Tuesday, 7 May 2024

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Boris Johnson to halve 2m rule and give green light to holidays and haircuts

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Pubs, restaurants, B&Bs and hotels will be allowed to open from early next month. Mr Johnson promised there is “not much more to wait now”, but insisted he is sticking to his […]

Reading terror attack: Second victim named as 39 year-old Joe Ritchie-Bennett

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The 39-year-old was friends with teacher James Furlong, the first victim to be named after the deadly terror attack. His dad Robert Ritchie, who lives in Philadelphia, paid tribute to his “brilliant” […]

Black man 'filmed white neighbour calling him n****r six times'

A woman in her 30s has been arrested in London after a black man claimed that his neighbour repeatedly called him the N word. Jamal Perry, who lives in Hackney, London, says he was abused by the woman in his own home, where he filmed the incident after asking a white woman to leave.  Footage […]

Prince William surprises royal fans with ANOTHER sweet snap of George, Charlotte and Louis

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Duke of Cambridge posted the pictures to celebrate his 38th birthday. Recently the Cambridge royals have been actively working on their mental health charities throughout lockdown. On Saturday night, portraits taken […]

Dutch arrest hundreds at coronavirus protest clashes

THE HAGUE (AFP) – Dutch police on Sunday (June 21) charged on horseback and fired water cannon to disperse protesters said to be frustrated with the government’s coronavirus policies, arresting hundreds after skirmishes broke out. Hundreds of people gathered in the city centre, many carrying placards or holding hands, to demonstrate against measures including the […]

How long can it take to recover from coronavirus?

With the UK lowering the Covid-19 alert level from four down to three this week, the country appears to be on the road to recovery following the worst of the pandemic.  However, for the hundreds of thousands of people who have contracted coronavirus and suffered from the illness, the road to recovery may not feel […]

Man charged with attempted murder after shooting at McDonald’s drive-through

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a  21-year-old victim was shot while queuing at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Merseyside. The victim was targeted as he sat in the front passenger seat of a black Ford Tourneo at the fast-food restaurant in Bromborough at around 5.30pm on Thursday. He was treated in hospital […]

Surfing vicar Matt Timms sets up drive-in church service

A vicar with a passion for surfing has created his own drive-in church service in a car park in Newquay, Cornwall. Reverend Matt Timms of Wave House Church was inspired to set up the outdoor session in an attempt to find a way around the coronavirus ban on church services after they were deemed “non-essential” […]

Coronavirus: Shut down hand dryers to stop COVID-19 spread, warns consultant

A senior hospital consultant has repeated her warning that electric hand dryers should be switched off immediately to prevent the spread of coronavirus as lockdown is eased. Speaking to Sky News, Dr Charlotte Fowler, who has 27 years of health service experience and works for a large London NHS trust, fears the use of the […]