An MP was snubbed from speaking in Parliament after being told he was dressed too casually. Conservative Jonathan Gullis appeared via Zoom for a debate on support for businesses and individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic on Tuesday. But the Deputy Speaker was left unimpressed by the blue top he was wearing while working from home. Dame Eleanor Laing […]
This video shows three police officers on the pursuit of a naked man as he legged it through the streets. Ross Springham, 29, was seen in the nude in Notting Hill, west London, at around 8am on Sunday morning. When police arrived following calls from worried residents, he started running away so they chased him. […]
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Summer lessons will be offered to children leaving primary school and all secondary pupils as part of a £700 million catch-up package to reverse the impact of lockdowns. The Prime Minister has pledged an extra £400 million of funding – on top of the £300 million announced in January – as part of an education […]
The stamp duty holiday could be extended by three months, according to a media report. As part of his Budget plans next week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be moving the deadline from 31 March to the end of June, The Times has reported. The chancellor had been urged to push back the deadline as many […]
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Campaigners have challenged Boris Johnson’s assertion that pandemic contracts have been openly published – pointing out the documents even hide the colour of surgical gowns. The Prime Minister brushed aside repeated accusations of a lack of transparency yesterday after the Health Secretary was found to have acted unlawfully by not releasing Covid contracts within a […]
More than one million masks issued to NHS workers may not meet safety standards, it has been revealed. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has asked hospital staff to stop using a specific brand of FFP3 masks – a respirator mask used by healthcare professionals to guard against coronavirus – as it may […]
Jo Whiley’s sister Frances has left hospital and is isolating with her parents at their home after the family’s coronavirus “nightmare”. The radio DJ told her listeners on Tuesday evening: “My sister has been very poorly…it’s been one of the worst weeks of our lives, we nearly lost her to COVID. It’s been a very, […]
BRUSSELS/BERLIN (REUTERS) – European Union government leaders will agree on Thursday to maintain curbs on non-essential travel within the EU, despite the bloc’s executive asking six countries to ease border restrictions on Tuesday (Feb 23). Unilateral moves by EU member countries to combat the spread of new coronavirus variants has disrupted the flow of goods […]