Grenfell insulation firm boss told his staff to let concerns about their product ‘gather dust’

Grenfell insulation firm boss told his staff to let concerns about their product ‘gather dust’, public inquiry hears as executives from cladding company prepare to face questions Manager who sold Grenfell cladding panels will be questioned at public inquiry  Inquiry is examining how products were supplied and fitted on the London tower West London tower … Read more

Travellers arriving in the UK face TWO Covid tests as they self-isolate under quarantine proposals

Britain is about to announce tougher testing for all international arrivals – even those who have come from non ‘red list’ countries, Environment Secretary George Eustice confirmed today. The Government is set to announce plans for all travellers arriving in the UK to undergo two coronavirus tests while they quarantine in hotels or self-isolate at home. ‘There … Read more

Travellers arriving in the UK face TWO Covid tests as they self-isolate under quarantine proposals

Britain is about to announce tougher testing for all international arrivals – even those who have come from non ‘red list’ countries, Environment Secretary George Eustice confirmed today. The Government is set to announce plans for all travellers arriving in the UK to undergo two coronavirus tests while they quarantine in hotels or self-isolate at home. ‘There … Read more

An extra 10,000 people will be tested for Covid in Manchester after four cases of new Kent strain

Thousands more people in Manchester will be tested for coronavirus after four new cases of the Kent variant were detected there. Some 10,000 extra tests will be rolled out in the region from Tuesday, after four people from two unconnected households were found to be infected with the mutation, Manchester City Council has said. This … Read more

An extra 10,000 people will be tested for Covid in Manchester after four cases of new Kent strain

Thousands more people in Manchester will be tested for coronavirus after four new cases of the Kent variant were detected there. Some 10,000 extra tests will be rolled out in the region from Tuesday, after four people from two unconnected households were found to be infected with the mutation, Manchester City Council has said. This … Read more

What to expect from Trump’s second impeachment trial: Opening day will see debate to dismiss case

Donald Trump’s impeachment trial begins on Tuesday, with his legal team setting out to argue both that the trial is unconstitutional and the former president blameless for the Capitol riot, and the prosecution painting a picture of a man whose words incited a mob to attack the seat of government in an insurrection that cost … Read more

‘Democrats declared war on the presidency itself and will destroy it’: Graham warns of lasting harm

Donald Trump’s closest confidante in the Senate has accused Democrats on the eve of Trump’s second impeachment trial of having ‘declared war on the presidency itself’, as reports suggested the former president is confident of being acquitted and focused instead on seeking revenge against Republicans who he believes betrayed him. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina … Read more

Swedish filmmaker cleared of breaching international grave treaty

A Swedish filmmaker has been cleared of breaching an international grave treaty while filming the wreckage of the doomed ferry MS Estonia. Henrik Evertsson used a drone camera to film the vessel, which sank off the coast of the Finnish island Uto in 1994, killing 852 passengers, for a Discovery+ documentary about the disaster. The … Read more

Melbourne hotel quarantine worker is confirmed to have highly-contagious UK strain of Covid-19

Melbourne hotel quarantine worker is confirmed to have highly-contagious UK strain of Covid – forcing over 100 of her close contacts into isolation Melbourne hotel quarantine worker has contracted the UK strain of Covid-19  Tested positive after shift on Sunday at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport Those forced into isolation include 12 ADF workers … Read more

Melbourne hotel quarantine worker is confirmed to have highly-contagious UK strain of Covid-19

Melbourne hotel quarantine worker is confirmed to have highly-contagious UK strain of Covid – forcing over 100 of her close contacts into isolation Melbourne hotel quarantine worker has contracted the UK strain of Covid-19  Tested positive after shift on Sunday at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport Those forced into isolation include 12 ADF workers … Read more