Labour deputy leadership hopeful Angela Rayner says Jeremy Corbyn ‘didn’t command country’s respect’ as John McDonnell desperately pleads with members not to ditch his hard-Left policies Angela Rayner has attacked Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party The deputy leadership frontrunner said Mr Corbyn ‘did not command respect’ Meanwhile, John McDonnell urged party members not … Read more
Hazmat-clad coronavirus medics perform hilarious Swan Lake routine to send off six patients as they leave hospital following a full recovery Six patients were discharged last Friday from a hospital in Anhui Province, China Two medical workers danced outside the hospital building to express their joy State media reported a total of 24,734 recovered coronavirus … Read more
The Queen thanked MI5 staff for ‘keeping our country safe’ during her first public visit to the intelligence agency’s HQ. Speaking at the headquarters at Thames House, London, the Queen, 93, said she is ‘always struck’ by their ‘remarkable resolve’ to carry out work ‘without public recognition’. Sir Andrew Parker, MI5’s director general and head, … Read more
This year’s Pancake Day will have been celebrated by the cooking and eating of the delicious treats in homes up and down the country this morning. But the event has also been marked with the return of centuries-old traditions in northern England and London. In Ashbourne, Derbyshire, the Royal Shrovetide Football game is is taking … Read more
Iran’s deputy health minister has tested positive for coronavirus amid a rapidly worsening outbreak in the Islamic republic today. Iraj Harirchi was taken into quarantine just a day after sweating heavily at a press conference where he insisted that the outbreak was not as bad as feared. The virus’s spread into the health ministry is … Read more
Residents have fought riot police with wooden sticks and set up flaming barricades on the roads in an attempt to halt the construction of new migrant detention centres on two Greek islands. At least 500 people on Lesbos and Chios – including regional governor Kostas Moutzouris and West Lesbos mayor Taxiarchis Verros – clashed with … Read more
What happens next in Brexit trade wrangling? Today: EU ministers signed off the negotiating mandate for Michel Barnier in Brussels. It will be published this afternoon. The Brexit inner Cabinet finalised the UK’s approach in Westminster. Thursday: The UK’s negotiating proposals will be put before Parliament. Monday: Talks on the trade deal are due to … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,700 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Royal experts have criticised Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ‘unsustainable’ security plans and warned costs could ‘spiral out of control’ as the predicted bill rocketed to £20million a year. Experts claimed the couple’s jet-set lifestyle and move to Canada could leave the police unable to cope as they undertake trips to various countries in order to … Read more
British tourists are facing an agonising wait to find out if they can leave a hotel lockdown in Tenerife tonight after an Italian visitor and his wife tested positive for coronavirus. Around 1,000 guests are being kept inside the H10 Costa Adeje Palace with padlocks on the doors, police patrolling the complex and the resort … Read more