MoD confirms fighter jets used precision missiles to take-out Islamic State jihadis in Iraq

Two RAF Typhoons bomb ISIS jihadis in Iraq: MoD confirms fighter jets used precision missiles to take-out heavily-armed militants dug-in near Mosul Iraqi forces called for support after finding group of terrorists dug-in near Mosul RAF Typhoons swept in and used Paveway IV precision guided bombs to strike The Ministry of Defence says a ‘number … Read more

Clamour over Portugal’s ‘state of calamity’ amid UK fears at holidays

British tourists voiced their fury today at holidays to Portugal this month being thrown into doubt as the country’s government held crunch talks on Covid rules. Portugal had been expected to lift its ban on European tourists entering – including Britons – from Sunday, but there are now reports this might not be until May … Read more

Clamour over Portugal’s ‘state of calamity’ amid UK fears at holidays

British tourists voiced their fury today at holidays to Portugal this month being thrown into doubt as the country’s government held crunch talks on Covid rules. Portugal had been expected to lift its ban on European tourists entering – including Britons – from Sunday, but there are now reports this might not be until May … Read more

Women who lost huge sums in state pension rebuffed by Ombudsman

Audrey and Brian Watson: Couple from Staffordshire sent a question to Steve Webb a year ago, sparking our investigation into a £3bn scandal – read their story here Elderly women battling the Government for full payouts of lost state pension have been dealt a bitter blow by the Parliamentary Ombudsman. A number have received phone … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu declares a state of emergency in Lod after mayor warns ‘civil war has erupted’

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod as police accused Arab residents of waging ‘wide-scale riots’. The Israeli Prime Minister’s statement came after an Israeli Arab was killed there the previous night as violence soared between Israel and the Palestinian territories. Netanyahu himself is understood to have gone … Read more

Florida, Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina declare state of emergency over gas shortages

The governors of Florida, Virginia and Georgia all declared states of emergency Tuesday in a bid to protect fuel supplies, with some gas pumps already dry in Atlanta and other cities, as the impact from the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack continues to ripple across the country – hitting the Southeast especially hard.  Panic buyers streamed into gas … Read more

Florida, Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina declare state of emergency over gas shortages

The governors of Florida, Virginia and Georgia all declared states of emergency Tuesday in a bid to protect fuel supplies, with some gas pumps already dry in Atlanta and other cities, as the impact from the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack continues to ripple across the country – hitting the Southeast especially hard.  Panic buyers streamed into gas … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu declares a state of emergency in Lod after mayor warns ‘civil war has erupted’

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a state of emergency in the central city of Lod as police accused Arab residents of waging ‘wide-scale riots’. The Israeli Prime Minister’s statement came after an Israeli Arab was killed there the previous night as violence soared between Israel and the Palestinian territories. Netanyahu himself is understood to have gone … Read more

Queen wears pair of aquamarine brooches given to her by her parents to State Opening of Parliament

The Queen wore a pair of aquamarine brooches given to her by her parents for the State Opening of Parliament today.  The Queen, 95, looked elegant in a pale grey-blue ensemble as she carried out her first public duty since the death of her husband the Duke Edinburgh last month.  She accessorised her spring coat … Read more