Hong Kong: 200,000 set to come to UK after citizenship offer

200,000 Hong Kongers are set to come to Britain to live after UK offered them a route to citizenship Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to welcome three million Hong Kong residents   The Foreign Office is working on estimates that 200,000 will take the offer Alan Mak, a Conservative of Chinese descent, said he doesn’t think … Read more

Car infotainment systems and mobile phones keeping death rate on Britain’s roads unchanged, warn DfT

Car infotainment systems and mobile phones have contributed to a ‘plateauing’ of deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads, ministers have warned. Officials are alarmed that the rate of casualties has remained unchanged since 2010, despite significant improvements in the safety of vehicles. At the moment, five people die on the roads and 68 are seriously … Read more

Coronavirus England: Death rates vary massively in hospitals

NHS trust name Total ENGLAND 29,079 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST 960 BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST 623 LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST 608 PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST 551 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST 518 KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST 511 ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST … Read more

Alarming rise in stillbirths during coronavirus pandemic emerges

Alarming rise in stillbirths during coronavirus pandemic emerges as new figures suggest the number has QUADRUPLED at just one London hospital Fears high-risk pregnancies are being missed as the NHS deals with coronavirus  One London hospital recorded four-fold increase in stillbirths since the outbreak Study also reports an increase in late-term terminations due to fetal … Read more

Drunk female Sergeant HEADBUTTED soldier in the face at alcohol fuelled Army social event

Michelle Cook, 33, pictured outside Bulford Military Court in Wiltshire A female Sergeant got drunk on a booze-fuelled Army social event at a racecourse and headbutted a male colleague in the face. Michelle Cook, 33, became so incensed when the male soldier accused her of pushing a colleague she lashed out at him ‘in the … Read more

Shocking moment thug shoves police officer down stairs during statue protest in Parliament Square

Shocking moment thug shoves police officer down stairs during statue protest in Parliament Square leaving her with injuries to her neck and back Jamie Dewing, 31, pushed a female police officer down some stairs on June 13 Dewing was taking part in far-right protests in London near Parliament Square He pleaded guilty to assaulting an … Read more

Heartwarming moment Covid-19 survivor is welcomed home by friends and family

This is the heartwarming moment a Covid-19 survivor was welcomed home by friends and family after a prolonged battle in hospital.   Jayesh Patel spent 69 days in hospital – 56 of them on a ventilator in an induced coma. For 19 days, an artificial lung machine oxygenated his blood to rest of his organs. His … Read more

Tourists are thrilled as two humpbacks whales jump out of the water in Sydney Harbour for an hour

Stunning moment two humpback whales launch themselves out of the water in Sydney Harbour in front of delighted tourists Two 40-tonne adult humpback whales showed off their jumping skills for whale watchers in Sydney Harbour  Go Whale Watching photographer John Goodridge said the whales display was the most impressive he’d seen  The whales show lasted … Read more

Post Office boss gives his stamp of approval to Mail’s litter-picking campaign

Post Office boss gives his stamp of approval to Mail’s litter-picking campaign and vows to urge staff around the country to join in the clean-up Post Office boss says the company will be ‘championing’ litter picking campaign Head office staff will encourage local postmasters across the UK to get involved Endorsement follows some of the … Read more