London barista, 28, died from malaria after failing to get through to coronavirus-overloaded 111

A London barista died of malaria after failing to get through to 111 six times over two days due to the volume of coronavirus-related calls before waiting nearly an hour and a half for an ambulance as his sister begged the 999 operator for help.   Davide Saporito, 28, who had returned from a holiday in … Read more

First arrest on UK soil for ‘failing to self-isolate due to coronavirus’

First British arrest for ‘failing to self-isolate due to coronavirus’: 26-year-old male faces £10,000 fine and three months in jail after arriving on Isle of Man then ‘refusing to go into 14-day quarantine’ 26-year-old held days after Crown dependency passed coronavirus legislation Anyone arriving on Isle of Man must go into self-isolation for following 14 … Read more

BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker admits he regrets failing to support Naga Munchetty in Trump racism row

BBC Breakfast’s Dan Walker has finally broken his silence about his co-host Naga Munchetty’s racism row with Donald Trump. In July last year, presenter Naga, 45, was temporarily censured by the broadcaster after she admitted she was ‘absolutely furious’ at the US president’s decision to tell four congresswomen to ‘go back home’ during an on-air … Read more

The Project: Why Channel 10 will never axe the show (even though it’s failing)

Channel 10’s The Project premiered to 1.2 million viewers in 2009, but in the decade since has slumped in the ratings, with just 430,000 viewers tuning in Wednesday. Meanwhile, the current affairs show often makes headlines for the wrong reasons – with Nicole Scherzinger’s ‘awkward’ interview this week being picked up by publications around the world. Yet … Read more

Ryanair ordered to pay passenger £420 after failing to compensate her over four-hour flight delay

Ryanair ordered to pay passenger £420 after failing to compensate her over a flight delayed by more than four hours, with a court describing the airline’s actions as ‘unacceptable’ The no-frills airline was sued over a July 2019 flight from Palma to Barcelona The unnamed passenger turned up for the flight but did not board it … Read more

Report: Gambling watchdog is failing to protect people from becoming hooked on betting

Britain’s gambling watchdog is failing to protect gamers from falling into addiction, the government spending watchdog warns today. In a damning report, the National Audit Office (NAO) said the Gambling Commission is not big enough to tame the £11billion industry in the UK. The ‘small regulator’ only has a £19million budget to tackle a ‘dynamic’ … Read more

NHS ‘failing to test for rare diseases at birth’, experts warn 

Thousands of UK babies are at risk of disability or death because they are not being screened for rare diseases, experts said yesterday. Britain has fallen behind countries such as Poland, Hungary and Slovakia in testing for severe conditions at birth. MPs warned this could mean British babies becoming the ‘sick children of Europe’ and … Read more