Unions demand pre-Christmas pay-rise for burned out NHS staff

Dietitians, opticians and other non-essential NHS staff were today branded ‘cynical’ for asking for a pre-Christmas pay rise during the coronavirus pandemic.  Boris Johnson has promised a salary bump to doctors, nurses and other workers who have been fighting coronavirus on the front lines by next April. There has been widespread public support for the … Read more

Mummy blogger, 29, and three children were killed in crash months after their home burned down

A blogger and her three children who were killed in a horror car crash had to fleen their £320,000 home months earlier as it burned down in a freak electrical fire. Zoe Powell, 29, died alongside daughters Amelia, four, and Phoebe, eight, and son Simeon, six, after their silver Subaru collided with a HGV on the … Read more

Mummy blogger, 29, and three children were killed in crash months after their home burned down

The grandfather of three children killed in a horror crash with their blogger mother has revealed his heartbreak, choking back tears as he said ‘they’ve gone’. William Milroy told of his agony after daughter Zoe Powell, 29, was killed alongside daughters Amelia, four, and Phoebe, eight, and son Simeon, six. They lost their lives after … Read more

Gender reveal party sparked huge El Dorado wildfire which has burned 7,050 acres in California

A California wildfire which has so far destroyed 7,050 acres of land 40 miles northeast of Palm Springs was started by gender reveal party, it has emerged – leaving the family that hosted the party at risk of prison time and multi-million dollar fines.  Amid a record-breaking heatwave, with record temperatures of 121 degrees turning the … Read more

Gender reveal party sparked huge El Dorado wildfire which has burned 7,050 acres in California

A California wildfire which has so far destroyed 7,050 acres of land 40 miles northeast of Palm Springs was started by gender reveal party, it has emerged – leaving the family that hosted the party at risk of prison time and multi-million dollar fines.  Amid a record-breaking heatwave, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection … Read more

Shocking pictures show burned out cars and looted stores in Kenosha after night of violent protests

Photographs show the devastating aftermath of a night of violent protests spurred by the police shooting of an unarmed black man in Kenosha on Sunday that turned the city into the nation’s latest flashpoint in a summer of racial unrest. In a bid to stave off another night of chaos, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said 125 … Read more

How not to get burned this summer: Travel industry tries to cut losses

After months of closures and cancellations, holidays abroad are within reach.  This week, holiday firms were bombarded with bookings from sunseeking Britons after the Government revealed it would open ‘air bridges’ to countries where the virus was contained. But those who go abroad this summer may find they cannot get travel insurance for cancellations linked … Read more

As more patients seem to be surviving infection, John Naish asks: has Covid-19 burned itself out?

Nearly three months into Britain’s coronavirus pandemic and death and infection rates are falling steadily.  Elsewhere in the world, in countries that are some weeks ahead of us and where lockdown restrictions have been eased, there are as yet few signs of a dreaded ‘second wave’ – although it is early days. Now some scientists … Read more

Trump bashed Democrat-run cities burned by rioters and demands more National Guard be activated

Donald Trump took to Twitter Sunday afternoon to voice his displeasure with Democratic mayors and governors across the country who he feels are not taking enough action to stop violent rioters in their respective jurisdictions. ‘Get tough Democrat Mayors and Governors,’ the president urged in a tweet. ‘These people are ANARCHISTS. Call in our National … Read more