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Tonne of cocaine worth £100m found hidden in banana pulp shipment at UK port

A tonne of cocaine worth an estimated £100 million has been found concealed in a shipment of banana pulp, the Home Office said. The illicit drugs were found during an inspection at the London Gateway depot in Essex last month, hidden in a shipping container docked at the port. Authorities found a total of 1,060 […]

Has COVID-19 turned 2020 into a TV triumph?

Before 2020, watching terrestrial TV live as it hit our screens was on the decline. With streaming services like Netflix dominating the broadcast landscape, the future of television was uncertain. But a global pandemic, two lockdowns and a tier system later… TV viewing figures have reached a record high. Some 27.5 million people tuned in […]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘plan their own honours list to recognise positive causes’

Meghan Markle: Netflix deal ‘contention with Queen’ says expert The Sun, citing US court documents, reported how Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, hope to celebrate “charitable service, education, science, literature, racial justice, gender equity, environmental stewardship, youth empowerment, health and mental health.” The Queen’s honours are handed out twice a year. The newspaper states the […]

'On a knife edge': Britain and EU in last-ditch trade talks

LONDON/DUBLIN (REUTERS) – Britain and the European Union will make a last-ditch attempt to strike a post-Brexit trade deal this week, with probably just days left for negotiators to avert a chaotic parting of ways at the end of the year. Ireland’s prime minister, whose country would face more economic pain than any of the […]

Around 25,000 turkeys to be culled after ninth outbreak of bird flu in England

Around 25,000 turkeys will be culled after the ninth outbreak of bird fluamong captive birds in England this year, the government has said. The H5N8 strain of avian influenza was confirmed in rearing turkeys at premises near King’s Lynn in west Norfolk on Saturday, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). […]