Government considers using post-Brexit freedoms to allow use of traditional imperial measures

The return of pints, pounds and inches? Government considers using post-Brexit freedoms to allow greater use of traditional imperial measures Government has said it will consider reverting back to imperial system  The UK reverted to the metric system in the 1960s before it was adopted by EU  Changes will not mean complete scrapping of metric … Read more

Finding Freedom’s new chapters could be ‘final straw’ for Prince Harry and royals, says royal expert

Finding Freedom’s new chapters will be ‘extremely telling’ about the state of the royal rift between Prince Harry and his family and could blow any chance of a reconciliation, a royal expert has claimed. An updated version of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s biography by authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand is set to be released … Read more

Mini-heatwave will send temperatures soaring to 57F today as Brits enjoy new found Covid freedoms

Let the sunshine continue: Mini-heatwave will send temperatures soaring to 57F today in another day of warm weather as Brits enjoy new found Covid freedoms South coast of England to enjoy warmest weather, with Exeter and Southampton expected to see 57F highs Caernarfon in Wales and Londonderry in Northern Ireland will also be among the … Read more

Mini-heatwave will send temperatures soaring to 57F today as Brits enjoy new found Covid freedoms

Let the sunshine continue: Mini-heatwave will send temperatures soaring to 57F today in another day of warm weather as Brits enjoy new found Covid freedoms South coast of England to enjoy warmest weather, with Exeter and Southampton expected to see 57F highs Caernarfon in Wales and Londonderry in Northern Ireland will also be among the … Read more

Covid lockdown England: Students brawl in Nottingham park on first day of Rule of Six freedoms

Punch drunk! Moment booze-fuelled students brawl as thousands enjoy first day of Rule of Six freedoms in Nottingham park Shocking footage shows the moment a brawl breaks out in a Nottingham park on first day restrictions eased Crowds gathered around as the group of students threw punches in drink-fuelled fight after rule of six lifted The … Read more

Moment booze-fuelled students brawl as they enjoy first day of freedoms in Nottingham park 

Punch drunk! Moment booze-fuelled students brawl as thousands enjoy first day of Rule of Six freedoms in Nottingham park Shocking footage shows the moment a brawl breaks out in a Nottingham park Crowds can be seen gathering around as the students throw punches at centre Many people were seen filming the drink-fuelled fight on their … Read more

Covid lockdowns have seen democratic freedoms decline across the globe

Coronavirus lockdowns have stripped the world of democratic freedoms, with 2020 returning the worst scores in the 15-year history of an annual democracy index. The United Kingdom slipped two places, while France and Portugal joined the US in the ‘flawed democracies’ categories compiled in the Economist’s Democracy Index. Norway, Iceland and Sweden were unchanged at … Read more

Covid lockdowns have seen democratic freedoms decline across the globe

Coronavirus lockdowns have stripped the world of democratic freedoms, with 2020 returning the worst scores in the 15-year history of an annual democracy index. The United Kingdom slipped two places, while France and Portugal joined the US in the ‘flawed democracies’ categories compiled in the Economist’s Democracy Index. Norway, Iceland and Sweden were unchanged at … Read more

Tory MPs warn ministers can no longer ‘curtail freedoms by decree’

Boris Johnson is ‘preparing to face down Tory rebels who are demanding Parliament be granted the right to vote on future coronavirus restrictions’ Downing Street is facing a growing Tory rebellion over imposition of Covid rules Some 60 Tory rebels now supporting bid to give MPs votes on future restrictions They want Parliament to be … Read more

Tory MPs warn ministers can no longer ‘curtail freedoms by decree’

Boris Johnson ‘prepares to face down Tory rebels’ demanding vote on future lockdown rules – as MPs warn ministers can no longer ‘curtail our freedoms by decree’ Downing Street is facing a growing Tory rebellion over imposition of Covid rules Some 60 Tory rebels now supporting bid to give MPs votes on future restrictions They … Read more