Fifth of Brits say they aren’t as close with their friends or lovers after lockdown

Britain’s lockdown has ruined people’s relationships with friends and loved ones, according to a study.  A fifth of 70,000 respondents admitted they had grown distant from friends outside their own home and 18 per cent said the same had happened in their relationship with their partner, according to the research. University College London academics say … Read more

Earlier lockdowns do cut Covid-19 outbreaks quicker, study shows

Earlier lockdown restrictions have been proven to slash the number of Covid-19 cases in a study of 149 countries. Researchers measured how numbers of Covid-19 cases changed over the course of the pandemic and whether they dropped in the days following strict rules. They looked at five physical distancing measures; closure of schools, workplaces and … Read more

Speed cameras aimed more at money than accidents, says report

Speed camera sites are being used to make money rather than prevent accidents, an official report revealed last night. The police watchdog says some locations are chosen because they are ‘good hunting grounds’ for fines. Safety camera partnerships – local bodies which operate speed traps – have even protected their revenues by stopping police officers using … Read more

Priti Patel says 50,000 people enter UK from abroad every day

Priti Patel says 50,000 people per day are coming into the UK from abroad – but cannot give an estimate for how many might have coronavirus Priti Patel has revealed 50,000 people per day are now coming into the UK Home Secretary could not give an estimate for how many might have Covid She clashed … Read more

Julian Lewis kicked out of Tories for ‘working with Labour’

A Tory MP has been kicked out of the Tory party tonight for ‘working with Labour and the opposition’ after he beat Boris Johnson’s pick Chris Grayling to the chairmanship of the powerful Intelligence and Security Committee. Dr Julian Lewis secured the role despite widespread expectation that Mr Grayling would receive the backing of the … Read more

Women ‘throw phones, shoes, food and metal boarding sign at Spirit Airlines staff in Florida airport

Three women ‘throw phones, shoes, food and a metal boarding sign at Spirit Airlines staff in a Florida airport after their flight home to Philadelphia is delayed’ Danaysha Cuthbert Dixon, 22, Kaira Candida Ferguson, 21, and Tymaya Monique Wright, 20, were arrested Tuesday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport An altercation broke out after a Spirit Airline flight … Read more

‘General’s lockdown trysts’: Army probe claims married father-of-three broke lockdown to see lover 

A senior Army commander was on Wednesday night under investigation over claims he broke lockdown to see his lover. Married father-of-three Major General Rupert Jones, the son of a Falklands war hero, was in charge of the UK military’s response to the coronavirus pandemic abroad. Maj Gen Jones, 51, has admitted having an affair with … Read more

Anti-English protesters at border ‘inspired by SNP politicians’

‘Racist’ protestors at Scottish-English border were ‘inspired by SNP politicians’ says Tory MP MP John Lamont prompted heated exchanges in the Commons earlier today He branded the protests ‘totally unacceptable’ and ‘inspired’ by SNP politicians The SNP’s Patrick Grady said that the party condemns any ‘anti-Englishness’ By Joe Middleton For Mailonline Published: 21:04 BST, 15 … Read more

Kanye West’s candidacy is OFFICIAL: Rap star files Federal Election Commission documents

Kanye West filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday in his first official step toward running for president in November. The rapper filled out the first form required by the FEC to run for president – Form 1: Statement of Organization – declaring that the Kanye 2020 committee will serve as the ‘Principal Campaign … Read more

Tory MP Julian Lewis is kicked out of the party for ‘working with Labour’ to beat Chris Grayling

A Tory MP who beat ex-Cabinet minister Chris Grayling to the chairmanship of the powerful Intelligence and Security Committee has been kicked out of the party for ‘working with Labour and the opposition.’ Dr Julian Lewis secured the role despite widespread expectation that Mr Grayling would receive the backing of the Conservative-dominated Intelligence and Security … Read more

Speed cameras being used by police and councils in ‘good hunting grounds’, watchdog report reveals

Speed cameras are being used by police and councils in ‘good hunting grounds’ to fine drivers and make money rather then preventing accidents, watchdog report reveals Claim was made in a report by inspectorate of police and fire services in the UK It shows speeding fines handed out grown by 41 per cent between 2011 … Read more

Danish ice cream maker drops ‘pejorative’ ‘Eskimo’ lolly name

Danish ice cream maker drops ‘Eskimo’ lolly name after Greenland politician said ‘pejorative’ term was offensive to Arctic people Hansens Is said on Wednesday it decided to choose a more suitable name  The term Eskimo is used to refer to indigenous people from all over the Arctic  It has been criticised as a ‘pejorative’ and offensive … Read more