African internet scammers target lonely locked-down Brits as romance fraud hits 7,000 cases in 2020

African internet scammers target lonely locked-down Brits as romance fraud hits record 7,000 cases in 2020 and detectives call on ministers to crack down on Facebook Graeme Biggar, head of National Crime Agency’s National Economic Crime Centre, said agency is combating surge in fraud during Covid-19 pandemic He warned social media companies like Facebook would … Read more

Locked-down Britons unearthed a bonanza of back-garden treasures including gold coins

Coronavirus lockdown measures led to a spike in back-garden archaeological discoveries, including 15th century gold coins, the British Museum revealed.  More than 47,000 discoveries were registered with the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) so far this year – many from garden-based discoveries.  In the first lockdown alone – starting in March – the scheme … Read more

UK weather: Freezing fog shrouds swathes of locked-down Britain

It’s been a week of dire coronavirus news as England was put under its second national lockdown of the year. But there is some positivity to be found in the weather forecast, with meteorologists expecting a sunny weekend featuring warm conditions for the time of year and ‘mild temperatures’ for the rest of the month. … Read more

UK weather: Freezing fog shrouds swathes of locked-down Britain

Freezing fog shrouds swathes of locked-down Britain… but it will soon clear before sunny 63F weekend (when we’re all meant to be indoors Parts of Britain were shrouded in thick fog today with drivers warned visibility was below 300ft in some areas Met Office issues fog warning for South East and North East of England … Read more

Pub in locked-down Liverpool is renamed ‘The Three Bellends’

Pub in locked-down Liverpool is renamed ‘The Three Bellends’ with sign featuring faces of Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hancock The James Atherton in New Brighton, the Wirral, was renamed overnight   Daniel Davies, owner of the bar, changed the name in response to the lockdown Pubs across the area have been forced to close … Read more

Robert Pattinson films funeral scenes for The Batman in locked-down Liverpool

Robert Pattinson cut a sombre figure as filming continued for The Batman at Liverpool’s St George’s Hall, despite the city entering the highest tier of lockdown on Wednesday. The actor, 34, donned a black suit and a matching face mask as his character Bruce Wayne attended the funeral of Gotham’s mayor, joined by co-star Zoe … Read more

Locked-down Liverpudlians slam government rules that let Batman keep filming in city

Filming of The Batman continued in Liverpool today despite the imminent ‘Tier Three’ lockdown, as locals questioned why Hollywood appears exempt from coronavirus restrictions. Robert Pattinson and Colin Farrell, who will play Bruce Wayne and the villainous Penguin respectively, were both on set this morning as the council insisted the new rules, set to devastate … Read more

Locked-down Liverpudlians slam government rules that let Batman keep filming in city

Filming of The Batman continued in Liverpool today despite the imminent ‘Tier Three’ lockdown, as locals questioned why Hollywood appears exempt from coronavirus restrictions. Robert Pattinson and Colin Farrell, who will play Bruce Wayne and the villainous Penguin respectively, were both on set this morning as the council insisted the new rules, set to devastate … Read more