Fury in Beijing over Boris Johnson’s plan to grant millions of Hong Kong citizens UK residency intensified today as China said it will stop recognising the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document. The statement by foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian plunged the visa system into uncertainty just hours after it was announced to be … Read more
Nail in the coffin for Jack the Ripper tour: Ordnance Survey drops its ‘Guts and Garters’ route through Whitechapel following complaints about glorification of the unnamed killer Britain’s mapping body had a ‘Guts and Garters in the Ripper’s East End’ route Ripper walking tours have been dropped by the Ordnance Survey map library The map for … Read more
Cargo ship suffers epic losses after 2,000 containers topple over during a storm en route to Japan Container ship, ONE Apus, arrived at the Port of Kobe, Japan, on Tuesday It lost 1,816 cargo containers 1,600 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii The ship reportedly encountered 52-foot waves during its journey By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline … Read more
Captain Sir Tom Moore recalls his travels – his love for Yorkshire, India and Menorca and how driving Route 66 in a Bentley is a dream trip (he has tips for dealing with mosquitoes, too) By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 13:33 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 13:33 GMT, 7 November 2020 … Read more
A cycle lane brought in as lockdown measures eased to try and reduce car numbers in London is being removed after causing traffic chaos. Less than six months after Transport for London announced a series of measures to cut traffic in the Capital, the Euston Road bike lane is set to be removed. Changes to … Read more
Two ISIS fighters known as one half of the ‘Beatles’ terror group are on their way to the US to face charges for murdering American hostages in Syria and Iraq. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are expected to make their first federal court appearance this afternoon in Alexandria, Virginia, an official from the Department of Justice told … Read more
It’s been three years since a gunman opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest festival in as Vegas, killing 61 people and injuring almost 900 more. And on Thursday, country music star Jason Aldean, who was on stage at the time the shooting started, marked the anniversary with an Instagram post in which he remembered … Read more
Walker, 72, is killed after being charged by cows on popular Pennine Way rambling route as police appeal for witnesses Malcolm Flynn, 72, from Carlisle was fatally injured in a ‘tragic incident’ Detective Chief Inspector Jane Fairlamb said her thoughts were with his family Mr Flynn was out walking on land near Thirlwall Castle and … Read more
‘Hundreds of thousands of people’ from Hong Kong might come to the UK after the Government offered an escape route to around three million people in the city to live here, said a former British consulate worker who alleged he was tortured in China. Simon Cheng is the first person to have been granted political … Read more
Beware a hasty house sale… Or why tempting agents’ offers to sell your home in a hurry can be a quick route to very big losses Homeowners being warned of a rise in rogue estate agents exploiting families They risk being tied into expensive long-term contracts with ‘quick sale’ firms Some cash home-buying firms offer … Read more