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UK heatwave map: Scorching Atlantic plume to bake Britain – hotter than Bahamas

According to Netweather, the next few days will be cloudy at times, with high pressure lingering towards the south. Weather fronts from the Atlantic will bring more cloud, especially across the north and west as southern areas remain most dry, before sizzling temperatures arrive later this week. The weekend will offer some hope to Britons wishing […]

Former ‘Mythbusters’ host Grant Imahara dead at 49 from brain aneurysm

Grant Imahara, a former host of the Discovery Channel show “Mythbusters,” reportedly died on Monday of a brain aneurysm. He was 49 years old. “We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant,” a Discovery spokesperson told TMZ. “He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. Our thoughts […]

China FURY: Beijing slaps sanctions on these ‘meddling’ US figures

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Among those targeted are senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, both outspoken critics of China. This comes amid China’s crackdown on Hong Kong and treatment of Muslims. All of which is something […]

Queen ‘not warned’ of Australian PM’s 1975 sacking

The Queen was not informed in advance about the 1975 dismissal of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, newly released letters show. Mr Whitlam’s government was removed by her representative at the time, Governor-General Sir John Kerr, and replaced with an opposition party. It is considered the most controversial event in Australian political history. The letters, […]

After mixed messages and mess-ups, Johnson bows to the inevitable

Making facing coverings in English shops mandatory had increasingly appeared an inevitable next step in the government’s campaign against coronavirus after the prime minister appeared wearing one on Friday, and mused about taking a stricter approach. On Sunday, Michael Gove denied this was the plan. He said it would be better to trust people’s good […]

WHO issues critical coronavirus warning: Pandemic may get ‘worse and worse’

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Dr Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director-general, pulled no punches about the disease, which has now killed more than 570,000 people globally, with the number of cases increasing by a million in just five […]

Nationwide to lower minimum deposit needed by first-time buyers to 10%

Nationwide will lower minimum deposit needed by first-time buyers to 10 per cent from next Monday The move follows government’s announcement last week of stamp duty holiday The holiday, which applies to England and Northern Ireland, will last until March In June the firm put ceiling of 85 percent LTV on mortgage lending to new […]