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Man arrested after accidentally showing police video of huge cannabis farm

A suspected drug dealer has been arrested after he managed to accidentally show police a video of a huge cannabis farm while trying to access Google Translate on his phone. Officers stopped a suspicious grey Mercedes in Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland, on Wednesday evening – and noticed a strong smell of cannabis. They did not find anything […]

Where did the Queen go to school?

Queen 'not attending church to avoid attracting crowds' says expert The future Queen Elizabeth II was heir to the throne from the age of 10, following her father’s accession to the throne in 1936 as King George VI. Subsequently Princess Elizabeth received an education deemed suitable for a queen, which varied greatly from the education […]

WHO says authorities investigating new Covid-19 variant in England

GENEVA/LONDON (REUTERS) – The World Health Organisation is aware of a new variant of Covid-19 that has emerged in Britain, but there is no evidence the strain behaves differently to existing types of the virus, it said on Monday (Dec 14). “We are aware of this genetic variant reported in 1,000 individuals in England,” the […]

London Tier 3 backlash: Boris attacked as ‘thousands’ of businesses on the brink

Matt Hancock announces Tier 3 restrictions for London Professor Karol Sikora spoke out after the Government announced the capital would move into the toughest lockdown tier with just a week to go before Christmas. From one minute past midnight on Wednesday, all hospitality venues will be forced to close their indoor seating areas and will […]

Piers Morgan condemned by Lord Sugar in bitter coronavirus Twitter attack

Piers Morgan apologises for not wearing mask in taxi Lord Sugar launched the attack after Mr Morgan was caught getting into a taxi without wearing a face covering. Pictures surfaced over the weekend of Mr Morgan getting into the back of a black cab without his face mask on after a night out with his wife […]

Meghan Markle hesitated before delivering touching speech over fear of criticism

Meghan Markle and Harry ‘doing their own thing’ says expert Meghan has today announced that she is becoming an startup investor, and she has chosen Clevr Blends — a female-founded instant oat-milk latte company — as the first firm in her portfolio. She has also released a speech for CNN Heroes where she thanked the […]

Tier 3 rules: How does it differ from Tier 2?

Sadiq Khan addresses 'possibility' on London going into Tier 3 London is to be moved up into “Very High alert” or Tier 3, the most restrictive level of England’s three-tier lockdown system, the Daily Mirror’s political editor reported. Pippa Crerar said on Twitter:”MPs on call with Health Secretary Matt Hancock say he has confirmed London and parts of Hertfordshire […]

Swiss regret failure to stop illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka

GENEVA (AFP, REUTERS) – Swiss authorities voiced deep regret on Monday (Dec 14) for failing to prevent adoptions from Sri Lanka for two decades despite indications of illegal practices. They vow to help adoptees to search for their origins. “The Federal Council (Swiss government) expresses its sincere regret to those adopted and their families,” Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter […]

Gmail HACKED: Google users warned of massive data breach after global outage

Google: Expert warns of potential Gmail 'sabotage' The warning came from security expert Will Geddes. Speaking to talkRADIO on Monday he warned Gmail, which has more than 1.5 billion global users, may have been sabotaged by hackers. He claimed the “sky is the limit” for anyone if they were able to hack the service. Mr Geddes […]