Leaders in the north of England have warned further coronavirus restrictions would have a “devastating” effect on the country and the overall regional economy. Their comments come as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to make a statement to MPs on Monday amid expectations that a three-tier local lockdown system will be introduced across England. In a […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. In densely student-populated Fallowfield in south Manchester there were one in 20 carriers in the week ending October 2. This is equivalent to a weekly infection rate of almost 5,000 cases for […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. In December, the Labour Party suffered its worst defeat since 1935. In the run-up to the election, the party’s manifesto received heavy criticism for being unrealistic, overreaching, and unpersuasive. Former Labour Party […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The nurse of 30 years, from Islington, north London, supported BAME nurses by delivering webinars during the pandemic and raised issues surrounding personal protective equipment. Felicia, who is made an OBE, said: “You […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Prince Harry, 36, and Prince William’s, 38, upbringing was defined by their different royal destinies. While William was raised to become the next king, Harry was acutely aware of his role as […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The letter was sent by Congressman Jason Smith who represents Missouri’s 8th congressional district in the House of Representatives. He argued as both Harry and Meghan are still members of the British Royal […]
GENEVA (AFP) – A Swiss woman being held hostage in Mali “was apparently killed by kidnappers… about a month ago”, Bern’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday (Oct 9). “It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of our fellow citizen,” foreign affairs chief Ignazio Cassis said, adding that “I […]
It is a very strange sight indeed, one of the UK’s most energetic cities calling time at 6pm on a Friday night. In the George IV pub in Edinburgh drinkers booed – in a friendly manner – when the bell was sounded for last orders. The Scottish government has ordered the closure of all pubs, […]
Scientists say they have discovered the fastest possible speed of sound. Researchers found soundwaves travelled at 36km per second in solid atomic hydrogen. That is about twice the speed at which they can travel through diamond – the hardest known material in the world. Until now, it was not known whether there was an upper […]
Contractors hired to force anti-HS2 protesters out of an ancient woodland are under police investigation for allegedly assaulting protesters while off duty. Metro.co.uk understands four National Eviction Team (NET) bailiffs have been suspended following a confrontation with three activists in a hotel car park in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, on Sunday, which left one in hospital with […]