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Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:51:02 GMT
'A book by Harry, written by Meghan': Royals brace for $20m Megxit memoir
The Duke of Sussex, 36, has been secretly working on the book about his life in the royal family for nearly a year which he has since sold to Penguin Random House.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:48:48 GMT
Queen could CANCEL Harry and Meghan's Platinum Jubilee invitation
Royal sources told the Mail that inside Buckingham Palace and the other royal households, there was an increasing sense of anger and frustration.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:46:21 GMT
Passengers are trapped in flooded subway train as Chinese region sees worst rainfall for 60 years
Torrential rains hit the city of Zhengzhou, in central China during the Wednesday rush hour, dropping 22 inches of water which caused subway to flood as people were travelling home.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:24:22 GMT
What's the best travel cover to buy in a Covid crisis?
The sun is shining (finally) and holidays are back on the agenda. But with Covid cases rising, testing chaos and ministers changing guidance at a moment's notice, travelling overseas has never been trickier.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:06:48 GMT
Fabian Delph is WRONGLY named online as the footballer suspended over alleged child sex offences 
Thousands of social media users shared false messages claiming that Delph had been arrested following a raid by Greater Manchester Police.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:02:36 GMT
Dominic Cummings claims he considered a COUP to get rid of Boris Johnson
The UK PM's former chief aide unleashed his latest blizzard of complaints about his old boss during a chat with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg tonight.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:56:16 GMT
Border Force officers 'told NOT to make Covid checks on green and amber list arrivals'
Passengers arriving from green and amber list countries will no longer face routine checks by officials at the border, according to a leaked report, first seen by the Guardian.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:53:15 GMT
The best restaurants for 2021 are named by Tripadvisor - and an eatery in the LAKE DISTRICT is No1
Tripadvisor's Restaurants Awards are decided by an algorithm that analyses the millions of reviews and opinions collected in a single year from travellers around the world.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:49:22 GMT
Critical care nurse, 47, 'was stabbed by man furious at Covid visiting restrictions'
Joanne Kelly, 47, was rushed into theatre for surgery in the hospital where she works in Wolverhampton yesterday but her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:37:54 GMT
Thug smashes bottle over man's head in row over dogs in Greenwich on hottest day of the year
Shocking footage showed a calm evening on the Thames Path in Greenwich descending into chaos as the altercation escalated into a bloody brawl as two men fight.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:26:02 GMT
Pinged to self isolate? These are your financial rights
After restrictions were eased this week, the Government is expecting a surge in demands to self-isolate from the contact-tracing app, which has been downloaded more than 26 million times.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:25:35 GMT
Emmanuel Macron's phone number is found among potential targets of international spying operation
The French president is among 50,000 politicians, journalists and activists around the world said to have been identified as 'people of interest' by clients of Israeli firm NSO.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:20:49 GMT
Lord Hain accuses Christian Horner of giving 'racists an excuse to let fly' after Hamilton criticism
Lord Hain, vice-chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Formula One, believes Horner will 'regret' the remarks he made in the wake of Hamilton's 180mph collision.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:18:15 GMT
UK debt pile hits £2.2TRILLION - the highest relative to GDP since 1961
The government has racked up another £22.8billion of borrowing, the second highest on record for June - but down from £28.2billion a year earlier.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:59:23 GMT
Narcissism central, sour grapes and a palpable porkie... HENRY DEEDES watches Cummings interview 
HENRY DEEDES: Last night, we saw Dominic Cummings do a sit-down interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg. Yet it wasn't quite the pyrotechnics show he might have hoped for.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:18:25 GMT
Iain Duncan Smith says he is under 'active threat' from China
Iain Duncan Smith, a strident critic of the regime in Beijing, said he had been told to be 'very careful' and offered extra support from the UK authorities.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:18:22 GMT
GUY ADAMS: So just how 'wholly truthful' will Prince Harry's 'literary' memoir be?
