A sacred ancient ‘solstice’ tree which dates back 500 years and attracts thousands of Druids each year has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Dramatic pictures show the 40ft-high Whiteleaved Oak near Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire engulfed in flames. Believers say the tree – nominated for UK tree of the year in 2014 – … Read more
Thousands of protesters fought running battles tried to storm the parliament building in Belgrade on Tuesday after the Serbian president announced that a coronavirus lockdown will be reintroduced amid a rise in death toll. Police fired several rounds of tear gas at the protesters, some chanting ‘Resignation! Resignation!’ as they gathered in front of the … Read more
Tens of thousands of women and children were ‘catastrophically’ harmed by three avoidable health scandals, a damning report concludes today. It says crippling symptoms were dismissed as ‘women’s problems’ by intimidating or arrogant doctors and surgeons. Patients who complained faced an ‘unresponsive and defensive’ healthcare system. The inquiry said lives were ‘catastrophically affected’ by mistakes … Read more
More than a hundred heavily armed Black Panthers descended on the country’s largest Confederate monument to demand its removal, while demonstrators burned American flags near Trump Tower as tens of thousands across the country attended Fourth of July protests. On Saturday, as Donald Trump hosted hundreds at the White House for a July Fourth fireworks … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: Thousands of children miss out on jabs because their mothers ‘have mental health problems’ By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 4 July 2020 At least 5,000 children in the UK miss out on potentially lifesaving vaccines every year because their mothers have mental health … 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
Thousands of artefacts recovered from the wreck of a Dutch East India Company sailing ship will be scanned using new X-ray equipment to reveal hidden details. The ‘Rooswijk’ — a so-called ‘retourschip’ built for long journeys — sank off of the coast of Kent in January 1740 after running aground on Goodwin Sands. Archaeologists visited the wreck … Read more
Thousands of test and trace callers failed to find a SINGLE contact of a coronavirus patient, investigation reveals Government said new contact tracing system has been a success so far One call handler said they’ve had zero cases and done two to three shifts a week Test and trace system has been unable to contact … Read more
A concerning surge in coronavirus cases across southern and western states did little to deter thousands from flocking to beaches in Florida this weekend, as hundreds also went tubing in Texas and Arizona despite reopenings being reversed. The total number of infections has now surpassed 2.5 million in the United States, after the country reached … Read more
Police are struggling to disperse thousands of ravers at two events in London tonight as 1,000 riot officers remain ready to crack down on illegal parties. Officers are responding to ‘unlicensed’ raves on Clapham Common and Tooting Bec Common tonight after a week of violence and disorder. Video footage shows ravers dancing to loud music … Read more