President Vladimir Putin said the Russian navy will get 40 new ships this year, as he attended a naval parade in St Petersburg on Sunday marking the country’s Navy Day. The parade in the port city and the nearby town of Kronshtadt featured 200 ships and vessels and over 4,000 troops and aimed to ‘demonstrate … Read more
Huge crowds gather for the first Friday prayers at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia since Turkey’s President Erdogan sparked Christian anger by turning it back into a mosque The prayers, which are first in 86 years at the structure, saw thousands of worshippers travel across country Mr Erdogan is scheduled to attend alongside 500 dignitaries as he … Read more
A famous French Champagne house has given the UK a boozy boost after it received the green light to build a huge winery in the UK, which will produce 400,000 bottles of bubbly a year. Champagne Taittinger has been given the go ahead by Ashford Borough Council to construct the state-of-the-art facility in Chilham, Kent. … Read more
Sunbathers flee Bournemouth beach as massive fire breaks out Unconfirmed witness accounts suggest a burning beach hut sparked the blaze Dramatic pictures show an inferno ripping down the tree-covered cliff face Emergency services have scrambled to the area and started evacuating people By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 16:14 BST, 20 July 2020 | Updated: … Read more
Boy racers flouted lockdown rules during a huge car meet in London last night that caused queues of traffic. Footage showed hundreds of people ignoring social distancing rules as they watched the meet outside the Showcase cinema, near the A13 in Barking, east London. The rally came just hours after a similar event in Manchester … Read more
Boris Johnson’s £2bn boost for schools: Prime Minister is to promise huge cash injection to give all children ‘superb education’ English schools are set to receive a £2.2billion boost in Government funding Boris Johnson has promised all English pupils they will get a ‘superb education’ Secondary schools will get at least £5,150 per child, primaries … Read more
For Princess Beatrice, this was the ultimate ‘something borrowed’. Fashion is so often used to make a statement and this gown, personally loaned by the Queen, sends a huge message of her support to a much-loved granddaughter on her wedding day. The Queen Mary tiara – worn by the Queen when she married Prince Philip … Read more
Police had to use a dispersal order to break up a large crowd of Londoners illegally partying on Saturday night near Portobello Road. Alarming footage showed several people dressed up for a night out singing and dancing in one of London’s busiest areas despite a public health risk during the coronavirus pandemic. A witness to the … Read more
Revellers gather for huge illegal block party in Notting Hill’s Portobello Road as police issue dispersal order An block party took place on Portobello Road, central London on Saturday Police described the event as disruptive, illegal and a COVID-19 health risk The party turned violent and members of the public complained about the party A … Read more
For Princess Beatrice, this was the ultimate ‘something borrowed’. Fashion is so often used to make a statement and this gown, personally loaned by the Queen, sends a huge message of her support to a much-loved granddaughter on her wedding day. The Queen Mary tiara – worn by the Queen when she married Prince Philip … Read more