No10 advertises for £135,000-a-year ‘skunkworker’ to join data-science led team of radical innovators wanted for Whitehall shake-up The candidate will lead new analytical unit known as ’10ds’ which stands for ’10 Data Science’ Term ‘skunkworks’ described project developed by small group focusing on radical innovation Mr Cummings has been a longstanding critic of the way … Read more
Horror as baby boy plunges 50ft from second-floor window of Birmingham YMCA apartment block leaving him fighting for life with head injuries The one-year-old baby boy suffered a serious head injury as a result of the fall Witnesses described a woman screaming after the baby plunged to the ground West Midlands Police have launched an … Read more
A further 38 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, with just one death recorded in Wales and no new fatalities reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours. Britain’s latest total figure in all settings, which rose by 48 yesterday to 44,650, as well as data from Northern Ireland, is … Read more
Horde of travellers turn rail station car park into a TRAILER park by ‘taking over’ site with 50 caravans – with passengers warned to avoid area A member of the public took to social media, warning others avoid Spital station Rows after row of caravans were seen today parked on either side of the car … Read more
NOW Twitter lynch mob turn on Kirstie Allsopp over tongue-in-cheek comment about refusing to return to work until she can ‘have her eyebrows threaded’ The TV presenter tweeted amid frustrations that beauticians have not reopened There have been claims of hypocrisy as barbers allowed to trim men’s beards But many failed to see the funny … Read more
British Army major general faces court martial for first time in more than 200 years after being accused of illegally claiming up to £50,000 allowances to send his child to private school Nick Welch, 57, was charged with fraud at Bulford Military Court in Wiltshire Army regulations allow claims of up to £23,480 towards private … Read more
Police launch manhunt as prisoner, 21, due in court escapes custody after claiming he was ill then fleeing hospital Police have launched a manhunt for a prisoner due in court in Manchester today 21-year-old claimed he was ill before escaping Tameside General Hospital Suspect is charged with two counts of burglary, three counts of theft of … Read more
Thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters march through Brighton – with precious little social distancing – days after three city police officers were filmed pinning down BAME man shouting ‘I can’t breathe’ Thousands of protesters are marching through Brighton in support of the Black Lives Matter movement Demonstrators wearing black and holding up signs calling … Read more
The stepfather of British backpacker Joanne Lees says he now believes Australian killer Bradley John Murdoch is innocent of murdering her boyfriend Peter Falconio in 2001 – after watching a controversial documentary on TV. Mechanic Bradley John Murdoch, from Broome in north-west Australia, was convicted of murdering Mr Falconio, 28, and assaulting his partner Joanne … Read more
Animal rights activists turn Trafalgar Square’s fountains blood red and claim the coronavirus crisis could have been averted by ending the human consumption of meat Animal Rebellion dyed waters of Trafalgar Square’s fountains red today Protesters claim coronavirus crisis could have been prevented by going vegan Activists are demanding end to ‘climate-destructive and exploitative industries’ By … Read more