Up five people who attended a huge memorial ‘street party’ wake following a funeral later died of Covid, a council chief claimed today. The large gathering – which was in breach of lockdown rules – took place after a funeral in Birmingham. It was one of a series of examples of breaches in the city, … Read more
Tory aide ‘frogmarched’ out of Downing Street after being fired by Dominic Cummings amid Brexit leaks frenzy settles employment case with ‘five figure payout’ By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 08:20 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 08:20 GMT, 13 November 2020 A Tory aide who was ‘frogmarched’ out of Downing Street by … Read more
WH Smith to shut 25 High Street stores putting another 200 jobs at risk as Covid hammers sales By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 12 November 2020 WH Smith will shut 25 High Street stores in a move that puts another 200 jobs at … Read more
Downing Street is today locked in a bitter and very public civil war over the direction of the Government after Whitehall was rocked by the resignation of Boris Johnson‘s director of communications Lee Cain. Mr Cain last night announced he will leave Number 10 at the end of the year after a standoff over whether … Read more
The motorist who rammed his car into a police station last night is understood to have gone on the rampage after being fined £10,000 for breaching Covid regulations. Police are investigating whether the suspect, who also poured petrol all over the road before setting it alight, was given the maximum fixed penalty notice for breaking … Read more
ITV’s doctor Dr Ranj Singh has slammed the government following the announcement that the UK now has the highest Covid-19 death toll in Europe . The health professional, 41, said he was ‘sick and tired’ of justifying the government’s actions relating to the pandemic, as he discussed the new alarming numbers with Philip Schofield and … Read more
Boris Johnson‘s director of communications Lee Cain last night dramatically announced he is quitting amid a blazing power struggle inside Number 10. The longstanding Johnson aide and Dominic Cummings loyalist was only hours before being touted for promotion to the role of Prime Minister’s chief of staff. In his resignation statement, Mr Cain confirmed he had … Read more
Ex-IT technician, 58, admits planting fake ‘bomb’ in rucksack containing eight bottles of Corona lager on Downing Street Toby Champeney, 58, planted bottles of Corona lager outside Downing Street He called the police to warn them a bomb was about to explode The former IT technician pleaded guilty and will be sentenced in December By … Read more
Boris Johnson has tonight backed the BBC’s probe into claims fake bank statements were used to trick Princess Diana into a bombshell interview with journalist Martin Bashir. Downing Street says the broadcaster’s director general Tim Davie was right to order the investigation into the claims surrounding the famous 1995 Panorama special. The Prime Minister’s Official … Read more
Chief rabbi tells how ‘proud’ he was at helping to keep Jeremy Corbyn out of Downing Street when he warned Labour leader was ‘unfit for high office’ Ephraim Mirvis said majority of Jews ‘gripped by anxiety’ over Corbyn in No10 Chief rabbi made the unprecedented intervention in run up to last year’s election He has said … Read more