Video of militant teachers boasting of strike threats to keep schools closed fuels fears that unions are plotting to block March 8 return Video of National Education Union trio shows threats delayed school’s reopening Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants pupils to return to schools from March 8 Ex-head Chris McGovern ‘hugely concerned’ unions will torpedo … Read more
All Brexit checks on animal and food products arriving at ports in Northern Ireland have been suspended over safety fears for staff. Import inspections at Belfast and Larne were stopped ‘with immediate effect’ last night as Stormont’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) assessed risk to workers at the sites. The decision came after a … Read more
More than 15,000 National Guardsmen who have been occupying Washington DC are now being sent home but 7,000 will remain on duty until March because the ‘threat of right-wing extremism’ still lingers – as it’s revealed that troops were ordered out of the Capitol overnight by a single officer who didn’t have authority. Nearly 26,000 … Read more
First the good news: the closure of Channel ports isn’t going to ruin your Christmas lunch after all (goodness knows we have few festive pleasures left to us!). Britain’s supermarkets were busy yesterday letting it be known that they have in stock all the festive food they expect to sell before Christmas. And, anyway, it … Read more
More than £33billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 within minutes of opening today as panicked investors reacted to the devastating economic threat of a toughened lockdown, the new coronavirus strain and the continued Brexit deadlock. The index of Britain’s leading companies fell 1.8 per cent or 117 points to 6,410 shortly after opening in … Read more
Teaching unions are ramping up strike threats over their demands for the Government to close schools during the second national coronavirus lockdown. Boris Johnson has insisted schools will remain open during the shutdown, which will start on Thursday, but union bosses are adamant they should close, labelling them an ‘engine for virus transmission’. They claim … Read more
Ashley Banjo has broken his silence about Diversity’s Black Lives Matter routine during Britain’s Got Talent’s first semi-final last week. The dancer, 31, took to Instagram to share a video on Sunday in which he addressed both the positive and negative response, as he revealed he and the group have been the target of ‘racial … Read more
Disgraced Novak Djokovic has pleaded with his fans to stop abusing the line judge who was involved in his disqualification from the US Open. The world No 1 was booted out of the Grand Slam in dramatic fashion on Sunday night when he swiped a ball to the back of the court angrily, only for it … Read more
US Open line judge struck by the ball hit by Novak Djokovic before his disqualification is bombarded with abusive messages and death threats on Instagram by sick trolls mocking her son’s death in a bicycle accident 12 years ago Novak Djokovic was automatically disqualified from the US Open on Sunday He inadvertently struck line judge Laura … Read more
The lawyer who prosecuted Harry Maguire for assaulting police revealed today he had received threats and insults from supporters of the footballer from the UK. Lawyer Ioannis Paradissis said he found the messages ‘disgusting’ and said the anger should be turned on the fallen Manchester United star and not him. He told MailOnline: ‘I’m appalled … Read more