Black Lives Matter (BLM) protestors are preparing to march on cities across the UK for the fourth consecutive weekend. Police are expecting crowds of anti-racism demonstrators to march through London as well as cities including Glasgow and Birmingham. Forces have warned against violence and urged crowds to follow social distancing rules introduced at the height … Read more
Britain has been hit by more torrential downpours this afternoon as huge thunderstorms continue to wreak havoc across the country, with forecasters warning of flash floods across much of the UK. The Met Officer have issued warnings for Wednesday and Thursday as a new wave of thunderstorms began to sweep across southern England, threatening more … Read more
One house collapsed and others went up in flames after violent thunderstorms battered the UK yesterday, causing flash flooding. The three-storey Victorian building, which was unoccupied at the time, partially collapsed in the middle of the street in Chorlton, south Manchester, with firefighters seen checking houses on either side. Meanwhile, an entire street in Milnrow, … Read more
Thunderstorms will surge across much of Britain today and tomorrow as the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings ahead of a heatwave next week. Downpours could cause flooding this afternoon in a huge weather front across the west of the country stretching from Cornwall to Glasgow and parts of Northern Ireland. The tempest will move … Read more
Scottish loyalists and BLM protesters demanding the removal of Glasgow’s Sir Robert Peel statue hurl missiles at each other and clash with riot police – as officers make astonishing claim the trouble was not linked to BLM demo By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 14:07 BST, 14 June 2020 | Updated: 14:20 BST, 14 June … Read more
Angry scenes have been captured in town squares across the UK as Black Lives Matter protesters clashed with counter-demonstrators today. More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Brighton to stand in solidarity with BLM demonstrations worldwide. While protesters in Bristol denied they were far-right supporters while gathering at the Cenotaph with ‘All Lives Matter’ banners. Hundreds … Read more
An author has shared a candid account of growing up on a Scottish sink estate in the Nineties. Fashion journalist Lynne Coleman, who has written three books and now lives in Edinburgh, moved to an ex-council house in Auchenback, a few miles outside of Glasgow, when she was six. She told how arson, vandalism and violent … Read more
Kate Middleton recycles £685 bright blue Stella McCartney dress which signifies ‘peace and freedom’ for the fifth time as she celebrates ‘amazing’ images submitted to her community photography project Kate Middleton recycled her beloved blue Stella McCartney dress for fifth time She appeared in a Zoom call promoting her community photography contest Thrifty Duchess, 38, … Read more
Coronavirus was likely spreading in Scotland before the first case was confirmed at the start of March, the country’s chief medical officer has said. Dr Gregor Smith pointed to a new study that suggests transmission of the virus was occurring on the ground in February. The first case of Covid-19 wasn’t officially diagnosed until March … Read more
All aboard the new fly-on-the-wall TV series that goes behind the scenes of much-maligned TransPennine Express, as it launches state-of-the-art trains The Railway 24/7 ‘takes an in-depth look at every aspect of the firm’ We meet conductor Nikki May, who has been entertaining passengers for 7 years The series begins at one of the busiest … Read more
The Government ‘can and must’ do more to address racial inequality in society, former chancellor Sajid Javid has said. Writing in The Sunday Times, Mr Javid said only the Prime Minister was capable of ‘driving real change’, adding the UK risked being ‘complacent’ about its claims to be a tolerant society. It comes as thousands … Read more
Black Lives Matters protesters have been renaming Scottish streets after prominent black people and civil rights activists. Tens of thousands have joined the demonstrations against systemic racism across Britain today, two weeks after African American George Floyd died while being arrested by police in Minneapolis. In several streets in Glasgow city centre signs with a … Read more
Melanie Sykes looks effortlessly chic in flared jeans and an NHS charity T-shirt as she struts into BBC studios By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 12:08 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 12:08 BST, 6 June 2020 She recently celebrated three years of sobriety as she admitted her life has improved dramatically after going alcohol free. … Read more