WALSALL residents were struck by a large gas explosion this morning, causing emergency services to close off the immediate area.

BORIS JOHNSON has been urged to lift the lockdown restrictions ahead of schedule by MPs as case levels, hospitalisations and deaths continue to fall. What do you think?

A COUPLE made homeless during the pandemic following a dispute with the council have been forced to live in a stranger's garden shed.

SARAH PALIN threw her weight behind the Brexit referendum in 2016, shortly after Donald Trump's presidential victory, and declared that it marked the people reclaiming power.

RICHARD BURGON has been left humiliated as his public swipe at Keir Starmer looks likely to backfire, with Corbynite Labour members tipped to back the leadership regardless.

THE father of the teacher in the Prophet Muhammad cartoon row says his son fears for his life at the hands of Islamic extremists and that his school threw him "under the bus".

GIRLS from disadvantaged backgrounds are picking courses at the age of 16 that can later leave them in lower paid jobs than men, according to research.

LONDON had a day without a Covid death on Sunday - its first in six months.

THERE is "good reason to be cautious" with easing restrictions as many European countries are increasingly fighting a third wave of Covid-19 infections, a top expert has said.

IT was a very Happy Monday yesterday as millions ventured out after the first easing of lockdown - putting England firmly on the roadmap to freedom.