Police fear new take-away booze law will trigger rise in disorder

Police fear new take-away booze law will trigger rise in disorder as crowds gather on streets outside pubs to drink Pubs will be entitled to serve alcohol for people to drink on the pavement Alcohol-fuelled masses could descend to the streets forcing police to intervene Police chiefs having ‘intense conversations’ with government about concerns NPCC … Read more

PM drops anti-chlorinated chicken Tory MP from intelligence committee

Former environment minister Theresa Villiers is axed from intelligence committee after defying Tory whip over allowing chlorinated chicken into the UK Theresa Villiers was one of 18 Tory MPs to amend the proposed Agriculture Bill They wanted to an the importation of chlorinated chicken to the UK from the US PM Boris Johnson wanted Ms … Read more

Former Archbishop of Canterbury among faith leaders calling for lone migrant children protection

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is among 250 faith leaders calling on Boris Johnson to guarantee the rights of lone migrant children to seek refuge here. In a letter to the prime minister today (Sat), they say Britain has a ‘moral duty to act’ because two schemes for claiming asylum are ending. MPs … Read more

Boris Johnson is set to kick-start UK economy as he looks to rebrand his premiership after lockdown 

Boris Johnson will vow to ‘build, build, build’ in a speech that he hopes will redefine his Premiership as the Government seeks to restart the UK economy. The PM is expected to announce the relaxation of the two-metre rule and the reopening of the hospitality sector next week – both to come into force in early … Read more

Boris Johnson is set to kick-start UK economy as he looks to rebrand his premiership after lockdown 

Boris Johnson will vow to ‘build, build, build’ in a speech that he hopes will redefine his Premiership as the Government seeks to restart the UK economy. The PM is expected to announce the relaxation of the two-metre rule and the reopening of the hospitality sector next week – both to come into force in early … Read more

The year of the great British staycation: Here’s how UK regions are shaping up and what to expect

July 4 has been bandied about as the date when staycations will finally snap into action, although there have been mixed signals from the Government. Boris Johnson has expressed an ambition to reopen ‘at least some of the hospitality industry and other public places, provided they are safe and enforce social distancing’ by then. But … Read more

Are we going on a summer holiday? We reveal where we can go and where we can’t from Spain to Cyprus

Well, did they or didn’t they? Some reports say Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron discussed a reciprocal arrangement to allow holidays to go ahead this summer in their respective countries without any need to self-isolate; others, including a No 10 spokesman, said it ‘didn’t come up’. Which is symptomatic of the … Read more

The year of the great British staycation: Here’s how UK regions are shaping up and what to expect

July 4 has been bandied about as the date when staycations will finally snap into action, although there have been mixed signals from the Government. Boris Johnson has expressed an ambition to reopen ‘at least some of the hospitality industry and other public places, provided they are safe and enforce social distancing’ by then. But … Read more

Are we going on a summer holiday? We reveal where we can go and where we can’t from Spain to Cyprus

Well, did they or didn’t they? Some reports say Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron discussed a reciprocal arrangement to allow holidays to go ahead this summer in their respective countries without any need to self-isolate; others, including a No 10 spokesman, said it ‘didn’t come up’. Which is symptomatic of the … Read more

Dramatic moment police tackle anti-French protester to the ground in London

This is the dramatic moment police tackled a demonstrator to the ground as he appeared to try and run towards Emmanuel Macron’s motorcade in London this afternoon.  The man is thought to have tried to run after the President’s car convoy during his high-profile visit to the capital today, as part of a protest against … Read more