Victoria records 148 new coronavirus cases and another eight deaths as pressure mounts for Dan Andrews to end the lockdown Victoria on Tuesday recorded 148 new cases of the virus and eight more deaths Toll is lowest in space of a day since August 15 when there were four fatalities Deadly respiratory virus has claimed 423 … Read more
Anger is mounting against Lebanon’s government following the massive blast in Beirut which has killed at least 137 people and wounded more than 5,000 as activists vowed to take to the streets as soon as the clean-up is over. Prime Minister Hassan Diab has vowed that those responsible for the explosion – triggered when 2,750 … Read more
Boy, three, dies after car strikes him and mother on the pavement car mounts pavement and traps him A child, three, and woman were struck by the car after it mounted the pavement The car, which hit a building, is thought to have been driven by an elderly woman The crash happened in Morningside, Edinburgh, … Read more
The cost of living is likely to keep easing up as Britain’s economy falters, according to economists tracking the financial toll of the coronavirus pandemic. Inflation could fall to 0.5 per cent over the summer, Howard Archer, chief economist at the EY Item Club, claims. This is well below the Government’s 2 per cent target. … Read more
Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to ramp up Britain’s response to the coronavirus crisis today after the US barred all travellers from mainland Europe. The PM is chairing the emergency Cobra committee later where the UK’s tactics will shift from ‘containing’ the killer disease to merely ‘delaying’ its inevitable spread. The UK death toll … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were facing an angry backlash today as their £20million security bill looks set to fall squarely on British taxpayers after Canada refused to keep paying. Canadian police confirmed last night it would stop guarding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when they step down as working royals and become private … Read more