GUY ADAMS: Prince Harry insists he is writing a 'literary' memoir to provide readers with 'a first-hand account of my life that's accurate and wholly truthful'.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:12:53 GMT
Tragedy of the 'world's most beautiful boy': How movie condemned its teen star to a life of despair
As revealed in a new documentary film, 15-year-old Swede Björn Andrésen would have been happier if he'd never met filmmaker Luchino Visconti, whom he describes as a 'cultural predator'.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:02:21 GMT
Wolf whistling and catcalling could become crimes
Priti Patel will unveil plans for a national police lead officer to combat violence against women and girls ensuring offences such as indecent exposure and street harassment are taken more seriously.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:33:10 GMT
One-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine  is less effective against the Delta variant
Antibody levels among people who received Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine were low against the Indian 'Delta' coronavirus variant, a new study suggests.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:23:47 GMT
More than a MILLION pupils were forced to miss their lessons last week due to Covid rules
A total of 1.05million were out of school because of the virus on July 15 when a snapshot of absences was taken. It marked a 25 per cent increase on the 839,700 the previous week.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:07:09 GMT
Boris Johnson is forced to put off announcing social care reforms until AUTUMN
Boris Johnson was understood be considering a 1p-in-the-pound increase in National Insurance (NI) contributions to fund his long-awaited plans.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 23:49:39 GMT
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: A birthday party tragedy and the controversy that rages 40 years on
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: The film pieces together the night of the New Cross house fire, with the swirling undercurrents of violence beforehand and the demonstrations that followed.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 23:47:42 GMT
UK weather: Thunderstorms bring over TWO INCHES of rain and hailstones 'the size of bouncy balls'
Heavy showers hit Cambridge and Essex this afternoon while one social media user spotted hailstones 'the size of bouncy balls' in Milton Keynes despite the scorching temperatures.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 23:34:59 GMT
Spain is unlikely to go on the 'amber-plus' travel list imminently
Data compiled by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) suggests Beta rates in Spain have in recent weeks been more than five times higher than in France.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 23:17:44 GMT
ALEX BRUMMER: A social care tax raid won't work and will divide Britain. But there IS another way 
ALEX BRUMMER: My late mother's cousin Marguerite's death illustrates how carelessly the lives of people in social care have been treated (file photo).

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:42:36 GMT
Dominic Cummings finally admits his 'driving to test his eyesight' defence WASN'T the whole truth
The PM's former chief adviser said he did not ignore the rules during his trip to Durham but said should have come clean.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:40:04 GMT
Cummings says 'Boris was putting his own personal politics above people's lives'
The PM's former chief adviser claimed Mr Johnson of wanting to appease Tory MPs 'who had lost their minds' than the public's health over UK lockdowns.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 22:04:34 GMT
Ouch! Bride dislocates her knee during her first dance
Julie Benn and her new husband Paul Richter were dancing to Dave Matthews Band' Stay at their wedding in Philadelphia on July 3 when he dipped her and she buckled.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:14:24 GMT
Man who escaped the New Cross fire recalls 'peeling the skin off his face'
Appearing on BBC documentary Uprising Wayne Haynes, from south east London recalled 'peeling the skin off his face' before escaping the New Cross Fire jumping out a window.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:56:34 GMT
World's largest slip n' slide festival travels US turning ski slopes into water rides
Slide The Slopes has set up the world's largest inflatable slip n' slide festival in Pennsylvania and features more than 1.5 miles of water slides on over 20 courses.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:49:13 GMT
Kuwaiti family who paid £8,000 to people smugglers for Channel crossing among migrants hitting UK
Border Force intercepted what is believed to be the first boat at sea and brought its occupants into Dover Marina, Kent shortly before 10am. Around 20 people were seen being escorted up the gangway.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:42:14 GMT
DAN WOOTTON reveals growing royal fury at Harry's tell-all book
Multiple British royal insiders tell me that there is a 'growing sense of shock and fury' among the royal palaces and Harry's own family members about his book plan.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:38:56 GMT
Louvre launches legal action against Pornhub for its new app recreating classic masterpieces
The Parisian museum has challenged the company over its 'Classic Nudes' platform which offers an 'interactive guide to discover erotic art in the world's most famous museums'.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:39:45 GMT
London bus driver, 55, receives a hand-written thank you from Bukayo Saka
Steve Byrne, 55, from Brookmans Park in Hertfordshire, decided to write to Bukayo Saka after his missed penalty in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley this month.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:12:12 GMT
