Some weeks ago I thought it might be helpful to paint a picture in these pages of what this country could look like in a few years’ time. Think Back To The Future if you like. My imaginary hero was not a mad professor creating a time-travelling DeLorean car, but …
Read More »Graduate who was battling Covid woke from nine-day coma to find NHS staff had delivered her baby
Heavily-pregnant university graduate, 22, who was battling Covid woke from nine-day coma to find she had given birth to a baby daughter Mehpara Naqvi was seven months pregnant when she was rushed to hospital 22-year-old developed Covid symptoms in October before struggling to breathe Medics performed a C-section, during which …
Read More »London’s University College Hospital warns it is on brink of treating ONLY coronavirus patients
Two of Britain’s busiest hospitals were in crisis on Thursday – with one warning it is on the brink of being able to treat Covid patients only and the other saying it was in ‘disaster medicine mode’. As the UK declared a record-high 55,892 coronavirus cases and almost 1,000 more deaths, …
Read More »Hermes delivery driver reveals why he quit job after just TWO DAYS
A Hermes delivery driver quit his job after just two days because he had to spend 45 minutes a day sorting through parcels without pay, he claims. Matt Solomons worked two shifts at Deliveries247, a company based in Greenford, North London, which is contracted by Hermes. Sharing pictures of the …
Read More »Brexit: What will change from January 1?
As 2020 draws to a close, so too will the Brexit transition period as major changes will kick in as the United Kingdom leave the EU. Although the UK officially left the EU in January 2020 the post Brexit transition period has meant most existing have remained in place thoughout …
Read More »Police shut down large New Year illegal rave in London’s Royal Docks
P olice have shut down a large illegal New Year rave in London’s Royal Docks, with organisers facing a £10,000 fine for breaching coronavirus rules. Pictures from the scene in the riverside industrial district showed officers clearing the venue, which was left littered with bottles and N20 canisters. Officers said …
Read More »The New Forest and South Downs celebrated in stamps for 2021 | Meridian
The New Forest and South Downs are featured in this year’s first issue of stamps by the Royal Mail. The national parks were among a handful selected to celebrate 70 years since the country’s national parks were founded. The areas account for 10% of land in England, Scotland and Wales. …
Read More »Who deserves to get the Covid jab next?
The rollout of the first Covid-19 vaccines has forced governments to decide who really needs saving. So far, elderly people, followed by frontline healthcare workers, are being given priority — although US members of Congress have jumped the queue. But with the vaccine in short supply, and public impatience sure …
Read More »California woman unmasked as SoHo Karen was arrested twice this year
The woman unmasked as ‘SoHo Karen’ already had a rap sheet with two arrests in the last year alone, one for public intoxication and another for drunk driving, DailyMail.com can reveal. Miya Taylor Ponsetto, 22, was identified by The New York Post on Thursday as the woman wanted by New York …
Read More »UK economy will rebound at fastest rate since WW2 to rise 8% in 2021
UK economy will rebound at fastest rate since WW2 to rise 8% in 2021 as Britons spend billions saved during lockdown, experts forecast National income is set to rise by 8 per cent in 2021 – fuelled by billions in savings The upbeat forecast comes on the day Britain leaves …
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