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Christmas train cancellations: COVID outbreak forces travellers onto bus replacements

Christmas travel: Grant Shapps issues warning about journeys Great Western Railway (GWR) which runs busy services between London and the Southwest out of Paddington Station said one in four of its drivers rostered to be working over Christmas were either ill or self-isolating after coming into contact with a colleague who tested positive. The operator […]

Meghan wanted ‘to bring in tens of millions of dollars quickly’ in new Harry venture

Meghan Markle and Harry to be ‘busy stateside’ with ‘new project’ Meghan and Harry spent less than two years behind the royal frontline as a married couple before they decided to officially leave the Firm and seek “financial independence”. Within months of their departure, they have secured a megawatt production deal with streaming giant Netflix […]

Mum drowned son, 7, then took her own life 'because she feared dying of cancer'

A mother drowned her seven-year-old son before taking her own life after becoming terrified she would die from ‘likely curable’ cancer, an inquest heard. Yulia Gokcedag, 35, was found hanged with her son Timur in the bath at their former home in Tower Hamlets, east London, on August 13. She had been diagnosed with breast […]

COVID-19 vaccine: 140,000 given jabs in just first week

Kate Garraway says coronavirus vaccine is 'extraordinary' Nadhim Zahawi spoke as GP-led immunisations began in south Yorkshire, with 200 more clinics expected to be up and running nationwide by tomorrow. Mr Zahawi said during the first week that England had administered 108,000 vaccines, Wales 7,897, Northern Ireland 4,000 and 18,000 in Scotland. The Prime Minister’s […]

Louis steals the show in Christmas family picture with George and Charlotte

Prince Louis has stolen the show in a photograph released by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for their family Christmas card this year. The laughing two-year-old takes centre stage between his parents as the family-of-five perch on hay bales in front of a woodpile at Anmer Hall, their home in Norfolk. A smiling Prince […]

Fears of riots if no areas are dropped a tier despite NHS warning of third wave

Boris Johnson has been warned that riots may erupt if he keeps some areas in tier three. He and other senior government ministers were warned yesterday evening that protests could turn violent in areas where Covid rates are falling such as Manchester, Coventry, Warwickshire, Solihull and Leeds. One political insider in the Midlands told The […]

Royal Family LIVE: Charles and Camilla change Christmas tradition after vile attacks

Prince Charles: Expert on royal's 'revolutionary' education The royal couple posted a picture of their official Christmas card on their Clarence House social media accounts yesterday. The picture shows Charles and Camilla sat together with Charles’ arm around his wife on a bench in the garden of their residence in Birkhall, Scotland. Usually, this tradition […]

Royal Family LIVE: Charles and Camilla change Christmas tradition after vile attacks

Prince Charles: Expert on royal's 'revolutionary' education The royal couple posted a picture of their official Christmas card on their Clarence House social media accounts yesterday. The picture shows Charles and Camilla sat together with Charles’ arm around his wife on a bench in the garden of their residence in Birkhall, Scotland. Usually, this tradition […]

‘Serious concerns’ over police sharing immigration status of domestic abuse victims, report says

Police must immediately stop sharing immigration information with the Home Office when they have concerns surrounding the residency status of domestic abuse victims, a report has advised. Those with insecure or uncertain status are apprehensive about coming forward about crimes, which causes “significant harm to the public interest”, according to a joint investigation. The report, […]

Leading Brexiteer calls for ‘common sense’ to fight Covid – ‘Don’t criminalise behaviour’

Kate Garraway says coronavirus vaccine is 'extraordinary' She clashed with Simon Williams, a behavioural expert from Swansea University, who claimed there is “no such thing as common sense in unprecedented times”. On Wednesday Boris Johnson called on Britons to have “short” and “small” Christmas celebrations to defend against coronavirus. He added rules will still be relaxed […]