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Iceland’s capital Reykjavik is rattled by powerful 5.6-magnitude earthquake a week after increased seismic activity was recorded at volcano that erupted in 2011 cancelling hundreds of flights By Associated Press Published: 16:31 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 16:52 BST, 20 October 2020 Iceland’s capital Reykjavik has been rattled by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake a week after … Read more
Sky under fire as viewers accuse contestant on Lee Mack show The Chop of having ‘Nazi tattoos’ on his face – but he says the number 88 represents the year his father died Carpenter Darren Lumsden is covered in face tattoos including the number 88 The father of two is appearing on a new Sky … Read more
Patient, 47, dies ‘from long Covid’ two months after being cheered as he left intensive care following 60-day fight for life in first wave Roehl Ribaya was the last ‘first wave’ Covid patient to leave a Blackpool hospital He was cheered out of ICU in July, but died last Thursday after a two-day coma His … Read more
The BBC has been accused of ‘terrifying’ the elderly with ‘threatening’ licence fee letters warning viewers of a £1,000 fine if they do not pay the £157.50-a-year cost. Social media users complained online after receiving the letters, which are emblazoned with red capital letters and informed recipients they could face prosecution. The letter reads: ‘Our … Read more
Support bubble bath! Traffic-stopping moment Dubliner strips off and jumps in a foam-filled city centre fountain chanting ‘wash your hands’ WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Comedian Fabu-D took a bubble bath in a fountain in Dublin City Centre Public fountains in Dublin have regularly been targeted with pranksters The comedian stripped off and said he was having … Read more
Michel Barnier urges the UK to ‘make the most out of the little time left’ and Downing Street demands a ‘clear assurance’ from the EU it is willing to compromise as stalemate continues and post-Brexit trade talks remain on life support Trade talks remain on life support after UK said EU not serious about doing … Read more
Covid-induced stress on doctors and nurses could leave them more prone to making medical errors, top expert suggests Professor Michael West said doctors face ‘very high levels’ of stress daily He warned this can raise the risk of serious medical errors occurring The NHS has about one in ten positions free – or 100,000 vacancies … Read more
Thousands of Brits are facing a dilema as towns, villages and even homes are split across different ‘tiers’ of coronavirus restrictions. An Essex woman is free to drive hundreds of miles around England, but cannot visit her neighbour on the other as her property is split across two councils with opposing restrictions. Golfers at a … Read more
Is Rishi about to announce a Tier Two bailout? Treasury insists ‘evolving and comprehensive’ support for business amid backlash from pubs and restaurants as Chancellor is ‘acutely aware of financial costs’ on those firms Chancellor Rishi Sunak under pressure to bring forward more help for business Extra help has been pledged for companies in Tier … Read more
Britain’s second wave of coronavirus appears to be losing steam, as the average number of daily positive tests has dropped for the first time in a month. The number of new cases counted each day dipped from an average 16,398 on October 11 to 16,231 the next day, marking the first time it had fallen … Read more