Vue cinema chain fined £750,000 after cinema chair crushed Ateeq Rafiq in 2018
Vue Entertainment Ltd has been fined £750,000 at Birmingham Crown Court for safety breaches after Ateeq Rafiq died after being trapped under a cinema chair in 2018.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:57:10 GMT
These are the stretches of road where you'll have to drive 10mph UNDER the national speed limit
Motorway speed limits will be reduced in some areas after Highways England identified 30 regions across the country where levels of nitrogen dioxide exceeded the legal limit.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:38:30 GMT
Journalists could face 14 years in prison for embarrassing the Government under proposed law change
Under a consultation run by Priti Patel's Home Office, reporters who handle leaked documents would not have a defence if charged under new laws clamping down on foreign agents.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:56:24 GMT
Covid UK: Daily death toll hits 96 in highest daily figure since MARCH as hospitalisations rise
Department of Health bosses posted 96 fatalities, up 92 per cent on last week. It was the highest number of daily deaths recorded since March 25 when 98 were recorded

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:26:54 GMT
GPs are sending back Covid vaccines because there isn't enough demand to fill appointments
Surgeries could not get enough of the jabs at the start of the inoculation drive in December. But now demand may have dried up in some areas, forcing doctors to send back doses.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:23:42 GMT
How 'lonely' Edward VIII shocked world with his explosive 1951 autobiography
Described at the time as a work that was 'unique in the history of literature', the Edward's autobiography was published just months before his brother King George VI's death.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:01:28 GMT
Two men stabbed Omani sheikh's son to death for his £34,000 Patek Phillipe watch, court hears
Badir Rahim Alnazi, 24, and Arseboon Dilbaro, 23, stand accused of knifing Mohammed Al-Araimi, 20 and his friend Nasser Kanoo, 21, after the pair left the Bulgari Hotel in Knightsbridge.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:59:12 GMT
Romanian conwoman, 60, is charged with Ocean's Eleven-style diamond theft at Boodles of Mayfair
Lulu Lakatos, 60, was charged with conspiracy to steal over the 2016 theft from Boodles, a family-owned luxury jeweller in Mayfair, London, after she was extradited from France last December.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:58:04 GMT
Minister says people can IGNORE being 'pinged' by NHS app if they think that is the 'right thing'
Paul Scully struck a starkly different tone from Boris Johnson's press briefing last night, when the PM insisted that self-isolation rules must stay in place to control soaring infections.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:47:56 GMT
Hell at Heathrow: 2,000 arrivals queue for up to 90 minutes at Terminal 5 after e-gates close
Holidaymakers arriving at Terminal 5 were left queueing for more than 90 minutes yesterday after the Government's 'out-of-date' form resulted in 'confused' passengers filling them out wrong.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:46:11 GMT
NHS Trust BUYS its local £11m Nightingale Hospital that only ever treated 250 Covid patients
A hospital trust has bought its local Nightingale Hospital to get surgery waiting lists for the county down.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:02:34 GMT
Ministers 'agree to fund social care plan with 1% hike to national insurance'
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are finally believed to have thrashed out a deal on the provision that could see costs capped, meaning fewer people will have to sell their homes.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 14:36:57 GMT
'Ping'-demonium: Fears over Summer of Discontent
The NHS Covid app today continued to 'ping' swathes of the country into isolation, causing fuel and food shortages, bin collection cancellations, railways delays, and scores of closures.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 14:34:47 GMT
Man, 21, arrested for wounding after nurse is stabbed at hospital in Wolverhampton
A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of wounding after a nurse was stabbed at New Cross Hospital, in Wolverhampton, just before 11am today.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 14:31:52 GMT
Olympic chiefs refuse to rule out CANCELLING Tokyo Games due to Covid
Toshiro Muto, head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee, was asked directly at a press conference today whether the Games might still be cancelled and refused to rule it out.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:51:12 GMT
PIERS MORGAN: Prince Harry's tell-all memoirs are a betrayal too far for the Queen and the royals
The Queen Mother had a strict maxim: 'Never complain, never explain, and rarely be heard speaking in public.' But the Queen's grandson Prince Harry sadly didn't get the discretion memo.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:46:55 GMT
Weekly Covid deaths in England and Wales jump by 67%
Office for National Statistics data showed 183 people had Covid mentioned on their death certificates in England and Wales in the week ending July 9, the latest date for which data is available.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:16:06 GMT
Prince William and Kate Middleton are 'sending a message' to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle'
Royal biographer Duncan Larcombe told Closer magazine the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 39, have 'kept a dignified silence but now they're letting their actions do the talking.'

