Rex Whistler’s family has intervened in a racism row over the artist’s giant mural in the Tate by defending the controversial piece as a “work of the past”. Descendants of the late British artist have issued a joint statement suggesting it was “perhaps unsurprising” that Whistler painted Oriental figures on …
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Health officials today warned that people as young as 30 ‘will die from Covid’ as NHS hospitals in the West Country brace for an overspill of critically-ill patients from London under emergency plans. Trusts in London and the south-east at the centre of the UK’s epidemic are preparing to transfer …
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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 …
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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 …
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If Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ever thought they could re-enter royal life or straddle the awkward line between using their titles to shill products while being “private” citizens – they got another thing coming! A new report this week claims the Queen herself nixed Harry’s request to have a …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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