Boris Johnson heads to Brussels for last-ditch talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen

Boris Johnson will fly to Brussels tonight in a last-ditch bid to salvage a Brexit trade deal. In a dramatic intervention, the Prime Minister will try to thrash out the framework of a deal over dinner with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. It comes on the eve of a crunch EU summit in … Read more

Boris Johnson heads to Brussels for last-ditch talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen

Boris Johnson will fly to Brussels tonight in a last-ditch bid to salvage a Brexit trade deal. In a dramatic intervention, the Prime Minister will try to thrash out the framework of a deal over dinner with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. It comes on the eve of a crunch EU summit in … Read more

Chipper 91-year-old reveals how he called straight up and asked for a vaccine

A pensioner melted hearts as he revealed he’d had the Covid vaccine after ringing up his hospital this morning and asking for it – and said he was looking forward to hugging his grandchildren. Chipper Martin Kenyon was interviewed by CNN as he left Guy’s Hospital in London, after becoming one of the first people … Read more

Britain braces for a cold and frosty night with freezing fog and temperatures plunging to -1C

Dig out your woolly socks… and your umbrella! Britain braces for a cold and frosty night with freezing fog and temperatures plunging to -1C before Met Office warning for torrential downpours kicks in with more than a week’s rain to fall in 24 hours England and Northern Ireland wake up to fog patches with cloudy … Read more

Britain braces for a cold and frosty night with freezing fog and temperatures plunging to -1C

Dig out your woolly socks… and your umbrella! Britain braces for a cold and frosty night with freezing fog and temperatures plunging to -1C before Met Office warning for torrential downpours kicks in with more than a week’s rain to fall in 24 hours England and Northern Ireland wake up to fog patches with cloudy … Read more

There is STILL no action on a law to protect veterans of the Troubles

MPs and former soldiers reacted with fury yesterday to Boris Johnson’s failure to bring in laws to protect Northern Ireland veterans from decades-old probes into the Troubles. Back in January, the Prime Minister promised to deal with ‘legacy issues’ within 100 days – but the Mail can reveal that plans for a new Bill have … Read more

Ministers BLOCK a public inquiry into state collusion in the Troubles murder of Pat Finucane

Relatives of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane were handed a blow in their decades-long demand for an official probe into his death today after the Northern Ireland Secretary refused pleas for a public inquiry. Brandon Lewis told MPs that he would not order an investigation into state collision into the lawyers brutal death at the … Read more

Pat Finucane murder: UK government to decide whether public inquiry

Relatives of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane will learn today if their 31-year battle for a public inquiry into his death could be finally won. The UK Government will later announce whether it will hold one of the hearings into the killing of the lawyer. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis will tell the solicitor’s family … Read more

Best Christmas cottages in the UK: You’ve got five days… so head for the hills! 

Families can reunite over Christmas — no matter what tier you’re in. For five days from December 23 (December 22 in Northern Ireland) three households can get together and the rule of six won’t apply. Traditionally, many of us would choose to celebrate in the comfort of our own homes, but, with the best part … Read more

Covid hospital deaths drop by 8% as 229 new fatalities reported

The UK has recorded a further 12,155 coronavirus cases, marking a 34 per cent drop on last Sunday’s total. In a positive sign that England’s second nation-wide lockdown slowed the country’s spiraling infection rate, the number of positive tests recorded today shaves more than a third off the 18,662 reported this time last week. Official figures released … Read more