Jeremy Corbyn demands to know the nature of Britain’s ‘military relationship’ with Israel

Jeremy Corbyn has demanded to know the nature of Britain’s ‘military relationship’ with Israel and whether any weapons sold by the UK have been used ‘to bomb places in Gaza’. Israeli aerial bombardments of Gaza have killed 227 people in the 10-day conflict while rocket attacks by militant group Hamas have killed 12 people in … Read more

Health minister Edward Argar defends delay in shutting Britain’s borders with India

A Health Minister has defended the delay in shutting Britain’s borders with India – saying the move was  ‘based on evidence’.  The government has been blasted for not adding India to the ‘red list’ until April 23, by which time 122 cases of the rapidly-spreading variant had already entered the UK. This is despite its neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh … Read more

Health minister Edward Argar defends delay in shutting Britain’s borders with India

A Health Minister has defended the delay in shutting Britain’s borders with India – saying the move was  ‘based on evidence’.  The government has been blasted for not adding India to the ‘red list’ until April 23, by which time 122 cases of the rapidly-spreading variant had already entered the UK. This is despite its neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh … Read more

Daily Mail’s haunting montage of just a fraction of Britain’s Covid victims, writes SARAH VINE 

However tricky the past few months have been, however much I’ve longed to see my family or spend time with friends, whatever difficulties my children may have encountered through missed schooling or isolation, one thing I shall be eternally grateful for is that no one I love appears in this picture. Not my parents, who … Read more

Daily Mail’s haunting montage of just a fraction of Britain’s Covid victims, writes SARAH VINE 

However tricky the past few months have been, however much I’ve longed to see my family or spend time with friends, whatever difficulties my children may have encountered through missed schooling or isolation, one thing I shall be eternally grateful for is that no one I love appears in this picture. Not my parents, who … Read more

Boris Johnson is blasted as ‘reckless’ for not shutting Britain’s borders with India earlier

Boris Johnson was tonight blasted as ‘reckless, misguided and dangerous’ for not shutting Britain’s borders with India earlier after four people died from the new Indian covid strain. The country was only added to the UK’s travel ‘red list’ late last month, despite earlier concerns over transmission of the fast-growing variant, which has since made … Read more

Boris Johnson is blasted as ‘reckless’ for not shutting Britain’s borders with India earlier

Boris Johnson was tonight blasted as ‘reckless, misguided and dangerous’ for not shutting Britain’s borders with India earlier after four people died from the new Indian covid strain. The country was only added to the UK’s travel ‘red list’ late last month, despite earlier concerns over transmission of the fast-growing variant, which has since made … Read more

Inside the VERY luxurious life of one of Britain’s biggest families

A couple with nine children have revealed how they rebuilt their very lavish lifestyle after nearly being made homeless four years ago.  Fran and Layden Seymour, from Suffolk, appeared on ITV’s Britain’s Biggest Families: 31 Kids And Counting The Pennies, which aired last night, where they shared details of their luxurious life.  The couple  – who … Read more

Number of cars on Britain’s roads FELL in 2020 as SORN requests spiked in lockdown

The number of cars on Britain’s roads FELL in 2020 for only the second time since WWII: Surge in owners declaring SORN in lockdown sparks a dip Hundreds of thousands declared cars off the road in 2020 due to the pandemic  SORN means owners don’t have to pay tax or insurance when they’re not driving … Read more

Britain’s cases rise week-on-week for seventh day in row amid spread of Indian variant

Real name: B.1.617 — now divided into B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2 and B.1.617.3 When and where was it discovered?  The variant was first reported by the Indian government in February 2021 but the first cases appear to date back to October 2020.  Its presence in the UK was first announced by Public Health England on April 15. There … Read more