An explosion tore through a building in central Madrid on Wednesday, leaving at least two people dead and six more wounded, the Spanish government said, as rescuers scrambled to treat the injured. The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, told local news outlets that the explosion appeared to be the result of a gas leak. […]
A man was punched in the face after asking a woman not to touch stuff she wasn’t going to buy in Asda. The victim, 38, challenged the woman in the Whitmore Reans branch of the supermarket in Wolverhampton. He politely asked her to stop handling goods because of the risk of spreading coronavirus to other […]
Meghan Markle and Harry: Expert discusses review of HRH titles The Duchess of Sussex is suing publisher Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) after its Mail on Sunday tabloid printed extracts of the handwritten letter she sent to her estranged father, Thomas Markle, in August 2018. She has asked a judge to rule in her favour without need for […]
The UK has seen another record high number of Covid-19 deaths, with 1,820 reported in the latest 24 hour period. The number of new cases has also gone up again by 38,905 after falling in each of the last four days. Overall, cases are still down by more than 80,000 in the last seven days. […]
PRAGUE (AFP) – Czech lawmakers passed an amendment Wednesday (Jan 20) ordering large shops to sell mostly Czech food as of next year, despite an expected backlash from partners in the European Union. Under the measure, Czech food will have to account for at least 55 per cent of sales in shops with a surface […]
A supermarket delivery driver was rescued from the top of his overturned van after it was swept away crossing a fast-flowing ford. Emergency services were called at 5pm on Tuesday to Westgate, in Weardale, County Durham, following reports a Morrisons delivery van was trapped in the swollen River Wear. Specialists from Durham and Darlington Fire […]
Prince George has ‘every right’ to a private life claims Smith Prince George, seven, has many years to go until he takes the crown but Kate, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William’s eldest child is one day expected to become king. George and his siblings Princess Charlotte, five, and Prince Louis, two, are currently third, […]
Prince Philip made ‘grandmother joke’ about Queen says insider Prince Philip would joke that the Queen was becoming a “premature grandmother” when they were much younger, a royal author has revealed. The Duke of Edinburgh’s good-natured jibes were influenced by the monarch’s refusal to stay too long in the sun and tan. Bryan Kozlowski, author […]
A group of teenagers outside a supermarket have apparently been offering squirts from a hand sanitiser bottle which actually contained superglue. Shopper Kathy Smith said the boys were stood outside a Morrisons supermarket in Bradford on Monday evening. She said they were approaching different people in turn, offering them hand sanitiser – but she sensed […]
A British expat was denied his chance to taste Nando’s Peri-Peri sauce for the first time because of Brexit regulations. Spanish border guards seized the signature hot sauce from the chicken restaurant chain after Joseph Lathey returned from a quick trip to Gibraltar. He was told that nearly all of his £43 shopping spree would […]