Andrew Neil show is AXED as BBC News announces a further 70 job cuts due to coronavirus – taking total redundancies to 520 BBC today revealed The Andrew Neil Show will end as the Covid crisis subsides It is slashing a further 70 jobs in BBC News, with total redundancies rising to 520 Corporation announced … Read more
Amazon shoppers are left horrified after spotting bag for sale containing ‘photo of a child with tape over its mouth’ Amazon customers complained to the retailer after a ‘horrifying’ bag listing Shoppers noticed the bag had a photo of a child with ‘tape on its mouth’ inside Laura Harper, 30, shared screenshots of the bag … Read more
President Donald Trump’s niece Mary said she’s ‘absolutely confident’ that the president cheated on his SATs and said other Trump family members know the story is true, in a new interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. In her explosive book, ‘Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,’ in which … Read more
Rising 500ft out of the grasslands of eastern Ethiopia and spanning 6,000ft across the Blue Nile river, is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – Africa’s largest hydroelectric plant, which is pushing the region close to war. It is a £3billion bet upon which Ethiopia has banked all its hopes for the future, but which could … Read more
The Queen will knight Colonel Tom Moore on Friday with her father’s sword at Windsor Castle after the 100-year-old veteran raised more than £32million for the NHS. The fundraising hero will travel to the Berkshire royal residence with members of his family for the rare investiture with the monarch. Colonel Sir Tom won the hearts … Read more
The Lancashire borough of Pendle is at risk of retreating back into lockdown because the coronavirus is spreading out of control there, local health officials have warned. Director of public health for Lancashire, Dr Sakthi Karunanithi, has given an ‘early warning’ for people to wash their hands often, keep social distancing and wear masks in … Read more
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
Mobility schooner: Moment pensioner uses his electric buggy to pull ship ashore A pensioner was filmed helping out mariners on the Isle of Wight on Saturday The funny footage shows his mobility scooter towing a boat out the marina Three men in life jackets followed the boat as it was towed at Ryde Marina By … Read more
Boris Johnson insisted he does not have a ‘magic wand’ to save jobs today as he admitted that a wave of redundancies is looming. The PM said ‘no-one should underestimate the challenges’ the UK faces after the government’s watchdog warned four million people could be on the dole queue by next year. A dire assessment … Read more
Breaking the cycle of crime: Moment thief hammers lock in bid to steal NHS workers’ bikes… blissfully unaware he’s caught on camera in police sting Video shows the men stealing the bikes at Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Northumbria Police said they have arrested the two robbers, and ten others Robberies happened as doctors and nurses … Read more
Big MASK and Fries: Furious McDonald’s customer brutally beats a restaurant worker after ‘being reminded to put on a face mask’ in Hong Kong Footage allegedly shows the man throwing punches at the worker in Hong Kong He reportedly got angry after the manager reminded him to wear a face mask The customer then pushed … Read more
An 82-year-old man who spent four weeks in intensive care with Covid-19 was struck down by the virus again just 10 days after recovering. The unidentified man went to an emergency department at Massachusetts General Hospital after suffering from a high fever for a week. He tested positive for Covid-19 and then his condition rapidly … Read more
Maurice Roëves dead: Doctor Who and EastEnders star dies aged 83 – as tributes flood in for actor who saw Hollywood fame appearing alongside Daniel Day-Lewis in Last of Mohicans It has not been made public what the legendary Doctor Who actor, 83, died from A statement on Twitter revealed the heartbreaking news on Wednesday … Read more