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 »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 »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 …
Read More »Ohio Boy, 3, abandoned in cemetery along with his dog is reunited with his father mother in care
Ohio boy, 3, who was abandoned in a cemetery with his dog two days before Christmas is reunited with his father while cops weigh charges against his mom Boy was left abandoned with his dog in a cemetery two days before Christmas Three-year-old Tony was picked up by officers from …
Read More »Graduate who was battling Covid woke from nine-day coma to find NHS staff had delivered her baby
Heavily-pregnant university graduate, 22, who was battling Covid woke from nine-day coma to find she had given birth to a baby daughter Mehpara Naqvi was seven months pregnant when she was rushed to hospital 22-year-old developed Covid symptoms in October before struggling to breathe Medics performed a C-section, during which …
Read More »London’s University College Hospital warns it is on brink of treating ONLY coronavirus patients
Two of Britain’s busiest hospitals were in crisis on Thursday – with one warning it is on the brink of being able to treat Covid patients only and the other saying it was in ‘disaster medicine mode’. As the UK declared a record-high 55,892 coronavirus cases and almost 1,000 more deaths, …
Read More »Hermes delivery driver reveals why he quit job after just TWO DAYS
A Hermes delivery driver quit his job after just two days because he had to spend 45 minutes a day sorting through parcels without pay, he claims. Matt Solomons worked two shifts at Deliveries247, a company based in Greenford, North London, which is contracted by Hermes. Sharing pictures of the …
Read More »California woman unmasked as SoHo Karen was arrested twice this year
The woman unmasked as ‘SoHo Karen’ already had a rap sheet with two arrests in the last year alone, one for public intoxication and another for drunk driving, DailyMail.com can reveal. Miya Taylor Ponsetto, 22, was identified by The New York Post on Thursday as the woman wanted by New York …
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