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:01:20 GMT
Volunteer carer, 51, believed to have caught Covid watching England play Croatia in Euro 2020 dies
Glenn Barrett, 51, died in the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby on July 13, 2021 after a three-week battle with Covid-19.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:52:34 GMT
Only vulnerable children over 12 or who live with vulnerable adults will get Covid vaccines for now
Children over 12 who have underlying conditions, or are living with someone who does, will be offered a Covid vaccine, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said today.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:44:52 GMT
Dominic Cummings claims Boris Johnson resisted autumn lockdown calls joking only over-80s were dying
In a fresh assault on his ex-boss, Mr Cummings alleged that the Prime Minister said he 'didn't buy' evidence from scientists and other experts that the NHS was in danger of being overwhelmed.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:22:49 GMT
Shilpa Shetty's husband is arrested over alleged 'involvement in publishing pornography'
Raj Kundra, 45, the husband of Bollywood actress and 2007 Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty has been arrested by police in Mumbai accused of producing and distributing porn.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:16:46 GMT
Unions warn expected 3 per cent pay rise for the NHS is 'not enough'
Ministers could unveil the figure tomorrow before the Commons breaks for the summer, after widespread criticism of the original 1 per cent level they said was all that could be afforded.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:15:44 GMT
Grandfather made to sell family home after he was made redundant, Norwich employment tribunal hears
Unsuspecting George Dolby, 73, met owner and managing director Stuart Sayer, of Stuart Plant Ltd, for a work 'catch up' before being made redundant while in a Peterborough hotel car park.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:39:23 GMT
Anti-Boris Johnson and pro-Left tweets deleted by controversial front-runner for top BBC News job
Jess Brammar, who is vying to become the broadcaster's executive news editor, has launched a series of Left-wing attacks on Twitter in recent years, The Telegraph said.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:12:38 GMT
Obese Britons with long Covid put on radical low-calorie diets to see if it can cure condition
Glasgow University researchers will recruit 200 overweight and obese Britons who have survived Covid, but are debilitated by lingering symptoms months later.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:40:08 GMT
Holiday lettings boss warns NHS app could ruin staycations
Kate Allen, owner of the luxury holiday lettings business Salcombe Finest, warned that failing to abolish the app would be a death blow to the holiday industry.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:45:23 GMT
Sir Patrick Vallance corrects mistake about Covid hospital admissions
Sir Patrick Vallance last night told a Downing St press conference marking 'Freedom Day' that 60 per cent of hospitalisations were among people who had received both jabs.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:57:27 GMT
Married Premier League player arrested on suspicion of child sex offences
A married Everton player has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences, with the club suspending him pending the investigation.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:46:51 GMT
Covid UK: NHS medics warn routine surgery may come to a 'STANDSTILL' again if Covid admissions soar
Intensive care doctor Charlotte Summers, an honorary consultant at Cambridge University, said if ICU capacity numbers gets into the thousands then routine care could be disrupted once again.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:41:03 GMT
Katie Hopkins lands in UK after being booted out of Australia for mocking hotel quarantine regime
Katie Hopkins triumphantly said 'it's nice not to wear a mask again' after landing at London Heathrow Airport this morning following her deportation from Australia after mocking hotel quarantine.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:46:25 GMT
Food allergies took our daughters from us. We must act now before others suffer the same fate
Emma and Tanya share a tragic bond: both lost their beloved daughters to a food allergy - their children dying frightening, awful deaths as they struggled to breathe.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:38:31 GMT
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle pleads with MPs to keep wearing face masks
Sir Lindsay Hoyle urged politicians not to 'push the limits for the sake of it' following the easing of restrictions in England - warning they risked taking infection back to their families and communities.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:36:17 GMT
85% of Tube, train and bus users kept masks on during 'Freedom Day' today
Face coverings are no longer required in England by law, although official national guidance is to continue wearing them in crowded public places.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:35:51 GMT
Parents taking children out of school to reduce risk of being 'pinged'
School leaders in Britain have urged parents to ensure their children still attend if they are not ill or self-isolating despite accepting holidays were important after a 'torrid year'.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:01:15 GMT
Harrowing footage shows shamed racehorse trainer's 'terrified' thoroughbreds killed at abattoir
Covert video shows shamed trainer Gordon Elliott's former racehorses High Expectations and Kiss Me Kayf being shot and killed at Drury and Sons abattoir in England.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:01:11 GMT
GUY ADAMS: From iPhone to SpyPhone... It starts with an innocent message
GUY ADAMS: A text message pinged onto the mobile telephone of Hanan Elatr one day in November 2017, while she was working as a flight attendant for the Dubai-based Emirates airline.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:37:14 GMT
