A heroic father thought he had saved both his sons from a fire, only to realise that the two limbs he had grabbed amid the chaos were the arm and leg of just one child. Shaun Harvey battled smoke and flames in an effort to rescue both Zac and Harley, then three and four, when […]
An illegal Vietnamese immigrant has told a jury how he was smuggled into the UK in a lorry 10 days before 39 others were found suffocated in the back of a similar trailer in Essex. The man, who the judge has allowed to remain anonymous in court because of his “anxiety”, said his parents paid […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Mr Johnson’s first year in office has been anything but easy. It has seen Brexit, a baby and a brush with death from coronavirus. However, some of the challenges still lying ahead […]
LONDON – European governments are stepping up restrictive measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, from reimposing shutdowns, setting curfews to closing bars and restaurants. Ireland has become the first European country to return to a nationwide shutdown as Covid-19 cases rise, and the Czech Republic is following in its footsteps. Please subscribe or log in […]
A constitutional tribunal in Poland ruled on Thursday that abortions for fetal abnormalities violate the country’s Constitution, effectively imposing a near-total ban in a nation that already had some of the the strictest abortion laws in Europe. The debate over a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy, a divisive issue in a staunchly Roman Catholic […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Figures from the UK Defence HQ revealed 38,496 military personnel had a COVID-19 test as part of the national testing programme. Approximately 2.2 percent tested positive compared to just 2.8 percent of […]
Talks to place Nottinghamshire and West Yorkshire under Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions are under way. This includes the areas in the Midlands controlled by Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council. The prime minister’s spokesman added that talks are also taking place with West Yorkshire. It comes as Stoke-on-Trent’s council asked to be moved up […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Temperature checked, in protective equipment and at opposite ends of a table at the Willowcroft home near Derby, our exclusive pictures sum up the anguish of relatives still unable to hug, hold […]
A man died outside of a coronavirus test centre in Birmingham on Tuesday afternoon. The unnamed victim collapsed outside of the walk-through venue in Villa Street, Newtown, where it is understood he suffered a cardiac arrest. Emergency services were made aware of the incident at just before 5pm, with two ambulances and a police car […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Tier 3 is the highest possible level of lockdown in the UK right now, according to the Government’s new system. Ministers have resolved to introduce local mitigation against COVID-19 rather than a […]