Murders rose 47 percent in NYC from 2019 to 2020 as Cuomo reports majority of shootings unsolved

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has revealed murders in New York City soared 47 per cent from 2019 to 2020 and a shocking 70 per cent of shootings went unsolved. Cuomo spent time discussing crime in New York City during his COVID briefing on Friday morning, citing numbers in the context of the upcoming mayoral race.  … Read more

The truth of being banged up in Hotel Quarantine, writes SIAN BOYLE 

For most people a four-star hotel is a holiday treat or a business trip necessity. But what if you’re confined to your room 24/7, apart from ten-minute ‘breaks’ with a security guard in tow. In a brilliant dispatch this week, SIAN BOYLE revealed the chaos at Heathrow as new restrictions for travellers from 33 ‘red … Read more

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will set up base in Wolverhampton as part of ‘levelling-up’ agenda

Cabinet minister sent to the Midlands: Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will set up base in Wolverhampton as part of government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to be partly based at new Wolverhampton HQ The announcement forms part of Government’s pledge to ‘level up’ the country First ever ministerial HQ outside of Whitehall will create … Read more

Columbia psych professor, 54, claims he does heroin to ‘maintain his work-life balance’ 

A Columbia University professor of psychology and neuroscience says he snorts heroin and takes other drugs to feel ‘refreshed’ and ‘prepared to face another day.’ Carl Hart, 54, studies the effects of recreational psychoactive drugs on humans and is the chair of the prestigious university’s psych department, according to the New York Post. Hart, who is on a sabbatical … Read more

Sydney: Woman forced to give McDonald’s to flock of cockatoos

Cocky wants some Maccas: Charming moment a hungry cockatoo lands on a woman’s car window and demands a bite of her McDonald’s hash brown Merann Bartle, 51, was seated in a McDonald’s carpark in Sydney ready to eat A lone cockatoo landed on her side window and she offered him her hash brown Soon enough, … Read more

Uber drivers win right to minimum wage and paid holidays

Uber drivers yesterday won the right to a minimum wage and paid holidays – sparking fears that the firm could pass on costs to passengers. In a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the ‘gig economy’, the Supreme Court ruled the ride-hailing giant’s drivers should be classed as ‘workers’. Uber – which may have to pay … Read more

Queen ‘has no plans’ to strip Harry and Meghan of royal titles

The Queen has no plans to strip Harry and Meghan of their royal titles – but they won’t be allowed to use them on a day-to-day basis after quitting royal family The couple will remain His and Her Royal Highness but will not be permitted to use them on day-to-day basis as they are no … Read more

Three cheers for Mail Force! Children will have 18million hours of free web access

Schoolchildren will have 18million free hours of online learning thanks to the latest Mail Force giveaway. The charity today announces a sensational three-pronged action plan to further boost the Computers for Kids initiative. Lockdown pupils at the UK’s neediest schools will be handed Vodafone mobile phone SIM cards that give them free access to the … Read more

Storm over Oxford University scholarship named after ruler accused of holding own daughter captive

Outrage over Oxford University scholarship named after Dubai ruler accused of holding his daughter Princess Latifa captive Oxford runs scholarship in name of Sheikh who ‘held his own daughter hostage’  Uni accused of double standards over decision to accept scholarship funding It previously faced calls to rename scholarship created in name of Cecil Rhodes  By … Read more