Horrific images reveal the conditions of defunct bear bile farms in South Korea
Although bear farming has been illegal in South Korea since 1992, more than 300 bears remain in captivity on the farms. Project Moon Bear is an organisation striving to improve their conditions.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:32:00 GMT
Talented young Olympic divers were friends for years but then fell head over heels... for each other
British divers Jack Laugher and Lois Toulson, both from Leeds, have been friends for years but will compete at the Olympics in Tokyo this summer as a couple for the first time

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:26:52 GMT
Joan Le Mesurier could never have foreseen the tragedy that struck when she went back to her husband
Joan Le Mesurier caused a scandal when she plunged into an affair with her husband's closest friend and Britain's most famous comic, Tony Hancock.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:24:32 GMT
Team GB athletes are warned to stay out of Tokyo restaurants serving alcohol
Team GB's Olympic athletes have been told not to go to restaurants that serve alcohol or that stay open after 8pm amid a growing public backlash against the games in Tokyo.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 05:17:08 GMT
Chinese man who has worked out every day for decades shares his strict training and eating regime 
Veteran Chinese bodybuilder Yang Xinmin, who has lifted weights for 40 years, is on a mission to push the limits of the human body by training his physique well into old age.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:43:32 GMT
Former Ukrainian lapdancer, 42, denies she had her British millionaire husband killed for cash
Ganna Ziuzina, now called Julianna Moore, had been blamed by Barry Pring's family after the wealthy 47-year-old IT consultant died in a Kiev hit and run on February 16, 2008. But she denies involvement.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:33:52 GMT
French minister says Britain's strict rules for arrivals are 'excessive'
Clement Beaune said the UK's decision to insist double-jabbed travellers must isolate was not based on scientific evidence.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:27:11 GMT
Asthmatic teacher who said pupils' aerosols made her health worse wins £78,000 compensation 
Alison Grant-Ryder, 62, was diagnosed with late-onset asthma which led to her being off work from Maelor School in Wrexham, North Wales, an employment tribunal heard.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:00:56 GMT
Four out of 10 NHS Test and Trace app users WON'T self-isolate for 10 days
Data from YouGov suggests 42% of people would not isolate for 10 days if they test negative after being 'pinged' by NHS Test and Trace for coming into contact with someone with Covid.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 23:47:39 GMT
Covid death rate is now 16 TIMES lower than it was during the first and second waves
The last time infections were running at around 45,000 a day in late December, Britain was recording as many as 641 deaths. But now there are only 40 on average from the virus.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 23:44:35 GMT
David Cameron showed a 'significant lack of judgment' by lobbying, MPs will say 
The former prime minister (pictured) is criticised in a major report after sending dozens of text messages to ministers and top civil servants on behalf of Greensill Capital.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 23:23:59 GMT
Cost of Covid travel test packages increases by nearly 50 per cent
Analysis of the 50 cheapest firms on the UK Government-approved list shows the average price for a two-swab package has risen from £45 to £63 over a fortnight.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 23:09:02 GMT
Tony Blair's government considered turning the Millennium Dome into a shrine to Princess Diana
Files released by the National Archives show that after Diana's death, plans were discussed about converting the Millennium Dome into a children's hospital in her memory.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 22:53:56 GMT
Kidnapped and raped at a luxury villa, how Lauren dreamed up an ingenious SOS to save her life
Lauren has bravely waived her right to anonymity, determined to speak out about her ordeal so that others may understand the psychological complexity of rare and highly disturbing cases like hers.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 22:22:56 GMT
Did George Clooney introduce Prince Harry to his ghostwriter?
Moehringer's previous books include Andre Agassi's biography, Open, and Nike co-founder Phil Knight's Shoe Dog. Page Six first reported that he was working with Harry on his book.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 22:10:57 GMT
Britain is set to get even HOTTER today as temperatures soar to sizzling 89.6F
The heat warning covers a large part of Wales, all of south-west England and parts of southern and central England, and will remain in force until the end of Thursday.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:37:03 GMT
Anti-vax louts lob bottles at police during clash outside Parliament
Eleven people were arrested in London as maskless demonstrators chanted 'shame on police' and 'arrest Boris Johnson' in the 86F (30C) heat, with others urging officers to remove their masks.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 18:56:06 GMT
Freedom Day will cause 'mad' spike in Covid cases, scientists fear
Experts, including one of the Government's own advisers, said it was 'murderous' to go through with Freedom Day in England today despite surging infections.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 18:37:41 GMT
NHS staff 'set to get 3 per cent pay rise' THIS WEEK after medics threatened to go on strike
There has been widespread condemnation of the original one per cent offer, which critics said would be wiped out by inflation and insult those at the forefront of the medical fight against Covid.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:36:13 GMT
Dog breeder spurred into drug dealing to repay loaned ransom he paid for return of stolen puppies
