Blitz

Twice-a-week Covid testing blitz a waste of money? Officials WON’T say how many test have been taken

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Britain’s extortionate twice-a-week coronavirus testing blitz has been a waste of money, critics warned today. Boris Johnson launched the near-£3billion scheme at the start of the month, with everyone in England able to get two free lateral flow tests every week regardless of whether they have symptoms. The kits, previously only routinely used in schools, … Read more

London fireplace that survived Blitz bombing raids still stands without its house

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Like many parts of London during the Second World War, Vincent Street in Westminster was turned to rubble following a direct hit during the Blitz that destroyed a row of mews houses. The area, just a short walk from the Houses of Parliament, remained a bombed-out site for 40 years until it was eventually redeveloped into … Read more

How London pub the Carlton Tavern survived the Blitz AND the bulldozer

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Built more than a century ago, it’s an historic pub that survived the Blitz and even being bulldozed when campaigners identified a major planning permission error. And now the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, West London, is set to reopen next month – six years after the developers were sensationally told to rebuild it ‘brick … Read more

How London pub the Carlton Tavern survived the Blitz AND the bulldozer

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Built more than a century ago, it’s an historic pub that survived the Blitz and even being bulldozed when campaigners identified a major planning permission error. And now the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, West London, is set to reopen next month – six years after the developers were sensationally told to rebuild it ‘brick … Read more

WWII diary of Home Guard hero details Swansea’s Three Nights’ Blitz

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A shocking diary of a man who helped to put out fires during the Nazis’ bombing campaign in the Second World War has been digitised for the first time.  Swansea firewatcher James R John, 58, wrote in his diary during what became known as the Three Nights’ Blitz on the Welsh city in February 1941. … Read more

London stabbing blitz enters a second night as 24-year-old man hurt in Croydon

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Police were called to another stabbing this afternoon as London’s recent wave of violent attacks continues.    The latest incident, in Croydon, happened at about 3pm this afternoon as ambulance crews attended the crime scene and reported a 24-year-old man had been stabbed.  And the violence comes after police were called to five separate reports of … Read more

Holiday booking blitz: Britons race to secure trips to popular spots like Costa Del Sol and Menorca

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Britons have raced to secure trips to popular spots like Costa Del Sol and Menorca in the hopes of reduced coronavirus restrictions by the summer, MailOnline can reveal. Reservations on rental cottages in the UK are 63 per cent higher than last year as others take the more cautious approach of planning a staycation amid … Read more

England’s Covid jab blitz begins at mass vaccination superhubs

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Britain’s vaccines minister today ruled out immediate 24/7 jabs at the country’s new vaccination hubs opening today, blaming a shortage of medicine. Nadhim Zahawi also admitted that said that most people currently had ‘about a 45-minute drive’ to the seven NHS sites opening their doors this morning, most of whom are over 80 and medically … Read more

England’s Covid jab blitz begins at mass vaccination superhubs

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Britain’s vaccines minister today ruled out immediate 24/7 jabs at the country’s new vaccination hubs opening today, blaming a shortage of medicine. Nadhim Zahawi also admitted that said that most people currently had ‘about a 45-minute drive’ to the seven NHS sites opening their doors this morning, most of whom are over 80 and medically … Read more