Dramatic video shows Royal Navy jets ‘attacking’ HMS Queen Elizabeth in an exercise as the £3billion aircraft carrier’s crew test their defences. Cockpit footage shows the Navy’s Hawk jet maritime aggressor squadron simulating ‘bad guy’ missile attacks on the massive aircraft carrier, which at 930ft long is the joint biggest …
Read More »The billionaires behind Prince William’s £50m Earthshot Prize revealed
Prince William’s £50million Earthshot Prize scheme aims to solve the world’s environmental problems by offering a series of high-value awards over the next decade. But missing from the TV interviews today was where the huge competition money was coming from. Those details can be found on the prize’s website, below …
Read More »Rishi Sunak has been mocked for saying musicians could retrain.These pros have taken up the baton
When theatres and concert halls closed, thousands of musicians were stripped of their livelihood, not knowing when they might perform again. Indeed, this week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned that many will have to seek new careers — prompting outrage from performers. But as ANTONIA HOYLE reveals, some musicians have already …
Read More »Coronavirus UK: Death toll at Welsh hospital rises to 24
Twenty-four people have died after a coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in Wales sparked by a ‘super-spreader’. There are now 129 Covid-19 cases at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in locked-down Rhondda Cynon Taf, up from 94 last week. Coronavirus infections in the region have spiked in the last month, from 48.9 …
Read More »UK announces 17,540 Covid-19 cases and 77 deaths as infections treble in a fortnight
Britain today recorded 17,540 more cases of coronavirus, with the number of people testing positive for the disease every day having nearly tripled in a fortnight. There were 6,634 diagnoses of the disease two weeks ago, on September 24, which is the most recent point of reference after a counting blunder at …
Read More »Lucky prospector uncovers a rare gold nugget worth $30,000
Striking it lucky! Prospector uncovers a rare gold nugget worth $30,000 – as novices beg for the exact location of the valuable find The 280g nugget was found near Kalgoorlie, west of Perth, on Wednesday People flocked to the comments section to ask where exactly it was found Experts say …
Read More »Pictured: Britain’s BIGGEST hoarder whose collection is now set to fetch £4MILLION
Britain’s biggest ever hoarder who crammed a £4 million treasure trove of more than 60,000 items into a terraced house, a rental flat, two garages and 24 wheelie bins has been pictured for the first time. Ramann Shukla, 64, left behind an enormous hoard stacked floor to ceiling in every room …
Read More »Coronavirus: Anti-lockdown petition calling for herd immunity reaches 30,000 signatures
Scientists from the world’s top universities have penned an open letter calling for the UK and US to build herd immunity to Covid-19 by letting it spread in young people. The anti-lockdown petition warns that tough social distancing rules are having ‘damaging physical and mental health impacts’. The petition has …
Read More »Prince William and Kate Middleton’s rocky university romance: ROBERT LACEY reveals untold twists
In the final part of our serialisation of his sensational new book, distinguished royal historian Robert Lacey charts the eventful courtship of William and Kate, from their happy university days to their traumatic break-up while she was working for Jigsaw — and how William finally decided he needed Kate, and …
Read More »Ed Sheeran’s manager discusses Princess Beatrice sword incident
Ed Sheeran’s manager has revealed that he has not heard ‘hide nor hair’ from Princess Beatrice since the royal reportedly sliced the singer’s face with a sword when attempting to ‘knight’ fellow musician James Blunt as a prank at a party. Stuart Camp spoke about the 2016 incident where the Thinking Out …
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