Jamal Fournillier a former catering student, was arrested in February last year following raids at two properties at which the drugs were discovered along with £3,000 cash.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:45:20 GMT
Motorist, 55, pumps his fist as he is cleared of murdering 49-year-old woman
A motorist accused of murdering a passenger on the North Circular pumped his fist in joy after being cleared in the Old Bailey.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:44:28 GMT
NHS Covid app sensitivity WON'T be changed, vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi hints
During a round of interviews this morning on England's Freedom Day, Mr Zahawi said the 'right thing to do' was to leave the app as it is and instead relax isolation rules for the fully vaccinated.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:05:48 GMT
Love Island's Jack Fincham arrives at court with his stepfather
The 29-year-old was spotted by police in his £30,000 Mercedes near his home in Swanley, Kent, in January.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:46:30 GMT
Holidaymaker in his 40s dies in front of his family after he slipped while climbing cliff in Dorset
The tourist, who was aged in his 40s, had climbed part-way up 200ft tall Stair Hole at Lulworth Cove, Dorset, when he slipped and fell.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:41:40 GMT
Alien abductions could be result of 'lucid dreaming,' study says
Alien abduction stories and encounters with UFOs could be due to nothing more than people who have 'lucid dreams,' according to a study published earlier this month.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:33:41 GMT
How to survive the heat - from sleeping better to entertaining the kids and oven-free recipes
Few of us are fortunate to have air conditioning systems in our homes (let's face it, there aren't many times during the year that's needed in the UK), but there are things you can do to cool down.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:32:24 GMT
Holloway Road station was testing site for SPIRAL escalator in 1906
The spiral escalator (pictured), which was set to open to the public at Holloway Road station in 1907, was built to a working standard but passengers never used it, due to safety fears.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:14:15 GMT
Minister admits Boris 'didn't get it right' over abortive bid to dodge self-isolation rules
Keir Starmer branded the PM 'hypocritical' for initially trying to use a pilot scheme to escape quarantine with daily testing after coming into contact with Sajid Javid - a confirmed positive case.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:02:41 GMT
Zara launches its debut bridal range and prices start from just £17.99
High-street store Zara has launched a budget bridal collection with prices starting from £17.99 for women on a budget. The collection features two wedding dresses, lingerie and accessories.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:59:10 GMT
Schoolboy accused of murdering 13-year-old in ambush 'pulled a knife on teen to rob his trainers'
A schoolboy accused of murdering a 13-year-old had tried to rob another teenager of his trainers by knifepoint just months before the fatal ambush, a jury heard today.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:56:08 GMT
Last pilot of Dambusters 617 Squadron dies aged 100: Tributes to RAF hero Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman
Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman took part in 30 operations with 617 Squadron during the Second World War, including a raid on German's Arnsberg railway viaduct.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:49:28 GMT
Court of Appeal clears 12 more subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted in Post Office IT scandal
Hasmukh Shingadia, 62, from Upper Bucklebury in West Berkshire, owns a convenience store in the area which the Duke and Duchess used to visit.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:28:44 GMT
Children are speaking with British accents after binge-watching so much Peppa Pig during Pandemic
American children are now speaking with polished British accents and using words such as 'biscuits' instead of cookies after they binge-watched the English cartoon Peppa Pig.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:26:55 GMT
UK trains are busier today than any other Monday in past 16 months
Transport for London said Tube travel was at 38 per cent of normal demand today and unchanged from last week, with 790,000 entries and exits compared to a pre-pandemic baseline of 2.1million.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:26:45 GMT
Tesco's sends supermarket staff round its carparks to check dogs aren't left in owners' vehicles
Tesco staff will patrol carparks outside their stores and help identify dogs that have been left inside shoppers' vehicles as the UK continues to face the extreme heat.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:50:04 GMT
Boyfriend, 23, is cleared of murdering his partner's five-year-old son in petrol attack 
Aaron Medcraft, 23, went on trial accused of dousing the Rugby property in fuel before setting it alight following a row with his girlfriend on November 15, 2018.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:32:38 GMT
Labour MP David Lammy paid £2,870 from Facebook for speech three weeks after blasting the firm
Labour MP David Lammy slated Facebook for vile racial abuse then three weeks later earned £2,870 from the social media giant for speaking at an event.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:19:33 GMT
Meghan Markle faces 'awkward reunion' with Royal Family if Lilibet gets christened in Windsor
Meghan Markle, 39, could be faced with an 'awkward' reunion with the Royal Family if her daughter Lilibet gets christened in Windsor, a royal expert Russell Myers claimed, speaking to Today.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:00:49 GMT
Girl, 11, in hospital after being bitten by an ADDER while on family walk in Middlesborough
