Social media has been flooded with videos of a new TikTok lockdown craze – housbound Britons dancing to the BBC News theme tune. Hot on the heels of the Sea Shanty fad – where users sang renditions of traditional folk songs – comes a new idea, with a hilarious routine by three women already clocking … Read more
Boris Johnson is being ‘overcautious’ by sticking to his plan to reopen schools in England on March 8 at the earliest, Government scientific advisers have claimed. Some of the experts advising ministers believe ‘there really isn’t a case for keeping all kids off until March 8’ due to the success of the vaccination drive and … Read more
Kicking off: Aggressive wild pony smashes wing mirror and dents car bonnet as it terrorises parents after smelling their toddler son’s food Jack Cowlishaw, 26, was transferring his two-year-old son to his ex’s car Several ponies approached his car in the car park at Cadnam cricket ground The New Forest ponies came up to the … Read more
A mother and daughter have been stabbed to death before a man crashed a car into a viaduct in a suspected double murder-suicide. Nurse Emma Robertson Coupland, 39, was knifed outside Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock, Scotland, at 7.45pm. Her daughter Nicole Anderson, 24, was attacked 20 minutes later near a takeaway shop she worked at and … Read more
CCTV footage shows the moment a 20-year-old man was gunned down in a fatal drive-by shooting in Birmingham. Dante Mullings died as he sat in a parked car on St Vincent Street West in Ladywood on Tuesday May 7, 2019. Eight shots were fired at the vehicle from a passing VW Passat. Mr Mullings was … Read more
Lokman Slim, 58, had increasingly worried about his fate A prominent Lebanese publisher and vocal critic of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group was found shot dead in his car on Thursday morning. Lokman Slim, 58, was found slumped over the passenger seat of his car with multiple wounds from gunshots fired at close range. He … Read more
Number 10’s race adviser tries to quit over ‘unbearable tension’ within government as he slams Tory politics ‘steeped in division’ – before withdrawing his resignation after talks with vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi Number 10’s adviser on ethnic minorities Samuel Kasumu retracted resignation Mr Kasumu reportedly said tensions in Government were at times ‘unbearable’ But retracted letter … Read more
Poleaxed! Moment tired scaffolder topples backwards through hedge as he struggles to keep hold of 21ft metal strut Craig Whitehead, 31, said he had worked 18 days in a row so he could earn cash He was carrying a 21ft scaffold pole which weighs 62lbs in Newport, Wales Mr Whitehead loses control of the long … Read more
Covid vaccines being used in the UK are safe and the high levels of protection they give against the virus ‘far outweigh’ any side effects they cause, regulators say. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today published a summary of its safety reports from the jabs between December 9 and January 24. It … Read more
Jackie Weaver has become a household name overnight after being at the cente of a spat at Handforth Parish Council’s planning meeting that saw her eject the chairman from a Zoom call after he rejected her authority Until today Handforth’s claim to fame was being home to one of Britain’s biggest M&S superstores and its … Read more