E-scooters are banned at night during year-long trial in Newcastle

Night ban is slapped on e-scooters less than two weeks into year-long trial in Newcastle after complaints of ‘drunk’ young people driving them Newcastle council says new fleet of 250 electric vehicles faces a night curfew   They were installed two weeks ago in push to encourage green transport options Some riders were seen weaving through traffic … Read more

Demands to scrap e-scooter trial in Newcastle just a WEEK into year-long trial 

Critics have called for an end to a year-long e-scooter trial in Newcastle after just seven days – after riders ditched helmets, rode on pavements and almost hit pedestrians.  Some 250 electric scooters were opened up to the public for the first time last week as the Government decides whether to legalise the use of … Read more

Lockdown ‘lurker’ will go on trial accused of hiding in bushes then invading personal space of women

Lockdown ‘lurker’ will go on trial accused of hiding in bushes then invading personal space of women taking their daily exercise throughout Covid stay-at-home restrictions Mark Russell, 33, was due to face trial today but case postponed until October 6  Seven women claim he targeted them during the pandemic and another before  Russell, from Dollar, … Read more

UK will run world’s first controversial Covid-19 challenge trial

Britain has become the first country in the world to green light a controversial study where volunteers will be deliberately infected with coronavirus. The ‘human challenge trial’ will start next month in London after sealing approval from the UK’s clinical research ethics body today. Researchers will purposefully expose up to 90 healthy adult volunteers under … Read more

Donald Trump plays golf after Senate impeachment trial acquits him

Donald Trump was back on a Florida golf course on Sunday hours after he escaped conviction by the Senate in his historic second impeachment trial.  After his first acquittal by the Senate in February 2020, then-President Trump savored the moment by walking down a White House red carpet to applause from lawmakers before savaging his … Read more

Donald Trump’s impeachment trial WILL have witnesses

House Democratic impeachment managers threw last-minute drama into President Donald Trump’s impeachment, saying Saturday they want to call GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler for testimony about her stunning claims about what Trump said his supporters were ransacking the Capitol.  Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead House impeachment manager, said he wanted to depose Rep.  Herrera … Read more

Scottish health secretary will be ‘very important witness’ in trial of former SNP MP

Scottish health secretary will be ‘very important witness’ in trial of former SNP MP Natalie McGarry who is accused of embezzling £25,000 from pro-independence groups, court hears Ex-MP Natalie McGarry, 39, has today denied two charges of embezzlement  She is accused of appropriating £21,000 for her use between 2013 and 2015  Glasgow Sheriff Court told Jeane … Read more

Slim majority back convicting Donald Trump at his impeachment trial

Slim majority back convicting Donald Trump at his impeachment trial with 56% in favor and 44% against – but Republicans strongly back the ex-president A slim majority of Americans back the Senate convicting former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial for inciting an insurrection  A CBS News/YouGov survey found that 56 per cent of … Read more

Slim majority back convicting Donald Trimp at his impeachment trial

Slim majority back convicting Donald Trimp at his impeachment trial with 56% in favor and 44% against – but Republicans strongly back the ex-president A slim majority of Americans back the Senate convicting former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial for inciting an insurrection  A CBS News/YouGov survey found that 56 per cent of … Read more

Trump will give up golf to watch impeachment trial on TV at Mar-a-Lago and is ready for a comeback

Donald Trump will closely track his impeachment trial this week from the comfort of his Mar-a-Lago residence as he prepares for a guns blazing return to politics after his almost assured acquittal. Trump is comparing the whole ordeal to his time as a TV personality, claiming the period between leaving Washington and waiting for the … Read more