Grace Roys, 11, stepped on what is believed to have been an adder, while at popular local beauty spot Cod Beck Reservoir, in Osmotherley. Doctors were shocked after venom reached her kidneys.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:58:52 GMT
Teenager 'is barely able to walk' because of Covid toes
Sofia, 13, from Clackmannanshire, Scotland, told the BBC she has been left too unwell to go to school, unable to wear shoes and now relies on a wheelchair for long walks.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:50:45 GMT
How Covid dealt a £1.5bn hammer blow to the UK hospitality sector
A new report from the UK's Office of National Statistics, published today, exposes the damage wrought on bars and eateries by the pandemic.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:18:28 GMT
Oxford dons should stop 'throwing tantrums' over statues, says Oriel's only African tutor
Dr Marie Kawthar Daouda - from Morocco - said she was 'perplexed' over the fuss surrounding the keeping of a statue of Cecil Rhodes at the college.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:14:02 GMT
Police hunt missing 13-year-old girl who has not been seen since disappearing from hospital
Police are still searching for a teenage girl who went missing from hospital five days ago. Kerys Lynch, 13, disappeared from Wishaw General Hospital on Wednesday.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:56:43 GMT
Mad dash from the Balearics as tourists pay up to £1,000 to get back to the UK
British favourites Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca were all upgraded to the amber list amid surging infection numbers across the archipelago - leaving tourists paying inflated fees to get home.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:43:07 GMT
Competition queen tells This Morning she's won over £300,000 of prizes in 20 years
Di Coke, from Brighton, appeared on ITV's This Morning and revealed that she's won over £300,000 of competition prizes over the course of 20 years.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:27:55 GMT
Woman, 27, reveals she 'thought she was dying of cancer' because of side effects from coil
Yasmeen Dahdah, 27, from Jordan, said she struggled with dozens of mysterious symptoms after having the coil inserted in 2015 and was forced to drop out of her university course in Leeds.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:13:46 GMT
Plumber discovers secret cellar hidden under his lawn and transforms it into TOILET
Sam, 34, who did not want to disclose his surname, found the bunker two years ago while digging up and levelling out his lawn of his home in Liversedge, West Yorkshire.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:09:11 GMT
Pregnant mother, 20, jailed for five years after hiding gun and bullets for her criminal boyfriend 
Mia Peers, 20, was arrested in Manchester after confessing she had been given the self loading pistol and five 9mm bullets when she was held at knifepoint by gangsters looking for the weapon.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:04:01 GMT
Sudanese asylum seeker, 24, is found dead at Heathrow hotel
The man, believed to be 24 and from Sudan, was found dead just before 1am on Sunday at the Crowne Plaza hotel, West Drayton.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:24:40 GMT
Queen's Balmoral estate launches new Highland organic pale ale in tribute to Prince Philip
The Duke of Edinburgh, who passed away aged 99 in April, was a famous lover of real ale and often had a small bottle from his private cellar as a night cap.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:55:22 GMT
This £84 Bosch lawnmower is 'perfect' for smaller gardens - and it's on sale
If you've been considering replacing your lawnmower, or buying a new gardening tool, today, you can get the bestselling Bosch Rotak 32 R Lawnmower for £83.95 on Amazon - that's a saving of 20 per cent.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:52:49 GMT
JK Rowling calls out troll who tweeted death threat at her
An account entitled 'Sam (Egocom Arc)' told the British Harry Potter author last night: 'I wish you a nice pipe bomb in mailbox [sic]'.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:49:30 GMT
Economist sues Cambridge University saying it retracted job offer over 'big banks are cancer' belief
An economist is suing the University of Cambridge after it retracted a job offer, claiming it was over his belief 'big banks are a cancer on society'.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:28:19 GMT
Diversity drive! Female consultants at EY offered GOLF lessons so they don't miss out on networking
Golf lessons are being offered to female partners at a London division of EY after a woman who recently joined from overseas feared they risked being excluded from making big decisions.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:11:28 GMT
'Too HOT to sleep!': Britons lie awake all night due to sweltering 88.9F on warmest day of 2021
Overnight temperatures peaked at 68F in parts of the UK last night, leaving some Britons waking up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:39:36 GMT
Single mother-of-two, 28, with weeks to live is told she is too ill to fly to Mexico for treatment
A single mother-of-two with just weeks to live has been left devastated after she raised £50k for last chance treatment abroad - but has now been told she isn't safe to fly

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:23:02 GMT
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is braced for an increase in interest bill
Consumer price inflation surged to 2.5 per cent in June, leading to concerns at the Bank of England that monetary policy may have to be tightened as soon as August 5.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 08:15:55 GMT
Pingdemic pass for NHS staff: Ministers issue new rules for health workers to dodge isolation
Prior to the new rule, healthcare workers would have to self-isolate if they were 'pinged' by the NHS app or contacted by Test and Trace which has had a huge impact on hospitals and their staff.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:48:17 GMT
DOMINIC LAWSON: Kaput! If robots are the future, why do they keep ending up on the scrapheap? 
