Pubs refuse to open on Super Saturday over safety fears as medics urge Brits to ‘drink responsibly’

One couple closed their new pub an hour after reopening on the day of the coronavirus lockdown. Another has lost a lot of money but its staff are very excited to finally get back to work. Here are just some reactions from landlords and landladies around Britain as they prepare for July 4 – including … Read more

Brits join tourists flooding into Majorca ahead of ministers unveiling exempt countries tomorrow

The first British holidaymakers have touched down in Majorca as Spain opens the country’s borders. Planes touched down today carrying British passengers from both London and Manchester, as 144 flights made their way to the holiday island.  The passengers, a mixture of tourists and expats, were set to enjoy temperatures of 34°C as they returned … Read more

Boris Johnson tears into Nicola Sturgeon over quarantine threat

Boris Johnson today tore into Nicola Sturgeon over her threat to quarantine people entering Scotland from England – insisting there is ‘no border’ within the UK. The PM derided the First Minister’s repeated refusal to rule out the move, saying it was ‘absolutely’ astonishing she thought it was an option. ‘There is no such thing … Read more

Meghan Markle names the five friends behind People article

The Duchess of Sussex has identified the five close friends who gave an interview to People magazine criticising her father – but denies she authorised them to do it in the latest bombshell documents released as part of her High Court battle against the Press.  Meghan Markle is suing MailOnline’s owner Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) … Read more

Workers remove historic 20-foot Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus, Ohio

A giant statue of Christopher Columbus has been taken down in Columbus, Ohio after city mayor Andrew Ginther claimed it was a symbol of ‘patriarchy, oppression and divisiveness’.  On Wednesday morning, workers spent three hours removing the monument, which has stood outside City Hall for 65 years and was a gift from the city of … Read more

The areas at England most at risk of Leicester-style local lockdowns

Bradford, Barnsley and Rochdale are three of the areas of England most at risk of being hit by a ‘local lockdown’ like the one imposed in Leicester to control the coronavirus, according to official data.   Statistics for the week ending June 21 — the most recently available — show those areas had the highest Covid-19 infection … Read more

Is THIS why Covid-19 causes strokes? The coronavirus causes ‘hyper-activity’ in blood-clotting cells

‘Hyper-activity’ in blood clotting cells could be the cause of strokes and heart attacks in Covid-19 patients, scientists say. University of Utah experts made the ‘important’ discovery by comparing the blood of 82 people — half of whom tested positive for the coronavirus.  Platelets, blood cells that clot, were much more active in samples taken … Read more

Rebecca Long-Bailey FINALLY deletes anti-Semitism row tweet that got her sacked from shadow cabinet

Axed Corbynista Rebecca Long-Bailey FINALLY deletes tweet praising a Maxine Peake interview containing an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory almost a WEEK after it got her sacked from the shadow cabinet Ex-leadership candidate sacked as shadow education secretary on Thursday  She praised Maxine Peake interview containing anti-Semitic conspiracy theory  Offending tweet was finally deleted from her Twitter … Read more

Before and after pictures show 40-year-old athlete who was put in a coma for 25 days

Shocking before and after photos of a strapping 40-year-old athlete who was placed in a coma for 25 days after testing positive for the coronavirus prove that even the most fittest people are having to fight for their lives when tackling the killer virus.  Ahmad Ayyad was 215lbs of muscle on a solid 6’1′ frame … Read more

Seattle police moves in to reclaim their precinct in CHOP, clearing the block in under 30 minutes

Seattle police on Wednesday reclaimed their precinct in the city’s ‘occupied’ protest zone after the mayor finally issued a 2am executive order to vacate the area.  At least 13 people were arrested at the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone which has seen two deadly shootings and crime rise by more than 500 per cent … Read more