Coronavirus vaccine centres may be standing idle because of rigid rules urging local health bosses to stick to the priority list, a Nobel prize-winning scientist fears. Sir Paul Nurse, director of the Francis Crick Institute in London, claimed hundreds of volunteers have been left ‘standing around with little to do’ at his centre’s make-shift clinic, … Read more
Royal Mail boss apologises for delays during busiest winter in its history and vows to keep 10,000 Christmas temp workers on permanently – with annual profits set to exceed half a BILLION pounds Royal Mail hired 33,000 temporary workers to help during the Christmas period The company said it has kept around 10,000 of its … Read more
Jacob Rees-Mogg accused Sadiq Khan of overseeing ‘loony left-wing wheezes’ today after the London mayor unveiled a new body that could remove statues and alter street names in the capital that are deemed offensive The Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm was announced today and will include art historian Aindrea Emelife and chairman of … Read more
Tesla owner narrowly avoids being crushed by his own car as it slides down icy driveway after he parks it Chris Cornish bought the electric £59,000 Tesla Model 3 one year ago He parked the car at the top of his driveway in Kent during the recent snow As he closed the car’s door, it … Read more
Britons have caused the UK’s summer staycation market to soar by almost 50 per cent despite Boris Johnson‘s warning to hold off from booking holidays. Hotel and self-catering bookings for August this year are 46 per cent higher than last year. Avvio, a company which provides technology to over 500 hotels around the world and … Read more
The NHS will start using an arthritis drug to treat hospitalised Covid patients after a breakthrough study found it cuts the risk of dying. Tocilizumab can reduce swelling inside the organs and, when combined with steroid dexamethasone slashes the odds of death by a third. Oxford University scientists behind the RECOVERY trial found the drug … Read more
Choco-frolic! Toddler jiggles around in excitement as she tastes chocolate mousse for the first time Victoria Jagger, 36, recorded daughter Sommer Jeal at home in Bromley, Kent She said she had been holding back on giving the toddler sugary products But Victoria was delighted by Sommer’s enthusiastic reaction to chocolate treat By Raven Saunt For … Read more
A woman’s body has been pulled from the River Severn after a 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder, police revealed today. Search crews discovered the body of a woman ‘in her 20s’ in Worcester as forensic officers searched a house nearby. Officers investigated a trail of what appears to be bloody splattered along … Read more
More proof the worst of Britain’s second Covid wave has passed emerged today as Test and Trace figures showed cases fell by a quarter last week and separate data revealed infections dropped in every region and age group. With all key metrics now indicating the country is well past the peak, pressure is mounting on … Read more
A new book has shed light on the experience of black Civil War soldiers, using never-before-seen photographs from the 19th century. The American Civil War, 1861-1865, was the first major conflict to be captured through the new technology of the day – photography. And now a brand new book entitled The Black Civil War Solider … Read more