Liverpool’s council leaders today called for a third national lockdown to contain the new ‘mutant’ strain of Covid and prevent a ‘catastrophe’. The city’s acting mayor, Wendy Simon, and the Labour-run city council’s cabinet say the speed of the rise in coronavirus cases have reached ‘alarming levels’ and urgent action …
Read More »Elizabeth Day: The problem with Meghan & Harry
Elizabeth Day: The problem with Meghan & Harry By Elizabeth Day for You Magazine Published: 00:02, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 00:02, 3 January 2021 Styling: Holly Elgeti. Make-up: Nicky Weir using Hourglass Beauty. Hair: Alex Szabo at Carol Hayes using T3 Haircare. Dress, Temperley London. Earrings, Motley x Scott …
Read More »Travellers face new jail threat in illegal site blitz
Travellers will face jail if they return to illegal sites within a year of being evicted as Home Office blitzes encampments that ’cause misery’ Travellers could face jail or fines of up to £2,000 if they return to illegal sites within a year of being evicted under new legislation Government …
Read More »Royal Horticultural Society is dragged into culture wars
Royal Horticultural Society is dragged into culture wars as boss vows to make it less ‘white, middle-aged and middle class’ A critic said it was ‘another institution falling to the modernisation agenda’ The president said the RHS would affirm the ‘commitment to equality’ TV garden designer Danny Clarke welcomed the proposed …
Read More »How Royal divorces made John Major dither over replacing the Royal Yacht Britannia
How Royal divorces made John Major dither over replacing the Royal Yacht Britannia Major administration was concerned at public anger over cost of a new vessel Debate began after marriages of Prince Charles and Prince Andrew fell apart In March 1996, Sir John’s private secretary, Alex Allan, described rationale PM did …
Read More »Prince Harry’s Apple TV mental health documentary with Oprah Winfrey stalls
Prince Harry’s mental health documentary series with Oprah Winfrey has ‘stalled’, after facing several delays, according to insiders. The Duke of Sussex, 36, who is currently living in his $14 million mansion in California, announced he had been working on the Apple TV documentary series for ‘several months’ with the …
Read More »Oxford vaccine arrives in UK hospitals: First batches will be ready for use on Monday
The first batches of the newly-approved coronavirus vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca have started arriving at UK hospitals ahead of the jab’s rollout. Some 530,000 doses of the jab will be available from Monday – with vulnerable people taking priority – as Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the inoculation …
Read More »Royal Navy sends warships into Channel to warn French trawlers to stay away from British fish
The Royal Navy sent four warships into the English Channel to warn French trawlers to stay away from British fish as the Brexit deal came into force. Hours before the deal took effect on New Year’s Day the boats, armed with cannons and machine guns, left Portsmouth to put a …
Read More »The best places to visit in 2021, from Japan during the Olympics to Antarctica for the solar eclipse
After nine months of ever-changing rules and disruption, many of us will be happy just to travel somewhere safe, sunny and hassle-free this year. In fact, 2021 promises to be a bumper one for great things to see and do with plenty of new openings, anniversaries and sports and cultural …
Read More »Thousands mass on Las Vegas Strip, cops bust up NYC parties and revelers crowd in Miami
The United States surpassed 20 million coronavirus cases on New Year’s Day, but the raging pandemic didn’t stop large crowds from gathering in several big cities across the country including New York, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, and Tampa on Thursday night. Data released by Johns Hopkins University on Friday indicates …
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