‘Regional lockdown’ threat sparks ‘serious concern’ as city mayors including Andy Burnham slam plan as ‘unenforceable’ and call for ‘local furloughs’ Manchester’s Andy Burnham and Liverpool’s Steve Rotheram made statement Warned prospect of regional lockdowns in the UK is cause for ‘serious concern’ Pair called for assistance after data suggested R rate is around 1 … Read more
Colin Powell joined the list of high-profile Republicans, including George W. Bush and Mitt Romney, who are not voting for Donald Trump in 2020 as the president’s own party is turning against him in the midst of nationwide turmoil. The Reagan-era National Security Advisor told CNN on Sunday morning: ‘I cannot in any way support … Read more
Black Lives Matter protesters have torn down a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and dumped it in a river – as demonstrations continue to sweep Britain following the death of George Floyd in America. Footage shows demonstrators heaving the metal monument down with ropes before cheering and dancing around the … Read more
Double agent Sergei Skripal’s family in Russia today wished him and daughter Yulia well amid claims they have started a new life in New Zealand. Cousin Natalya Pestsova and niece Elena said they hope the former GRU spy was doing well wherever he was living. It comes after a senior government source in London reportedly said the pair … Read more
Brazil’s government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary move. Critics have called the decision an attempt to hide the true toll of the disease in the country. The move came after months of criticism from experts saying Brazil’s statistics are woefully deficient, and in some cases manipulated, … Read more
MPs warn beaches may have to be shut down as crowds spark fears of a second coronavirus wave Several MPs of constituencies with beaches have warned they may have to shut They fear that huge numbers of visitors to the beaches could spark second wave Last week, beaches all over England were packed with hundreds … Read more
The confirmed global death toll from the COVID-19 virus reached at least 400,000 fatalities on Sunday, as Pope Francis warns the world ‘don’t cry victory too soon’. Worldwide, at least 6.9 million people have been infected by the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University, whose aggregated tally has become the main worldwide reference for monitoring the … Read more
Police in Londonderry find handgun of same type used to kill 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee in in 2019 Journalist was shot while observing rioting in the Creggan area in 2019 The death of the 29-year-old brought condemnation from across the world Police have not confirmed if the gun found was one used to kill Ms … Read more
The south west region is emerging from lockdown more quickly than the rest of the UK while Londoners are most likely to stay home, new figures have revealed. Anonymised mobile phone data gathered by Oxford University shows population movements were on average 37 per cent of normal levels in the south west in the week … Read more
Former Premier League hardman Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock reveals how he ‘died’ on operating table during emergency heart surgery Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock required heart surgery to solve a long-standing condition The retired footballer, 52, revealed how he almost died on the operating table Ruddock claims he was ‘technically dead’ for several seconds in the procedure He … Read more