The Duchess of Sussex has claimed that her royal wedding to Prince Harry at Windsor Castle raised more than £1billion in tourism revenue for Britain. Meghan Markle also said the income generated for the public purse ‘far outweighed’ the contribution of taxpayers’ money towards crowd security in May 2018. The …
Read More »Coronavirus UK: Crowd at Leicester cricket match pre-lockdown
Video has emerged showing hundreds of people attended a community cricket match in a district of Leicester hardest hit by the resurgent Coronavirus. The organised game, in which two local teams competed for a trophy, was watched by large crowds, who did not appear to observe social distancing rules. The …
Read More »Boris Johnson news live: Follow latest updates as UK offer new route to citizenship for Hong Kongers
China: MPs demand economic policy change MPs have demanded that Britain reconsider its economic relationship with China. Sir Iain Duncan Smith said: “We run to China to buy goods and to invest, it is time for us now to review every single programme here in the UK and around the free …
Read More »Kelly Fauvrelle: ‘Jealous’ man killed heavily-pregnant ex-girlfriend, court hears
A jealous man killed his heavily pregnant ex-girlfriend and their unborn baby in a cowardly knife attack, a court heard. Aaron McKenzie, 26, is accused of breaking into Kelly Fauvrelle’s home and stabbing her 21 times as she slept in her bedroom. She suffered catastrophic injuries and died at the …
Read More »Am-dram actor is left with fractured eye socket when he was punched by a member of the audience
An actor in a village amateur dramatic society was left with a fractured eye socket when he was punched during a back-stage bust-up by a member of the audience in a row about heckling at a Christmas show. Howard Osborne, 66, is said to have ‘lost it’ and repeatedly punched …
Read More »Skydiver found dead without parachute ‘had been wearing one’
Skydiver is found dead without a parachute – but a witness tells police the New York City man was wearing it when he jumped out of the plane William McCartin, 40, was found dead in the parking lot of a fire department The intermediate skydiver plummeted from a plane after jumping …
Read More »‘Jealous’ ex-lover murdered heavily-pregnant Royal Mail worker, 26, court hears
A jealous ex murdered the heavily pregnant mother of his unborn child by stabbing her 21 times after she left him for another man, a trial has heard. Aaron McKenzie used his knowledge of Kelly Mary Fauvrelle’s home in Thornton Heath, South London, to break in on June 29 last …
Read More »Lost Stock for Kids launched to help garment workers in Bangladesh
The Lost Stock initiative to save lives in Bangladesh using fashion chains’ unsold adult clothes has today launched a new version for children. Lost Stock for Kids follows the same idea but this time selling £35 boxes containing five pieces of children’s wear matched to the customer’s size and fashion …
Read More »Royal Marines unveil new kit – and they’ll wear White Ensign flag on their sleeve for the first time
Royal Marines makeover: Elite commandos unveil new kit – and for the first time in their 350-year history, they’ll wear White Ensign flag on their sleeve to show they’re part of Navy, not Army The Royal Marines will be given a brand new and modern uniform this autumn The uniform …
Read More »Asylum seekers at Glasgow hotel where knifeman stabbed six demonstrated over ‘poor conditions’
A knifeman complained he was ‘very hungry’ and protested about the hot food served during the Covid-19 pandemic just days before stabbing six people including a police office at a hotel in Glasgow today. Asylum seekers living in the Park Inn Hotel on West George Street had demonstrated against ‘poor …
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