World’s longest surviving conjoined twins worked carnival sideshow act die at the age of 68

The world’s oldest set of conjoined twins, Ronnie and Donnie Gaylon, 68, died on July 4, in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio.    Ronnie and Donnie Galyon have been turning heads since they were born on October 28, 1951 to parents Eileen and Wesley Gaylon, who were not expecting twins, much less conjoined twins.  They were healthy … Read more

World’s longest surviving conjoined twins worked carnival sideshow act die at the age of 68

The world’s oldest set of conjoined twins, Ronnie and Donnie Gaylon, 68, died on July 4, in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio.    Ronnie and Donnie Galyon have been turning heads since they were born on October 28, 1951 to parents Eileen and Wesley Gaylon, who were not expecting twins, much less conjoined twins.  They were healthy … Read more

US dips below 50,000 new cases but experts fear July 4 will act like ‘rocket fuel’ for pandemic 

The United States has dipped under 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four days, but experts fear Independence Day celebrations will act like rocket fuel for the nation’s surging outbreak. Johns Hopkins University, which tallies confirmed cases, counted 45,300 new coronavirus infections in the U.S. on Saturday. The new count came after … Read more

US dips below 50,000 new cases but experts fear July 4 will act like ‘rocket fuel’ for pandemic 

The United States has dipped under 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four days, but experts fear Independence Day celebrations will act like rocket fuel for the nation’s surging outbreak. Johns Hopkins University, which tallies confirmed cases, counted 45,300 new coronavirus infections in the U.S. on Saturday. The new count came after … Read more

Leicester mayor ‘was warned that clothing factories had no social distancing but failed to act’

The Mayor of Leicester had been warned that some manufacturing companies were  breaching Covid-19 social distancing guidelines three months ago, a former minister has claimed.  Sir Peter Soulsby, 71, and his Labour councillors received a letter from politicians in the Conservative Party warning them of the ‘shuttered premises’ in which textile workers were operating in … Read more

Leicester mayor ‘was warned that clothing factories had no social distancing but failed to act’

The Mayor of Leicester had been warned that some manufacturing companies were  breaching Covid-19 social distancing guidelines three months ago, a former minister has claimed.  Sir Peter Soulsby, 71, and his Labour councillors wer warned by local Tory politicians of the ‘shuttered premises’ in which textile workers were operating amid the coronavirus lockdown.    Former minister … Read more

Beyonce shares open letter penned by her activist mom Tina Lawson on Heroes Act bill

Beyonce shares open letter penned by her activist mom Tina Lawson calling for U.S. senators to pass the Heroes Act bill to ‘ensure that our vote is protected this election cycle’ The Heroes Act stands for Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions  Beyonce’s letter refers to the Covid: 19 outbreak and its impact on … Read more

Tech chief Tom Ilube wants firms to act to end race bias

Tom Ilube was in his 20s when a headhunter put him forward for a job at a big City firm. He was told the boss remarked: ‘Ilube, that’s an interesting name. Is he black?’ On hearing that he was, the boss exploded: ‘Don’t you know? We don’t employ black people.’  Thankfully, times have altered since … Read more

Priti Patel reads riot act to police chief who ALLOWED protesters to tear down statue

Priti Patel has read the riot act to the Bristol police chief whose officers failed to stop Black Lives Matter protesters ripping down a slave trader’s statue. The Home Secretary is demanding the culprits face prosecution as she doubles down her zero tolerance approach to wanton criminality during the demonstrations.  She stamped down her authority … Read more

Priti Patel reads riot act to police chief who ALLOWED protesters to tear down statue

Priti Patel has read the riot act to the Bristol police chief whose officers failed to stop Black Lives Matter protesters ripping down a slave trader’s statue. The Home Secretary is demanding the culprits face prosecution as she doubles down her zero tolerance approach to wanton criminality during the demonstrations.  She stamped down her authority … Read more