GENEVA (AFP) – The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are “doomed” without tackling climate change and animal welfare, the World Health Organisation’s chief said. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also condemned the “dangerously short-sighted” cycle of throwing cash at outbreaks but doing nothing to prepare for the […]
Matt Hancock: Parts of south to enter Tier 4 on Boxing Day Days before families were hoping to spend Christmas Day together, the Prime Minister plunged London, the south east and east of England into Tier 4 restrictions to curb the spread of the virus. Under the restrictions, people in Tier 4 areas cannot meet […]
A house in Manchester was shot at as children were inside eating their Christmas dinner. Police have launched an investigation after shots were fired on two separate occasions at the property in Moston on December 25. Two adults in their 50s and two teenagers, aged 17 and 14, were inside the property when it was […]
Boris Johnson: Brexit deal is ‘glad tidings of great joy’ The Turing scheme, named after Alan Turing, will replace the popular Erasmus scheme for students in the UK who want to spend part of their degree studying abroad. Fudning will be made available for 35,000 UK students to study at universities across the world. Education […]
Lorry drivers waiting to cross into France have been told they can head to Dover instead of queuing at an overflow freight park. Manston Airfield was being used to manage the huge number of hauliers stuck in Kent after France closed its borders following the discovery of a fast-spreading mutant Covid-19 strain in the UK. […]
Prince Charles and Camilla: Experts discuss Christmas card The Prince of Wales’ passion for conservation and tackling climate change has seen him advocate sustainability and changing our lifestyles long before the issue moved into the mainstream. Although he was mocked for admitting he thought it was “very important” to talk to his plants in 1986, […]
Queen and Prince Philip had ‘choreographed routine’ says insider The Queen and Prince Philip were one of the most famous double acts for decades, as the royal couple worked seamlessly together to make guests and fans welcome and cherished during public occasions. But when the Duke of Edinburgh retired in 2017, Her Majesty had to […]
Northern Ireland entered a new extended lockdown on Boxing Day as coronavirus cases remain high. The first week of the measures are the toughest yet, with a form of curfew in operation from 8pm, from which time shops will close and all indoor and outdoor gatherings will be prohibited until 6am. Non-essential retail will remain […]
Brexit: UK ‘hasn’t seen the back of Barnier’ claims expert Barrister Jolyon Maugham sparked Twitter outrage and an RSPCA investigation on Boxing Day last year, as he told his 180,000 followers: “Already this morning I have killed a fox with a baseball bat. “How’s your Boxing Day going?” He then added, trying to explain his […]
LONDON/MOSCOW (REUTERS) – George Blake, who died in Russia on Saturday (Dec 26) at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies whose secret work for the Soviet Union humiliated the intelligence establishment when it was discovered at the height of the Cold War. Britain says he exposed the identities […]