Manchester students threaten ‘rent strike’ after being told to pay up to £3,000 for accommodation

University students in Manchester have threatened a rent strike after being told to pay up to £3,000 for accommodation even though they cannot return to campus during lockdown. Like students elsewhere in the country, thousands of Manchester students face being stuck at home while being forced to continue paying for university accommodation, even though halls … Read more

Howard Donald quits Twitter after facing backlash for anti-lockdown comments

Howard Donald quit Twitter on Tuesday as he faced backlash from fans for slamming the government’s decision to close schools amid the nation’s new lockdown. The Take That star, 52, revealed he’s leaving the social media platform ‘for a while’ as he received criticism for highlighting the psychological damage of temporarily taking children out of education in … Read more

Glorious pictures of the UK’s 15 epic national parks

If you ever needed reminders of the sheer beauty of Britain – here they are. These breathtaking pictures show each of the country’s diverse and incredible national parks in all their wild, windswept and stress-busting glory. There are 15 national parks across mainland Britain ranging from the Cairngorms with its jaw-dropping lochs and mountains in … Read more

IOC member Dick Pound says athletes should be priorities for Covid vaccine

IOC member Dick Pound says athletes should be priorities for Covid vaccine to ensure delayed Tokyo 2020 can go ahead… just weeks after Olympics chief Thomas Bach insisted they wouldn’t be able to jump the queue! IOC member Dick Pound says Olympic athletes should get a Covid vaccine soon Tokyo 2020 was delayed last summer … Read more

Mark Wahlberg IS CONSIDERING putting an Australian favourite on the menu at Wahlburgers

Mark Wahlberg is considering putting an Australian favourite on the menu after revealing he will bring US burger chain Wahlburgers to Australia By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:32 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 10:43 GMT, 6 January 2021 He recently announced he would be bringing his US burger chain to Australia. … Read more

Supermarket shelves stripped bare on first day of third lockdown

Supermarket shelves have been stripped bare of fresh vegetables, bread and toilet roll on the first day of Britain’s third national lockdown. Queues formed outside stores last night ahead of the start of the new restrictions, in which Britons have been told to stay at home, other than to make essential trips. Grocery shopping comes … Read more