Defiant St Patrick’s Day revellers snub official coronavirus advice to avoid pubs

Britons today defied the government’s warnings as they visited pubs to celebrate St Patrick’s Day amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Revellers hit bars in Liverpool this afternoon despite scientists warning that ‘social distancing’ was necessary in a bid to quell the number of Covid-19 fatalities.  Hundreds were seen at the city’s Concert Square dressed in the Guinness … Read more

Defiant couples tie the knot amid the coronavirus pandemic

And the bride wore…a face mask! Defiant couples share snaps of their celebrations after forging ahead with their weddings amid the coronavirus pandemic Newlyweds from across the globe have shared photos of wedding days online Comes after people over 70 have been told to isolate amid growing health crisis Snaps show guests dancing in protective masks … Read more

How Boris Johnson inspired Margaret Thatcher’s defiant ‘No! No! No!’ speech

In a defiant cry against further European integration, Margaret Thatcher declared to the Commons in 1990: ‘No, no, no’. Her declaration, which came at a time of intense Tory divisions over Europe, was to prove a pivotal point in her premiership. Now it has emerged that the speech was inspired by a newspaper story… written … Read more