Mother of boy who filmed himself abusing Chris Whitty says she’s appalled by her son’s rudeness

The mother of a teenager who abused Chris Whitty in the street has revealed how she was ‘horrified’ at her son’s rudeness, has taken away his PlayStation and is making him apologise to the Government’s Chief Medical Officer. She told MailOnline it was her 15-year-old son who filmed himself repeatedly accusing Prof Whitty of ‘lying’ … Read more

Bake Off’s Matt Lucas debuts his ‘first ever moustache’ after losing his hair at the age of six

‘I don’t have eyebrows so it looks a bit weird’: Bake Off’s Matt Lucas debuts his ‘first ever moustache’ after losing his hair at the age of six By Clare Mccarthy For Mailonline Published: 16:18 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 16:18 GMT, 3 February 2021 Matt Lucas has used the third national lockdown to … Read more

Covid Scotland: Boris Johnson offers assistance with vaccine rollout

Boris Johnson offered Nicola Sturgeon help with Scotland’s sluggish vaccine rollout today amid claims it could slow the journey out of lockdown for other parts of the UK. Mr Johnson became the latest UK politician to offer Government help to speed up the process north of the border. The Army is already at work in … Read more

‘First Briton to catch Covid’, 26, had drugs in his system when he died

The student believed to be the first Briton to catch coronavirus had drugs in his system when he died after ‘never getting over lockdown in China‘, an inquest heard today. Connor Reed, 26, from Llandudno, North Wales, caught the virus while teaching English at a school in Wuhan in November 2019, and claimed he drank … Read more

‘If you have food in the house, please use that’: Hancock warns people in South African Covid areas

‘If you have food in the house, please use that’: Health Secretary tells people in South African variant areas they MUST use up stocks in cupboards and freezers before leaving to go shopping to halt spread of coronavirus Another 33 cases of the South African Covid variant have been spotted in UK  PHE says 143 … Read more

Gas engineer, 28, took his own life when Covid lockdown loneliness plunged him into depression

An ‘upbeat and outgoing’ 28-year-old took hanged himself after coronavirus lockdown loneliness sent him into depression while he was furloughed. Jamie Mathias, 28, who was a gas engineer, had secured one of his long-term goals and purchased his first home last February. The ‘funny and charming’ young man from Harlow, Essex, was set to have a … Read more

Police bust ‘£1m county lines drugs ring after dealers dressed up as care home staff’

Police bust ‘£1million county lines drugs ring after dealers dressed up as care home staff and key workers to trick lockdown patrols while delivering cocaine to middle-class customers’ Couriers ‘sent drugs to 2,000 clients across Birmingham and Worcestershire’ West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit (WMROCU) shut down hotline A gun was recovered as part of … Read more

GMB viewers are left in tears over tribute to Captain Tom

‘This show celebrates his remarkable life’: GMB viewers are left in tears as Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid pay tribute to Captain Tom and declare ‘he put the great in Great Britain’ By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 09:23 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 09:23 GMT, 3 February 2021 Good Morning Britain viewers were … Read more