BREAKING: Supreme Court agrees to hear the government’s appeal to reinstate Boston Bomber’s death sentence The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the Justice Department’s appeal to reinstate Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence The appeal challenged a lower court’s decision ordering a new trial over the sentence Tsarnaev should receive for death penalty-eligible crimes Three … Read more
Sadiq Khan has today risked the ire of London‘s motorists by urging council chiefs to reinstate the despised High Street Kensington cycle lane. The Mayor of London is attempting to apply pressure on local authority bosses to restarted the loathed project. It comes after the scheme was dramatically scrapped in December amid a row between … Read more
Sainsbury’s today joined Morrisons in reinstating bouncers outside supermarkets to enforce mask wearing as police said they lacked the manpower to enforce the rules. Morrisons said it would ban shoppers who refused to wear a mask without a medical reason, while Sainsbury’s said guards would ‘challenge’ flouters. Britain’s policing minister Kit Malthouse said police would … Read more
Councillors today vowed not to bring back bollards on Kensington’s hated cycle lane despite Mayor Sadiq Khan‘s threat to take control of the road – as Extinction Rebellion threatened a second protest to save it. Work to remove the plastic barriers continued last night and the westbound route it now clear, a day after labourers … Read more
One of the world’s longest commercial flights to restart: Singapore Airlines set to reinstate non-stop services between New York and Singapore in November The airline will operate the Airbus A350-900 long-range aircraft on the route It has 42 business class, 24 premium economy and 187 economy class seats Carrier said it ‘represents an important step in … Read more
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ‘trying to reinstate the Turkish empire’ with ‘terrorist attacks’ supporting Azerbaijan in Karabakh, Armenia’s Prime Minister has claimed. Nikol Pashinyan said the actions of Turkey and Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region formed part of the continuation of Armenian genocide. More than 300 have now died in the renewed fighting in and … Read more
It’s fast, comfortable, and far more eco-friendly than flying or driving from the UK to the Alps. But it’s cancelled. To the massive disappointment of skiers, snowboarders and the ski industry, Eurostar will not be running its iconic ‘Ski Train’ this winter. But Britain’s winter sports enthusiasts aren’t taking the decision lying down and a … Read more
It’s fast, comfortable, and far more eco-friendly than flying or driving from the UK to the Alps. But it’s cancelled. To the massive disappointment of skiers, snowboarders and the ski industry, Eurostar will not be running its iconic ‘Ski Train’ this winter. But Britain’s winter sports enthusiasts aren’t taking the decision lying down and a … Read more
An episode of Fawlty Towers which featured racist language has been put back on UKTV after the streaming site took it down yesterday. The episode titled The Germans – fondly remembered for the line ‘don’t mention the War’ – will return to the platform with warnings highlighting ‘potentially offensive content and language’, a statement from … Read more
‘They’ll do anything to get her back’: Joh Griggs ‘may return as host of House Rules’ – as poor ratings threaten the future of Seven’s renovation show By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:31 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 23:35 BST, 24 May 2020 This season, Johanna Griggs exited her role as … Read more