Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron spent a weekend exchanging WhatsApp messages about quarantine-free travel between Britain and France – blindsiding officials on both sides of the Channel Boris Johnson uses WhatsApp to regularly converse with Emmanuel Macron The two world leaders were in touch throughout last weekend on messaging app PM announced travellers from France would … Read more
Joe Biden is named in list of Obama officials who got intelligence reports that ‘unmasked’ Mike Flynn in last days of administration Acting DNI Ric Grenell ordered the information declassified this month Biden as among a group of officials who got unmasking information on Flynn in the final days of the Obama administration Flynn’s contacts … Read more
Norwich is hoping to find the key to ending the lockdown by testing all its 140,000 citizens every week for coronavirus. Scientists working in the city’s labs want to be the first in the UK to check every resident so they can track the virus and halt its spread. They hope their ambitious plan will … Read more
Health officials are putting an entire Long Island town on a diet to drive down rising obesity rates amid the coronavirus pandemic. With many of us stuck in our homes – ordering take-out and stress eating – a weight gain phenomenon has emerged nicknamed the ‘Quarantine 15.’ Now, doctors and fitness instructors in Huntington, which … Read more
Dover officials handed out face masks and blankets to 49 migrants who were intercepted crossing the Channel in three boats today. The migrants were picked up by Border Force off the Kent coast near Dover as they attempted to cross the English Channel in three small dinghies between 5am and 6am. Photographs captured several of … Read more
Donald Trump left the White House late Friday afternoon, ending a 32-day lockdown by boarding Marine One to Camp David for a weekend with officials – and promising to socially distance when he is there. The president took with him a group of senior officials including Hope Hicks, who was seen for the first time since … Read more
Spanish town sprays BLEACH over beach to prevent spread of coronavirus – but experts say it will have deadly consequences for local wildlife Officials in Zahara de los Atunes sprayed the local beach with bleach They said it was in hopes of protecting locals from COVID-19 as residents begin to emerge again after six weeks of … Read more
Foreign Office officials failed to inform Northamptonshire police that Harry Dunn’s alleged killer would be returning to the US after the crash in which he died, it has been claimed. Anne Sacoolas was granted diplomatic immunity and fled Britain nearly three weeks after the car she was driving allegedly collided with 19-year-old Harry’s motorbike outside … Read more
Foreign Office officials failed to inform Northamptonshire police that Harry Dunn’s alleged killer would be returning to the US after the crash in which he died, it has been claimed. Sacoolas was granted diplomatic immunity and fled Britain nearly three weeks after the car she was driving allegedly collided with 19-year-old Harry’s motorbike outside RAF … Read more
The EU is accused of watering down a report on China‘s coronavirus disinformation campaign after Beijing pressured the bloc, according to media reports. The New York Times and South China Morning Post say they have obtained the initial copies of a European report published on Friday which carefully documents how rogue states are pushing ‘fake … Read more