Furious viewers slammed the BBC today after the broadcaster announced plans to cancel the Andrew Neil Show as part of a wider cull of 520 jobs from its news operation. Mr Neil’s political programme has not been on the air during the coronavirus pandemic, and the corporation today confirmed the show will not be returning. … Read more
1. 11-Foot Nostromo Principal Filming Model Miniature from ALIEN (1979) est: $300,000 – 500,000 (£240,500 – 400,900) 2. 1977/1978 Darth Vader Promotional Costume with Poster-Matched Helmet from STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) est: $150,000 – 250,000 (£120,200 – 200,400) 3. Raven Bar & Well of Souls Staff of Ra Headpiece from RAIDERS OF THE … Read more
Three British Airways cabin crew were killed in a New Year’s eve crash when the driver, who was double the drink-drive limit, failed to stop at a crossroads, an inquest heard. A coroner was told how the three friends were celebrating the arrival of the New Year when the collision took place on Bedfont Road, … Read more
Sir Jeremy Farrar said today the US President’s enthusiasm about hydroxychloroquine had held back global efforts to find Covid-19 treatments Donald Trump‘s endorsement of hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus wonder drug has slowed down global efforts to beat the disease, a UK Government scientist suggested today. Sir Jeremy Farrar implied the US President’s enthusiasm about the … Read more
Test and Trace worked well on the Isle of Wight and the authority now has Covid-19 ‘really under control’, an Oxford University study has found. Researchers who followed the pilot contact tracing scheme on the island — off the coast of Hampshire — found it managed to cut the reproduction rate of the virus (R) … Read more
The drugs DON’T work: Horrific toll of crack cocaine on two dealers in their 30s is evident from grim mugshots released as pair are both jailed for nine years Graphic before and after pictures of Rhys Watkins, 33, and Rachel Heywood, 39 Pair pleaded guilty to supplying heroin and crack cocaine and jailed for 9 … Read more
‘Is it huge or is Priti Patel just very small?’: Home Secretary’s GIANT mug causes a stir on Twitter – just days after Rishi Sunak showed off his own £180 ‘smart’ coffee cup Priti Patel was seen drinking out of an enormous mug during a remote hearing Twitter users ridiculed the Home Secretary choice of … Read more
Britain’s Covid-19 death toll today topped 45,000 as officials recorded just 85 more victims and Scotland has now gone an entire week without suffering a single fatality. Just 75 Britons are now dying of coronavirus each day, on average. In comparison, the rate last Wednesday was 87 after health chiefs revealed 126 more people had … Read more
Ethiopia has announced that it has started filling a lake behind its newly-constructed, £3billion dam – a move that could spark conflict with downstream neighbour Egypt amid fears it will reduce the Nile to a trickle. Seleshi Bekele, Ethiopia’s water minister, announced the move Wednesday – one day after the latest round of talks with … Read more
Britain today announced 24 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll as Scotland has now gone a week without any fatalities. Department of Health chiefs have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which is often much higher because it takes into account lab-confirmed fatalities in all settings. The early count — which only includes a … Read more
Norway’s success in handling the coronavirus pandemic has left funeral directors struggling to make ends meet. While some countries have seen their morgues overloaded with bodies in a traumatic symbol of their huge death tolls, Norway has seen only 253 deaths from the virus and demand for funeral ceremonies has fallen because of the lockdown. … Read more
The professional killer who murdered and dismembered Manhattan tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh escaped out of his building through the service exit after the victim’s sister showed up at his $2.2million apartment on Tuesday and ‘interrupted’ him dismembering her brother, leaving behind an electrical saw still plugged in. Saleh’s sister arrived at his apartment on East … Read more
Rat and mouse infestations rocket by 120% during lockdown as rodents that normally survive on pub and restaurant scraps invade homes in search of food Aviva found 120 per cent increase in rodent-related call-outs from March to June They analysed the data from the family-run business JG Pest Control in the UK Comes after the British Pest … Read more