Britain’s ‘I can’t breathe’ moment: Police force refers itself to watchdog after family of black man, 35, release video of six officers pinning him down as he cried for help during arrest – 10 months before his death in cell Simeon Francis, 35, was detained in July but video has only just emerged He died … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus threat level was today dramatically reduced from four to three – raising speculation that the government is about to shift on the two-metre rule. After weeks in which the alert was maintained despite Boris Johnson starting to ease lockdown, the Joint Biosecurity Centre has concluded that transmission is no longer ‘high or … Read more
The Queen tells of her ‘pride’ at British businesses’ ‘heartwarming’ response to Covid crisis after thousands of small to large firms stepped up to support the NHS and hard-hit communities Her Majesty says it gave her ‘great pride’ to see what business groups are doing Sends ‘warmest best wishes and support to business communities’ worldwide … Read more
Quick Fire Round: 1. These images represent the name of a song by which rapper? 2. If these chemical elements were arranged alphabetically in order of their symbol, which would come first? 3. These footballers have all played for which national team? 4. These letter wheels make up the title of which … Read more
As the government begins to relax its social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic, estate agents are now seeing a surge in interest for properties once more. The UK’s leading property resource Zoopla has now revealed the top five areas which have seen the biggest rise in demand for properties, with areas such as Accrington … Read more
Britain’s new blue passports have been mocked online with many claiming they are actually black, while others say the the long-awaited document is ‘flimsy’ and ‘poor quality’. Dubbed by some as a symbol of Britain’s independence from the European Union, where members have burgundy coloured passports, the new passports, based on the country’s traditional pre-EU … Read more
Britain’s Got Talent final set to be filmed ‘WITHOUT an audience for the first time in the ITV show’s 14-year history’ amid the COVID-19 crisis By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 22:59 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 07:24 BST, 17 June 2020 Britain’s Got Talent will reportedly film its final without an audience for … Read more
British youngest lottery winner – who won £1million aged just 17 – slams ‘people who use others for money’ in candid Instagram post Jane Park, 24, from Edinburgh, took to Instagram to share candid post on Friday Shared it with 232k followers and slammed ‘people who use others for money’ Said it’s not ‘cool’ to … Read more
England should not ease lockdown until the NHS contract tracing system aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus is ‘effective’, the World Health Organization has said. As the UK government prepares to launch a ‘comprehensive review’ of the strict two-metre social distancing regulations currently in place, WHO’s director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, has voiced … Read more
It’s the smell I remember. The stench permeated everything in the hotel: the lobby, the bedrooms and the bar. I was in California visiting a tomato farm, making a TV programme, Global Harvest, for the BBC about food production, and staying in this lovely, genteel old hotel – which reeked. On the last day I … Read more