Care homes get £1,000 ‘bribe’ for taking in hospital patients to free up beds

Care homes get £1,000 ‘bribe’ for taking in hospital patients to free up beds – regardless of whether they had coronavirus or not Sixteen homes took the cash incentive offer from Birmingham City Council   Nursing homes had to admit the patient within 24 hours to qualify for the money   The local authority said the money … Read more

Builder’s cheeky graffiti poking fun at their boss in 1830 uncovered during mansion´s restoration

Cheeky graffiti from 1830 by builders mocking their boss’s belly is uncovered during mansion’s £5million roof restoration The 190-year-old banter was found in Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire Carpenters Jack Falding, Jack Vickers and Jack Wragg boasted about drinking The jokes were discovered by joiners Joe Hutchinson and Jack Richmond  By Joe Davies For Mailonline Published: 13:36 BST, 8 … Read more

Johnny Depp threatened to throw Amber Heard’s Yorkshire Terrier out of the window of a moving car

Even the dogs were not spared from Johnny Depp‘s chaotic lifestyle. One day his pampered puppy, Boo, snapped up ‘quite a lot’ of the Hollywood hellraiser’s cannabis, the court heard. And a Yorkshire terrier called Pistol was allegedly held out of the window of a moving car by ‘howling’ Depp after a cocaine and whisky binge. … Read more

Discovery of 750-year-old seal of medieval pope in Shropshire is 1.5millionth find by British public

The number of archaeological objects officially unearthed in Britain has reached the 1.5million mark – with the discovery of a seal belonging to a 13th century pope. The medieval find, which is more than 750 years old, was a seal of Pope Innocent IV and may have links to an English monarch. Born Sinibaldo Fieschi, … Read more

British universities are warned not to censor themselves or water down ideas to appease China

British universities are warned not to censor themselves or water down ideas to appease China amid fears Beijing could punish institutions that speak out on issues like Hong Kong China expert Kerry Brown said that offending Beijing was ‘never difficult’  He added that it has become even easier under the rule of President Xi Jinping … Read more

AG Barr admits that the unfair policing of African Americans is a ‘widespread phenomenon’

Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday that the unfair policing of African Americans is a ‘widespread phenomenon’ before rejecting calls to defund the police. Protests over the recent police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and other African Americans have ignited a national conversation about the role of law enforcement in society.  … Read more

Meghan Markle is bizarrely listed as a DOCTOR on Companies House website

Meghan Markle is bizarrely listed as a DOCTOR on Companies House website after she and Prince Harry file applications to close down their Sussex Royal foundation Meghan was titled Dr The Duchess of Sussex, in what is thought to be a mistake  Reference was removed from Companies House site and is being ‘looked into’ It … Read more

Married policeman admits killing NHS nurse lover of 10 years

Married policeman admits killing his NHS nurse lover of 10 years who was strangled to death in a pub car park but denies murder PC Timothy Brehmer admitted the manslaughter of Claire Parry in Dorset in May A provisional trial date was set for October 12 at Winchester Crown Court  Post mortem found Mrs Parry died … Read more

Britons’ average working week is now just THREE days as number of hours put in plunges

Britons’ average working week is now just THREE days as number of hours put in plunges a quarter during the pandemic, ONS figures reveal Office of National Statistics published findings yesterday which showed from February to April the average worker was putting in just 25.4 hours per week  This compares with 32 hours per week … Read more