A glut of homes for sale flooded onto property websites today after Britain’s housing market was reopened in a bid to get the country moving again during the lockdown. Some 2,150 properties have been added to RightMove in England, Wales and Scotland over the past 24 hours as Robert Jenrick lifted the ban on moves. … Read more
The coronavirus started spreading in Britain before officials managed to scoop up the first two confirmed patients in York in January, a study has claimed. Researchers working in Brazil and Uruguay have studied the curves of COVID-19 outbreaks in countries around the world to try and work out their true start dates. The first two … Read more
China puts a second city under lockdown in the space of four days amid raising fears of a coronavirus comeback The city of Jilin enforced the lockdown on its 4.5 million residents Wednesday Shulan, a city of 600,000 people, was put under lockdown over the weekend The cities of Jilin and Shulan are located in the … Read more
Blundering dentists pulled out almost 150 HEALTHY teeth over a five-year period, new study finds Researchers warn the true number may be higher than official figures suggest They also warn that attempts to tackle the problem appear to have failed Dentist error payouts can be as high as £40,000, depending on the blunder By Pat … Read more
A fraudster sold fake holidays worth £70,000 to her family and friends while pretending she worked for Virgin Atlantic and Emirates. Jessica Greatorex-Thomas, 29, from Saffron Walden in Essex, persuaded her neighbours and family to fork out thousands for trips to Venice, the Maldives, Rome and Florida despite not being employed by a travel agency. The … Read more
Coronavirus tracking apps pose ‘a serious risk to human rights’ and ‘may introduce unjustified surveillance disguised as health measures’ Humans Rights Watch said tracking apps are a risk to human rights in a Q&A The New York organisation wants countries to consider if the apps are justified It claims they could exclude marginalised groups with … Read more
One of the most remote towns in the country has suffered more coronavirus cases per capita than anywhere else in England or Wales, official figures show. At least 552 people in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, have caught COVID-19 since the outbreak began in February, according to the latest Government data. That gives the small industrial town of … Read more
Germany and Austria will allow travel between the two countries from June 15 after borders were closed to fight coronavirus Business trips and family visits will begin from Friday, Austrian government said And from June 15 regular cross-border will restart following lockdown in March Austrian economy is 8% percent tourism, most of that is from German … Read more
Gerry Adams’ historic convictions for trying to escape the Maze Prison in the 1970s are overturned after Supreme Court rules his detention was unlawful Former Sinn Fein leader had claimed his two 1975 convictions were unsafe Judge agreed they should have been considered by a government minister Adams was later sentenced to a total of four-and-a-half … Read more
Coronavirus cranks hurl abuse at 5G staff over bizarre conspiracy theories claiming the technology has links to the pandemic Openreach recorded 68 incidents of verbal and physical abuse since 1 April That compares with just 42 such incidents across the whole of 2019 The company said that attacks on staff have escalated amid the Covid-19 … Read more
Heart-stopping moment reckless driver being chased by police races through red light and misses passing motorist by INCHES Colin Gregory, 73, was sitting at a set of traffic lights on the Isle of Wight The pensioner’s car was fitted with a dash cam which was recording at the time His car was almost hit by … Read more
Police have warned people across Britain not to attend mass gatherings which have allegedly been planned with picnics and live music in cities this Saturday. At least eight events are said to have been organised by an anti-vaxxing group called UK Freedom Movement which claims the coronavirus lockdown is illegal. The apparent gatherings have been … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has furiously denied claims of a cover-up after an investigation linked a cluster of coronavirus cases to Scotland to a Nike conference in February. A BBC Scotland Disclosure investigation revealed more than 70 Nike employees from around the world attended a conference at the Hilton Carlton Hotel in Edinburgh on February 26 and … Read more