Record 1,450 migrants crossed the Channel in dinghies last month, taking total so far this year to more than 5,000 More than 1,450 migrants arrived by small boats in August, taking total to 5,000 Rise is despite vow by Priti Patel to make crossings an ‘infrequent phenomenon’ Home Office sought to blame French authorities and … Read more
The trade war between China and Australia has escalated after the communist nation slapped a ban on our biggest grain exporter after disputed claims pests were found in multiple shipments. The move comes a day after the Australian government confirmed TV anchor Cheng Lei was arrested in China on August 14, and has been in … Read more
Record numbers of young are on benefits with 538,000 under-25s claiming universal credit in lockdown as Government launches £2billion scheme to get them into jobs ‘KickStart’ aims to create hundreds of thousands of jobs for ‘left behind’ youths Number of under-25s claiming Universal Credit risen by 250,000 in lockdown Increase means one in 13 of … Read more
‘Widely recyled’ labels on pre-packed sandwiched are ‘misleading’ because the boxes have a plastic lining, says TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Sandwich packaging may be highly exacerbating the plastic waste problem Labels on boxes claiming they are ‘widely recycled’ are ‘wholly misleading’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall found that many packets had a plastic lining By Xantha Leatham For The … Read more
President Donald Trump slammed Matt Drudge for his website, the Drudge Report, leading with the story of how the president denied he had a ‘mini-stroke’ that links readers to a video where Trump is purportedly dragging his right leg. ‘Drudge didn’t support me in 2016, and I hear he doesn’t support me now. Maybe that’s why … Read more
Day one of the new school year and no one – not even the clingiest new boy or girl grabbing one last tearful hug at the gate – was quite as nervous as Cassie Buchanan. In eight years as head of Charles Dickens Primary School in the London Borough of Southwark, she has faced a … Read more
Ministers did not take responsibility for decisions made during the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic, a think tank has claimed. A report by the Institute for Government said leaders ‘lacked a wider sense of strategy’ at times and relied too heavily on scientific advice. It concluded that the Government should have been prepared to act … Read more
Hedge fund manager Rob Lucas (pictured), 58, his son, 18, and daughter, 22, were questioned as possible witnesses by officers after Claire Glatman died on Monday Police have ‘examined a millionaire’s speedboat’ as they probe the death of a British woman who was hit by a propeller while swimming off the coast of Corfu. Hedge … Read more
Boris Johnson last night came under pressure to put Greece on the UK’s quarantine list after Scotland and Wales imposed restrictions on Britons returning from the holiday hotspot. Nicola Sturgeon’s government is mandating two weeks of self-isolation for anyone arriving from 4am on Thursday, while her Welsh counterpart Mark Drakeford has singled out the party … Read more
Sir Philip Green’s £100m superyacht is confined to port in Monaco with his wife on board after two of the crew tested positive for Covid Lady Tina Green, 71, said two crewmen had tested positive for coronavirus She said they have been confined to their cabins but everyone else is fine Lady Tina did not … Read more