DOMINIC LAWSON: Having trouble getting your groceries delivery from Ocado? You may be one of the casualties of a falling-out between robots.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 06:59:43 GMT
A shocking 4,000 racehorses were dispatched to the slaughterhouse since 2019
Some of the sport's most successful horses were among those being put down at one of the UK's biggest abattoirs.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 06:06:50 GMT
Man 'beats seagull to death with a child's spade on a beach in Cornwall' 
A man allegedly beat a seagull to death with a spade on a St Ives beach on Saturday, in front of families, including several children who were 'distressed' after witnessing the incident.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:06:54 GMT
Not eating oily fish regularly can shorten life expectancy more than smoking, study reveals 
Scientists found that smoking knocked four years off life expectancy whereas low levels of the fatty acid - found in oily fish such as salmon and mackerel - could reduce it by five years.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 22:14:38 GMT
The one lesson I've learned from life: Actress Haydn Gwynne says do the thing that makes you joyful
Haydn Gwynne, 63, who lives in London, came to fame in 1990s newsroom satire Drop The Dead Donkey. She says you don't realise how young you are when you're young.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 20:51:22 GMT
The motorway services that sell Ramen noodle broth from foraged porcini mushrooms
Far from serving up burger concessions, Tebay Services on the M6 in Cumbria has been offering motorists fancy food sourced from local farmers and local producers for nearly 50 years.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 17:39:33 GMT
Up to 100 more migrants arrive at Dover as Border Force intercepts as many as seven boats
Up to 100 migrants arrived to the port of Dover in Kent earlier this morning after they took advantage of the calmer waters to cross the English Channel.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 15:33:43 GMT
Mother-of-six, 37, loses her battle with cancer less than a year after being given the 'all clear'
Victoria Ayres, 37, from Lancashire, was first diagnosed with cancer in late 2019 after becoming poorly 'out of the blue' and had to undergo treatment at Preston Royal Hospital last year.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:37:53 GMT
PM 'is plotting' with Sajid to bounce Sunak into £10bn spending spree to tackle social care and NHS
Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are at loggerheads over plans for a new £10 billion-a-year 'health tax' to clear the NHS Covid backlog and fund reforms to care for the elderly.

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 23:52:58 GMT
Tokyo 2020: No sex, no cheering and masks on the podium... welcome to the Joyless Games!
The sex ban has been alluded to by the organisers in several ways. The latest Playbook says attendees must 'avoid physical contact, including hugs and handshakes', and 'keep physical interactions with others to a minimum'.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:04:22 GMT
Horrific moment attacker throws scalding liquid over a stranger's back causing second-degree burns
Video released by the NYPD shows the moment a 57-year-old man is hit with a liquid while walking in Midtown Manhattan on July 5, causing second-degree burns as violent crimes increase.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:21:13 GMT
Justin Bieber seen 'yelling' at wife Hailey in new viral video after a performance in Las Vegas
Dressed in head-to-toe green threads, Justin was seen throwing his hands in the air while walking through the casino with his wife of two years.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:46:56 GMT
Olympics chief calls Japanese people 'Chinese' while trying to win over reluctant Tokyo 2020 hosts
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach accidentally called Japanese people 'Chinese' in a meeting with the hosts of the Tokyo 2020 Games in the latest blow for the sporting event.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:46:32 GMT
John McAfee's widow releases late husband's alleged suicide note
Janice, who married the software entrepreneur in 2013, said she did not believe John was behind the note and that the handwriting was not a match.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 07:14:40 GMT
American woman attempts to make tea in an electric kettle in hilarious TikTok video
Nikki Moustaki, from New York City, bought a new electric kettle to make tea. However, she took to TikTok to accuse it of having a 'major flaw' as the kettle overflows when it boils.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 05:32:04 GMT
Texas family of five facing federal charges for taking part in the Capitol siege
The Department of Justice has brought federal trespassing and disorderly conduct charges against Kristi Munn, Tom Munn, Dawn Munn, Josh Munn, and Kayli Munn of Borger, Texas.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 02:19:53 GMT
Chinese surveillance ship heading towards Queensland tracked by the ADF for Talisman Sabre Games
A Chinese surveillance vessel called 'Tianwangxing' is being closely monitored by the Australian Military as it approaches Queensland waters for the Talisman Sabre 2021 war games.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:38:05 GMT
Judge throws out family's case against Royal Caribbean after Chloe Wiegand accidental death
Chloe Wiegand's grandfather accidentally dropped the 18-month-old through an open window of the ship docked in San Juan in July 2019. Her parents sued the cruise line.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 23:36:15 GMT
Four newly discovered planets could help give new insights in what Earth was like in its early days
Four exoplanets that orbit stars TOI 2076 and TOI 1807 were discovered and all are in their 'teenage' years, which could help shed new light on the early days of Earth, researchers said.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 23:08:36 GMT
Facebook engineers accessed private user data including one who tracked a date's location, says book
'An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination', by journalists Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang, gives an inside look into the rise and fall of Facebook.



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