a ‘sharp go’ at her

‘Margaret Thatcher was sexist’: Kirsty Wark claims late Prime Minister had a ‘sharp go’ at her after becoming ‘infuriated’ during TV interview Broadcaster Kirsty Wark suggests Margaret Thatcher was sexist after interview Miss Wark said she ‘infuriated’ Mrs Thatcher during a grilling for BBC Scotland The BBC2 Newsnight presenter said that the ex-PM thought she … Read more

Seized by hordes of Hong Kong police, the millionaire who backed democracy

A pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon was yesterday arrested along with eight other journalists after Chinese officials raided his newspaper offices in the city. Jimmy Lai, 71, whose net worth is just shy of a billion dollars, was handcuffed and hauled off his premises under the new draconian security law. ITV News freelancer Wilson Li … Read more

UK’s first Dutch-style roundabout closes due to minor car crash

Minor car crash forces Britain’s first Dutch-style roundabout that gives priority to cyclists to CLOSE just days after it opened Car hit unfinished beacon on £2.3million Fendon Road roundabout, Cambridge  Feared impact may have caused underground structural problems to the pole  New system gives right of way to cyclists who go around it on an … Read more

Donald Trump is escorted from White House press conference minutes after it began

BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump is briefly escorted from press briefing and returns to say ‘Secret Service have SHOT suspect outside White House’ President Donald Trump was escorted from his press conference  A Secret Service agent came in the room, whispered to him and lead him out  President said there was  shooting outside White House  By … Read more

Corpse discovered after 30 years in Paris mansion basement

Corpse is discovered after lying for THIRTY years in the basement of a crumbling £30m Paris mansion yards from the PM’s official residence Mansion was sold at auction for €35.1m (£29.9m) to investment banker in Jan. Technicians were sent into the crumbling property ahead of restoration works  Discovered corpse under rubble and floorboards and police were … Read more

John McAfee claims he’s been arrested in Norway for wearing lacy THONG on his face instead of mask 

Tech tycoon John McAfee has apparently been arrested in Norway because he refused to put a medically-certified face covering over his thong mask.  McAfee, who made millions with the anti-virus software bearing his name, took to Twitter on Monday morning to report that he had been detained by Norwegian authorities who weren’t impressed by the … Read more

Half a MILLION Brits face a scramble to get home

Holidaymakers are facing chaos and uncertainty amid fears France, Holland, Switzerland, Poland and Malta could be added to the quarantine list within days. Amid an alarming surge in coronavirus cases on the continent, Boris Johnson warned yesterday that ministers will ‘not hesitate’ to reintroduce quarantine ‘very rapidly’ if infections continue to rise. There are already … Read more

Council-run contact tracing systems could be set up in 94 areas across England to squash virus

NHS Test and Trace is now calling for local councils to help with the ailing coronavirus contact tracing system and track down people at risk of being infected. The Government today announced it is slashing its army of call centre contact tracers by a third – from 18,000 to 12,000 – and relying more on … Read more

Woman, 91, arrested over Edinburgh car crash that killed boy, 3

Woman, 91, is arrested over car crash that killed three-year-old boy as he walked with his mother An elderly woman was arrested in connection with the crash that killed Xander Xander Irvine was walking with his mother on Morningside Road in Edinburgh A red Kia mounted the pavement, crashed into a shop front and into … Read more