Furious students last night ripped down a metal fence erected around their halls on the first day of England’s new coronavirus lockdown. Crowds of undergraduates at Manchester University trampled on the barrier and set off flairs in the Fallowfield area of the city. Pictures showed tradesmen putting up the huge …
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Lieutenant Rhys Christie claimed before he allegedly raped the 18-year-old that she had ‘touched his leg’ under a pub table and given him a ‘flirtatious look’ The captain of a Royal Navy ship who is accused of raping a teenage cadet today told a court martial ‘she was giving me …
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On the eve of the third quarter, investors again received good news from Astrazeneca. A final result from in-depth studies of its potential Covid-19 vaccine could be available by the end of this year, says the study’s chief investigator Andrew Pollard. His comments come days after the UK’s health authority, …
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A Chelsea mansion worth £8.5million has collapsed during mega-basement construction work in the heart of the celebrity-filled suburb. Neighbours reported hearing a huge thud as loud as thunder in the middle of the night as the mid-terraced house was completely destroyed. Emergency services were still at the scene this morning …
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Prince William’s decision to keep his coronavirus infection secret has been questioned by royal experts, who believe he should have informed the public. Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine, said the Duke of Cambridge’s decision not to reveal his diagnosis was ‘questionable’ and ‘a retrograde step’ in terms of …
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His Royal Dryness! Prince Charles launches new organic gin flavoured with herbs from his own garden at Highgrove to be sold in Fortnum & Mason with proceeds going to charity Prince of Wales hopes new range of £39.95 gin will raise a sum for his charity The alcohol is inspired by the …
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In the UK, government contracts worth millions of pounds have been awarded to companies without competitive bidding during the pandemic. Close scrutiny reveals many of the firms have close links to leading figures in Whitehall. The Covid-19 pandemic has meant a miserable year for businesses of every size in every …
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Prince William secretly battled coronavirus in April – days after his father Prince Charles contracted it – and was left ‘struggling to breathe,’ according to a report. The Duke of Cambridge, 38, did not reveal he was sick because he didn’t want to alarm the public. He caught the virus in …
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Furious anti-lockdown Tory MPs last night accused Boris Johnson of allowing himself to be bounced into an England-wide shutdown after No10 binned its three-tier Covid-19 alert system. Conservatives were outraged that plans to plunge the country into a second shutdown were leaked to the Saturday papers, including the Mail, before …
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The Queen’s cousin and close friend Lady Elizabeth Shakerley has died at the age of 79. Lady Shakerley, who was more widely known in her professional capacity as Lady Elizabeth Anson, was the daughter of Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson, and Anne Bowes-Lyon, who became Princess Anne of Denmark when she remarried. …
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