The ‘vast majority’ of positive rapid Covid tests at school are likely to be false, Professor Jon Deeks, The ‘vast majority’ of positive results from rapid coronavirus tests used at secondary schools are likely to be wrong, an expert has claimed. Cases have fallen rapidly among children since the start of the year, with just 0.05 … Read more
Parks and beaches across Britain were covered in litter today as the country enjoys a second consecutive day of record-breaking heat with people set to flock to parks and beaches and temperatures hitting 75F (24C) again. Revellers have been making the most of their newfound freedom this week after coronavirus restrictions were partially lifted on … Read more
A holiday in Paradise (Circus)! Ministers urge British holidaymakers to enjoy the delights of Birmingham, Manchester and Portsmouth as foreign tourists stay away The government’s official tourism agency, Visit Britain, is set to spend £5million The ‘Escape The Everyday’ campaign to urge the UK public to get on city breaks It comes after government introduced … Read more
Jessops, the camera retailer owned by Dragons’ Den’s Peter Jones, has filed a notice to appoint administrators after it was badly hit by lockdown restrictions. The company, which was bought by Mr Jones’s PJ Investment Group in 2013, currently employs 120 staff and runs 17 stores. It has hired insolvency specialists FRP and said it … Read more
John Lewis to shut eight more stores Store closures announced yesterday: Aberdeen Ashford (At Home) Basingstoke (At Home) Chester (At Home) Peterborough Sheffield Tunbridge Wells (At Home) York Store closures announced last July Birmingham Croydon Watford Newbury Swindon Tamworth St Pancras Heathrow MPs today called the permanent closure of eight John Lewis stores ‘devastating’ for … Read more
Everyone had a secret desire to discover that they had a long-lost twin after watching the 90s comedy classic The Parent Trap starring Lindsey Lohan. And one student lived out this baffling moment in real life after moving in with a girl who looked so similar to her that she quipped that they could be ‘long-lost … Read more
John Lewis to shut eight more stores Store closures announced yesterday: Aberdeen Ashford (At Home) Basingstoke (At Home) Chester (At Home) Peterborough Sheffield Tunbridge Wells (At Home) York Store closures announced last July Birmingham Croydon Watford Newbury Swindon Tamworth St Pancras Heathrow MPs today called the permanent closure of eight John Lewis stores ‘devastating’ for … Read more
A widow who was left paralysed after falling has thanked 60 big-hearted volunteers for converting his house so he can live at home again. Father-of-four Rob Lamb suffered a severe spinal cord injury when he fainted due to low blood pressure at home in Solihull, near Birmingham, in October last year. The incident left the 58-year-old … Read more
‘He is trying to break my arm’: Maskless man screams as he is pinned to the floor by police officers in chaotic scenes at train station in Birmingham Footage shows at least five officers attempting to detain an unidentified man The incident was recorded amid chaotic scenes at Birmingham train station Camera also captures a … Read more
Diners desperate for a post-lockdown treat have fuelled a surge in bookings that has seen some restaurants booked out until autumn but the rush has prompted some owners to ask for payment upfront. Fed up owners struggling to stay afloat amid the coronavirus lockdown are now asking that customers pay for meals when they book a … Read more