The coronavirus reproduction (R) number for the UK is now as high as 1.6, the latest figures have confirmed. The R number is now between 1.3 and 1.6 – up from between 1.2 and 1.5 last week, according to the government’s advisory committee SAGE. A country’s reproduction rate indicates the average number of people each […]
The Belfast-born poet Derek Mahon has died aged 78 after a short illness. A writer of international renown, Mahon was born in Belfast and began writing poetry during his schooldays at RBAI. Announcing his death Mahon’s publisher, Gallery Press called him a “master poet” and a “pure artist”. The cross-border body Poetry Ireland said that […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Prime Minister and Commission chief will hold talks tomorrow to take stock of the current Brexit process. As the final round of negotiations between Lord David Frost and his counterpart, Michel […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Experts have been asked to come up with ideas to “inhibit passage to UK territorial waters” amid concerns over would-be asylum seekers attempting the dangerous journey. The idea of the barrier is […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Middlesbrough is one of the latest areas of the north to be plunged into tighter COVID-19 restrictions due to rising cases. More than a third of the UK is now under heightened […]
The Woodland Trust says it expects virtually all native ash trees to succumb to a fatal tree disease. It has been surveying its sites for ash dieback and has found it in numerous places. It is estimated that it could claim 90% of the species – by far the most abundant – making up 60% […]
E-scooters should be legalised on roads but riding on pavements should be prohibited, the Transport Committee of MPs has said. Currently, privately-owned e-scooters are banned to use in the UK anywhere except on private land. The committee argues the vehicles, which usually travel 9-15mph, could offer a green alternative to the car. Official trials of […]
“Musical Hogwarts” is how Chris Martin describes it. To Liam Gallagher it’s the “Big Brother House with tunes”, but for Ozzy Osbourne it’s the birthplace of heavy metal. It’s where Oasis created their masterpieces, where Bohemian Rhapsody came to life and where Coldplay’s journey into the musical stratosphere took off. A long way from the […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. And poverty leads to higher early death rates, according to the Health Foundation. It said that for every 10 percent rise in employment, men enjoy a longer healthy life expectancy of five […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The suspect, who was not named at the hearing, was wounded in the neck during the horrific shooting at Croydon custody centre, south London. Detective Superintendent Nick Blackburn told the hearing a […]