Tuesday, 19 Nov 2024

Europe

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'Devastating' blaze rips through primary school building

A primary school has been destroyed by a ‘devastating’ fire, forcing 300 children to go back to learning from home. The blaze ripped through the St Mary’s School in Darley Abbey, Derbyshire, in the early hours of Saturday morning.  Pictures showed classrooms have been gutted and the roof of the building has fallen in.  It’s […]

Theresa May’s ex-adviser has warning for Boris as Tory revolt brews over UK lockdown

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Nicholas Timothy, Theresa May’s former chief of staff, has warned the Prime Minister there is “trouble brewing in the Tory party” over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Timothy explains there is […]

Floodgates in Venice Work in First Major Test

ROME — After decades of bureaucratic delays, corruption and resistance from environmental groups, sea walls designed to defend Venice from “acqua alta,” or high water, went up on Saturday, testing their ability to battle the city’s increasingly menacing floods. By 10 a.m. all 78 floodgates barricading three inlets to the Venetian lagoon had been raised, […]

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Louis speak out in adorable new video

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, five, and Prince Louis, two, feature in a powerful new video. The royal siblings put pressing questions about the environment to national treasure David Attenborough in a […]

Tory virtual conference off to a rocky start as viewers report website crashing

The Conservative Party’s virtual conference got off to a bumpy start today as many viewers reported that the website crashed during a talk with cabinet minister Michael Gove. Party members and observers who registered for the event posted screenshots on social media of error messages received as they logged in to watch the ‘fireside chat’ […]

'Heartbroken' families pay tribute to two friends shot dead on industrial estate

Two men who were found shot dead in a car parked on an industrial estate have been named. William Henry, 31, and Brian McIntosh, 29, who are both from Bartley Green, Birmingham, were discovered in a car park off Moor Street, Dudley, shortly before 3.30pm on Wednesday. Mr Henry’s family described him as ‘the light […]

WHO wishes Donald Trump swift recovery but won't comment on refusal to wear mask

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has wished Donald Trump ‘a full and swift recovery’ following his coronavirus diagnosis. But Dr Michael Ryan, the executive director of the WHO’s Emergencies Programme, refused to comment on the US President’s past refusal to wear a mask or his mocking of those who do. He instead doubled down on […]