Town halls have been ordered to consult more with local people after an outcry in The Telegraph over the way some roads have been shut and replaced with cycle lanes. Grant Shapps admitted some local authorities had “got it wrong” and “had not thought through” plans before shutting roads to …
Read More »Ministers reserve 28,000 rooms near airports for hotel quarantine scheme
Britain’s hotel quarantine scheme will finally begin on February 15 – nearly three weeks after it was first announced – and is expected to end six weeks later, it was revealed today. Retired Royal Marine general Sir Gordon Messenger, a former vice chief of defence staff who led a mass …
Read More »Jacob Rees-Mogg urges Royal Mint to produce a special coin for Captain Sir Tom Moore
Jacob Rees-Mogg urges the Royal Mint to produce a special coin in honour of ‘remarkable national treasure’ Captain Sir Tom Moore NHS fundraiser and WWII veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore died on Tuesday Last night Boris Johnson led a clap for the 100-year-old and healthcare workers Jacob Rees-Mogg has urged …
Read More »U.K. Honors Captain Sir Tom Moore After His Death by Clapping
U.K. Honors Captain Sir Tom Moore After His Death by Clapping | PEOPLE.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close View image Captain Sir Tom Moore Honored After His Death as the British Public Clap at the Same Time Around the Nation this link is to an external site that may …
Read More »Fury at Sandhurst as 50 recruits catch Covid-19 after officer cadets flouted social distancing rules
EXCLUSIVE: Fury over Covid outbreak at Sandhurst as 50 recruits – including member of Qatari royal family – catch virus after officer cadets flouted social distancing during alcohol-fuelled bash Nearly 50 positive cases among 750 trainees at Sandhurst Military Academy Outbreak thought to be caused by recruits dining and socialising …
Read More »How rare is YOUR 50p? Royal Mint reveals most coveted 50p coins
How rare is YOUR 50p? Royal Mint reveals most coveted 50p coins in circulation including Kew Gardens and Olympic-themed designs The famous Kew Gardens 50p remains the most coveted coin in circulation Other rare designs include seven Olympic-themed 50ps minted in 2011 It comes ahead of the 50th anniversary of …
Read More »Royal Mail releases lovely jubbly set of stamps to mark 40 years of Only Fools And Horses
Del Boy’s in another sticky situation: Royal Mail releases lovely jubbly set of stamps to mark 40 years of Only Fools And Horses The comedy first aired in 1981 and featured the escapades of Del and Rodney New designs have been released showing beloved characters and moments The stamps will …
Read More »Prince Harry forced to dilute ‘unduly tendentious’ attack on media as judge rules he must pay £32,500 costs
The Duke of Sussex was ordered by a judge to water down an “unduly tendentious” attack on the media, court documents have revealed. The Duke made a rare personal statement in court on Monday, in which he took aim at the Mail on Sunday over a story that wrongly …
Read More »Royal Canadian Mint unveils new silver coin commemorating history of Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia
A new $20 silver coin commemorating the Black Loyalists who landed in Nova Scotia as a result of the American Revolution. The Canadian Press A new, $20 silver coin issued by the Royal Canadian Mint to coincide with the start of Black History month commemorates the Black Loyalists who landed …
Read More »Covid UK: Intensive care doctor says Covid crisis in hospitals has ‘stabilised’
The coronavirus crisis in hospitals across the UK has ‘stabilised’ and staff are no longer having to plan for extra capacity, an intensive care doctor has said. But Professor Rupert Pearse from the Intensive Care Society said 2021 is going to be ‘another very hard year’ and warned of the mental …
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