TUI says Britons quarantined in Tenerife hotel allowed to return to Britain

Britons quarantined in a hotel in Tenerife who tested negative for coronavirus will be allowed back to return to the UK, tour operator TUI said. Holidaymakers at the H10 Costa Adeje Palace had previously been told they would have to remain in quarantine until March 10, after at least four tourists were diagnosed with coronavirus, as airlines refused to … Read more

Storm Jorge sweeps into Britain with four inches of downpours and snow and 70mph winds

Storm Jorge has swept into the UK bringing four inches of rain, fierce winds and snow as drivers are urged to avoid unnecessary travel. There are currently more than 260 flood alerts in place with the most severe warnings being issued in the south west and along the English-Welsh border. Already flooded communities are preparing … Read more

Absent fathers are fuelling knife crime in Britain, warns police chief

Knife crime is being driven by absent fathers, according to Britain’s top officer on violence. Jackie Sebire said it was easy to blame drugs, funding cuts or social media for the epidemic in knife crime. But she insisted that one of the biggest drivers of serious violence was the lack of a father figure at home. … Read more

Weapon-related incidents on public transport in Britain increase by nearly half in just three years 

‘Alarming’ crime rise on Britain’s public transport with knife and weapon-related incidents up by nearly half in just three years Incidents involving weapons on public transport up by almost half in three years British Transport Police recorded 5,000 cases of offensive weapons since 2017 It comes as Britain’s knife crime epidemic has officially reached a … Read more

Emma Thompson swaps virus-hit, flooded Britain to become a citizen of (virus-hit, flooded) Venice 

Dame Emma Thompson memorably once described this country as ‘a tiny little cloud-bolted, rainy corner of sort-of Europe, a cake-filled misery-laden grey old island’. Now, reportedly in the wake of Brexit, the Oscar winner is quitting these shores to seek more happiness – and sunshine – in Italy. Dame Emma and her husband Greg Wise, … Read more

Miss Great Britain, 26, wins the competition after losing eight stone

There is no disguising how thrilled Jennifer is to have walked away with the title, nor how astonishing her transformation is. With tumbling blonde hair, an impressively lithe figure and brilliant Hollywood smile, she looks every inch the beauty queen Seeing the judges walking towards her, bearing the coveted silver crown and announcing that she was … Read more

Illusionist Darcey Oake makes Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway DISAPPEAR live on air

Illusionist makes GMB’s Kate Garraway DISAPPEAR live on air (but eagle-eyed viewers spot how trick was carried out) Darcey Oake from Winnipeg, Canada is about to embark on a 11 date tour Kate Garraway, 52, climbed inside a black box for the trick  But  some viewers think they spotted a trap door on the table the … Read more

Water-ravaged Britain braces for another deluge as Storm Jorge hits

Flood-hit communities are preparing for another weekend deluge as Storm Jorge brings further heavy rain and strong winds to the United Kingdom today – with forecasters warning of 10 more days of misery.     Parts of Wales and northern England could see up to 80mm of rain – a month’s worth – this afternoon as the … Read more

Britain First leader Paul Golding denies a terror offence following his arrest from Russia trip

Britain First leader Paul Golding has today denied a terrorism offence after he was arrested by anti-terror police at Heathrow on his way back from a trip to Russia.  Golding, 38, is accused of refusing to provide officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command access to his electronic devices last October.  The former BNP councillor, … Read more

Migration into Britain from outside EU hits highest level ever

The number of people moving to Britain from outside the European Union is now at its highest level on record, official figures revealed today.  Some 379,000 people came to the UK from non-EU countries, according to the latest Office for National Statistics estimates for the year to September 2019. At the same time there has … Read more