LONDON (Reuters) – Interior minister Priti Patel said on Sunday the government wants to get Britain moving again after passing through a peak in the coronavirus pandemic, suggesting an “infrastructure roadmap” would be unveiled shortly. Speaking to Sky News, Patel also said Britons should stick to the government’s guidelines to stop the spread of the […]

A Massachusetts husband and wife who had recently broken up were reportedly found dead Saturday in an apparent murder-suicide. State police are investigating the deaths of Amber Pereira, 30, and Joshua Pereira, 31. A relative of Amber’s had called 911 when she discovered the pair’s bodies in their Somerset home around 8:05 a.m. Saturday, the […]

The Shuswap River appears to be stabilizing, but one North Okanagan community is reminding residents to still stay clear of fast-moving bodies of water. On Friday, the City of Enderby said though localized flooding continues to occur, the Shuswap River has gone down recently. It said the river’s current flow rate was 374 cubic metres […]

SEVEN people have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police who were pelted with objects as they tried to shut down illegal London raves for a third night. The arrests include two people in Newham who were carrying a firearm and a "Rambo-style" knife. The Met was called to the area at 4.50pm yesterday after receiving […]

HOUSTON — The din of conversation and music that normally fills The Cottonmouth Club in downtown Houston fell silent last Friday when the owners shut it down for a second time during the coronavirus pandemic — a week before the Texas governor ordered all bars to follow suit amid a surge in infections. Co-owner Michael […]

A RYANAIR plane from London Stansted was "seconds away" from smashing into the ground with 166 people on board. An automated alert warning "pull up! pull up!" sounded as the jet came just 40 seconds away from hitting the ground as it approached Bergerac in south west France. A report into the near miss found […]

TORRENTIAL rain and thunderstorms are set to hit the north as temperatures plunge after the heatwave. Brits enjoyed sweltering weather over the past few days with temperatures of up to 33C – but lightning strikes and rain have already signalled the end of paradise with temperatures set to drop to as little as 14C today. […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has thrown his support behind the chief minister of the Borneon state of Sabah as candidate to lead the country, a statement from Mahathir said on Saturday. Mahathir said supporters and allies had unanimously agreed at a meeting on Thursday to nominate Shafie Apdal, among […]

Booker prize chairman claims Baroness Nicolson was axed for ‘bullying’ tweet and NOT anti-trans views as she apologises to transgender model and asks her out for dinner Mark Damazer said the Baroness did not represent the Foundation’s views at all The Baroness has asked trans activist and model, Munroe Bergdorf to dinner  Mr Damazer stressed the […]

The Met Office have issued two weather warnings for the UK. There is a yellow warning of thunderstorms that may cause flooding and disruption in a few areas. The second is a yellow warning of heavy rain which may lead to flooding in some places. Aidan McGivern, Met Office Meteorologist said: “Big changes on the way […]