Republican senators forced to defend elections after Trump refused to commit to peaceful transition

Republicans asserted Thursday that if Joe Biden is elected president in November there will be an ‘orderly transition’ after Donald Trump refused to commit to ‘peacefully’ leaving office if he loses. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell assured Thursday: ‘The winner of the November 3rd election will be inaugurated on January 20th.’ ‘There will be an … Read more

Coronavirus London: Lockdown fears as hospital admissions triple

London is thought to be on the brink of a localised lockdown — but official figures show the outbreak may finally be slowing down, despite hospital admissions for coronavirus having tripled in a fortnight and public health chiefs warning of a ‘rising tide’ of the virus in the capital.  During a behind-closed-doors briefing this week, … Read more

Furlough replacement: How does the Job Support Scheme work, who is eligible and how much will I get?

Rishi Sunak’s new help for business and jobs at a glace  Furlough scheme will  be replaced with a Job Support Scheme (JSS) to ‘directly support’ wages of staff working at least a third of regular hours. Firms will pay workers for hours they work. For regular hours they cannot work, employer and Treasury will both … Read more

Shocking moment ‘fly-tipper’ karate kicks man in the face after he tells him to pick up rubbish

Shocking moment ‘fly-tipper’ karate kicks man in the face after he tells him to pick up rubbish dumped beside a country lane A ‘fly-tipper’ lashed out at a member of the public who caught him on camera  Footage of the incident shows the man karate-kicking the victim in the face The victim had told him … Read more

England, Scotland and Wales declare 33 new Covid-19 deaths

England, Scotland and Wales today recorded another 33 coronavirus deaths between them in the preliminary toll as Britain’s fatality toll continues to creep up. Health officials have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which takes into account data from every setting across the UK. The early count for England only includes laboratory-confirmed victims in … Read more

England, Scotland and Wales declare 33 new Covid-19 deaths

England, Scotland and Wales today recorded another 33 coronavirus deaths between them in the preliminary toll as Britain’s fatality toll continues to creep up. Health officials have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which takes into account data from every setting across the UK. The early count for England only includes laboratory-confirmed victims in … Read more

Boots suspends booking for flu jabs amid ‘unprecedented demand’

Boots suspends booking for flu jabs amid ‘unprecedented demand’ after Britons were told to get vaccinated to ease burden of second Covid-19 wave The high-street chemist is now limiting vaccines for society’s most vulnerable NHS says it wants to inoculate a record 30million people against flu this year  An influx of influenza and Covid-19 patients could … Read more

Tearful Boohoo CEO tells inquest he slapped son’s face then did CPR in desperate bid to revive him

The chief executive of Boohoo today told an inquest through tears how he slapped his 20-year-old’s face then did CPR in a desperate bid to revive him after finding him dead in bed following a drugs binge.  Louis Butler Lyttle – son of the clothing firm’s boss, John – was found unresponsive in his room … Read more

Tearful Boohoo CEO tells inquest he slapped son’s face then did CPR in desperate bid to revive him

The chief executive of Boohoo today told an inquest through tears how he slapped his 20-year-old’s face then did CPR in a desperate bid to revive him after finding him dead in bed following a drugs binge.  Louis Butler Lyttle – son of the clothing firm’s boss, John – was found unresponsive in his room … Read more

Challenge trial volunteer reveals he’ll be cooped up for two weeks to test trial Covid-19 jabs

One of the volunteers for a controversial vaccine trial where they will be deliberately infected with coronavirus revealed they will be locked up for two weeks to stop them spreading the disease. In the challenge trial, participants will receive a jab before being exposed to a dose of SARS-CoV-2 a month later. They will then … Read more