The puppies destined for dog SOUP: Pictures show caged animals ahead of their slaughter to be turned in to traditional South Korean broth South Korea’s dog-eating season began Sunday and will continue in to August Traditional boshintang soup contains farmed dogs and stray pooches NoToDogMeat shared images of the caged dogs before they were slaughtered … Read more
Rishi Sunak has warned that the Government must ‘exercise restraint’ in future pay rises for public servants just after announcing an inflation-busting rise for 900,000 workers. The Chancellor announced a Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) to be unveiled in the autumn that will set departmental budgets for the years to come. Departments have been told that … Read more
A famous French Champagne house has given the UK a boozy boost after it received the green light to build a huge winery in the UK, which will produce 400,000 bottles of bubbly a year. Champagne Taittinger has been given the go ahead by Ashford Borough Council to construct the state-of-the-art facility in Chilham, Kent. … Read more
Warehouse worker, 47, is strangled to death by leads being pulled by two dogs that had wrapped around her neck in field, inquest hears Deborah Mary Roberts, 47, was discovered lying face down in grassland area She had two dog leads around her neck on July 8 and was found by a young girl Despite … Read more
Exam regulator Ofqual say a ‘substantial’ number of students will receive downgraded GCSE and A-levels results after teachers submitted inflated marks when exams were cancelled Ofqual has said it is ‘not surprising’ that grades calculated were more optimistic Many students will receive at least one grade next month that has been adjusted Will make sure that … Read more
Bake Off star Candice Brown’s heartbroken husband today revealed that their two-year marriage collapsed under the pressures of fame. Speaking for the first time since the couple announced their separation, Liam Macauley said: ‘There is nobody else involved. We have just sadly decided it wasn’t working.’ Liam told MailOnline he struggled to adjust from life … Read more
The average age patients die from coronavirus in Scotland is older than the age at which people pass away normally, stark figures show. National Records of Scotland (NRS) data reveal the median age of a Covid-19 death north of the border is 81 for men and 85 for women. By contrast, the life expectancy for … Read more
Matt Hancock today confirmed Number 10’s scientific advisory panel SAGE has been downgraded and the secretive Joint Biosecurity Centre is going to take over the UK’s coronavirus response. The independent body has taken a backseat now that Covid-19 is a ‘semi-permanent’ problem and not an emergency like it was during the darkest days of the … Read more
Chinese Nationals Li Xiaoyu (above), 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 31, allegedly stole ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of trade secrets, intellectual property, and other valuable business information’ in a sophisticated, decade-long scheme The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has charged two Chinese hackers with trying to steal US COVID-19 research as well as other … Read more
Chief contractor on refurbishment of Grenfell Tower used ‘Essex boy patter’ to try and persuade others involved in the project to use cheaper cladding, inquiry hears Rydon contracts manager Simon Lawrence wanted cheaper cladding used The contractor had altered financial figures to keep the cost savings themselves The Grenfell Inquiry heard they building’s owners wanted … Read more