Border staff are to be given power to use ‘reasonable force’ to fingerprint migrants in France in bid deal with crisis of Channel crossings Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that the law will be changed in the spring Will allow officials to fingerprint clandestine migrants at French ports Channel crisis saw 8,500 migrants arrive in … Read more
Dominic Raab insists US election result is ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ and dismisses fears Boris Johnson and Joe Biden will not get along after backlash over PM’s past comments about Barack Obama No10 is busy war gaming the crucial first phone call between PM and Joe Biden Sources close to Democratic campaign questioned if Mr Johnson … Read more
From Monday, any travellers arriving in England from abroad will have to self-isolate for 14 days, with a range of potential punishments for not following the new law. If people flout the rules, introduced by Home Secretary Priti Patel today, they risk being fined, prosecuted or even deported, with police officers allowed to use ‘reasonable … Read more
Lockdown police are told they can use force on CHILDREN who go outside – and fine parents £60 for failing to stop them Police will be able to use ‘reasonable force’ on children if they flout lockdown The College of Policing allows officers to remove children from the streets Officers also have power to fine parents … Read more
Ventilator ‘rationing’ has begun in the UK as only patients with a ‘reasonable certainty’ of survival are to be put on the machines at a London hospital. The UK coronavirus death toll has risen by 209 in 24 hours from 1,019 to 1,228, as infections jumped by 2,483 to 19,522. Machines used to keep patients … Read more