Downing Street plans new digital ID cards for British citizens

Downing Street plans new digital ID cards for British citizens as Dominic Cummings bids to transform Government’s use of data despite privacy fears People to get online identity that can be used for daily activities like proof of age It comes after issues emerged identifying people during the Covid-19 pandemic Some – such as Tony … Read more

Forensic police seal off street close to Rangers’ Ibrox stadium

Forensic police seal off street close to Rangers’ Ibrox stadium in Glasgow as they deal with ongoing incident By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 12:03 BST, 31 August 2020 | Updated: 12:10 BST, 31 August 2020 A road has been closed off near Rangers’ Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow with forensic police spotted at the scene … Read more

Tenant staying in house rent-free amid eviction ban says he will be forced to live ‘on the street’

A tenant who is refusing to move out and forcing the family who own it to stay overseas says he will pay landlords back ‘when this is all over’ – but kicking him out now would leave him, a baby and a pregnant woman ‘out on the street’.  House owners Emma and Russell Burton, 41, are … Read more

Unions fear 400 High Street bank branches set to close

Unions preparing for up to one in ten bank branches to close as they enter talks with the Big Four lenders By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 Unions are preparing for up to one in ten bank branches to close as … Read more

Has Pendle been named England’s No 1 Covid hotspot because they’re mass testing in the street?

It’s Wednesday lunchtime on Market Street, the main shopping parade in Nelson town centre. Pensioners potter about, unbothered by the steady drizzle. Determined-looking mums hurry around, pushing buggies. Most are in masks. There are one-way markers stuck to the floors of all the shops and, of course, ubiquitous queues. So far, so ordinary. I’m here … Read more

Knifeman, 29, murdered Russian businessman, 39, in east London street in row over cannabis

Kitchen knife-wielding Yasin Amare (pictured), 29, stabbed Gleb Zhebrovsky, 39, three times in Alton Street, Poplar, east London, before leaving him to bleed to death A knifeman who murdered a Russian businessman in the street during a row over cannabis has been jailed for more than two decades. Kitchen knife-wielding Yasin Amare, 29, stabbed Gleb … Read more

The slow return of the high street as shopping malls and retail parks lead consumer recovery

Britain’s high streets are rebounding at a slower rate than shopping centres, according to new figures which show how the reluctance of staff to return to workplaces is harming businesses. Footfall in town and city centre streets has stagnated in recent weeks, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed this morning.  At the … Read more

Detectives launch murder investigation after 22-year-old man is shot dead in the street 

Detectives launch murder investigation after 22-year-old man is shot dead in the street The man was allegedly fatally shot in the stomach by the gunman this afternoon Emergency services rushed him to hospital but he succumbed to his injuries  Officers have arrested a 28-year-old man who remains in custody, they said By Alice Cachia For … Read more

Deliveroo and Uber Eats drivers stop traffic as they brawl in the middle street

Deliveroo and Uber Eats drivers stop traffic as they brawl in the middle of a Newcastle street after scooter crash Rival delivery drivers fight in the middle of a busy street in Newcastle city centre Deliveroo driver throws punch before the Uber Eats worker tries to wrestle him Angry drivers sound horns as the two … Read more

Hollyoaks star Emma Rigby steps out with Ripper Street actor Jonathan Barnwell in Notting Hill

Former Hollyoaks star Emma Rigby steps out with Ripper Street actor Jonathan Barnwell as the pair take his pet pooch for a walk in Notting Hill Jonathan, 29, is best known for playing police constable Dick Hobbs on season one of period crime drama Ripper Street, but now sports a very different look  By Ellie … Read more