Ministers demand ‘urgent sweep’ of offices after Hancock CCTV leak

Ministers demand an ‘urgent sweep of all high-level government offices’ to see if they’re being filmed as MI5 ‘will discuss the leak of Matt Hancock CCTV footage with the Cabinet Office’ Cabinet ministers have demanded an urgent sweep of their offices for cameras Robert Buckland said ministers must have ‘safe space’ to read sensitive material  … Read more

Daniel Kaluuya continues his award season clean sweep as he picks up Best Supporting Actor BAFTA

SUPPORTING ACTRESS  NIAMH ALGAR Calm With Horses KOSAR ALI Rocks MARIA BAKALOVA Borat Subsequent Moviefilm DOMINIQUE FISHBACK Judas and the Black Messiah ASHLEY MADEKWE County Lines YUH-JUNG YOUN Minari – WINNER SUPPORTING ACTOR  DANIEL KALUUYA Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER BARRY KEOGHAN Calm With Horses ALAN KIM Minari LESLIE ODOM JR. One Night … Read more

2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Schitt’s Creek and The Crown BOTH sweep up TV trophies

Schitt’s Creek, The Crown, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom were the big winners of the 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards, with all three shows taking home two trophies each.  Stripped of all the usual glitz and glamour due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s awards show was a pre-taped event lasting just one hour. The … Read more

Locals sweep up volcanic rubble after fresh Mount Etna eruption covers their town with debris 

Ashes to ashes: Locals sweep up volcanic rubble after fresh Mount Etna eruption covers their town with debris Etna’s activity intensified earlier today as it spewed lava at 300 metres high with a subsequent rain of ash Residents in the nearby villages including Giarre, Fornazzo and Catania have been left to clear the debris National Institute … Read more

Kent Covid variant is ‘going to sweep the world’, top UK scientist claims

The Kent coronavirus variant may become the most dominant strain in the world, the director of the UK’s genetic surveillance programme claimed today. More than 50 countries have already spotted the mutant B.1.1.7 strain, which evolved to become more infectious than the original virus.  Professor Sharon Peacock, head of the Covid-19 Genomics UK (Cog-UK) Consortium … Read more

Fresh misery for flood-hit communities following Storm Christoph as blizzards sweep into Britain

Flood-hit communities swamped by a month’s worth of rain from Storm Christoph were warned to brace for fresh misery last night as a big freeze is set to grip the country today. Forecasters said -7C blizzard conditions would hit many areas as a blast of Arctic air swept towards Britain after last week’s storm that … Read more

Now for the Big Freeze: Met Office warns up to FOUR INCHES of snow will sweep UK from today

With Brits right across the country still reeling from the devastating floods caused by the rampaging Storm Christoph, the Met Office are now warning that some areas could see up to four inches of snow thanks to plunging temperatures across the weekend. The torrential rain that has hammered Britain this week thanks to Storm Christoph … Read more

‘Super-COVID’ continues to sweep the US with 82 cases confirmed in 10 states

The new ‘super COVID’ variant first detected in the UK is continuing to sweep across the U.S. as more cases have been identified.  As of Tuesday morning, 82 infections have been detected in 10 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas. California currently has the highest number of reported cases … Read more

Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House album review: It will sweep you away

Romeo And Juliet from the Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House will sweep you away, with some exceptional conducting by Koen Kessels By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House  Romeo And Juliet: Beyond Words          … Read more

Rain and gales are set to sweep across Britain this weekend – but at least it will be warm

Rain and gales are set to sweep across Britain this weekend – but at least it will be warm Bands of heavy rain are set to move across England and Wales throughout today Up to an inch could fall on northern hills, before the deluge moves north east Another band of heavy rain is due … Read more