MOT warning to 10m drivers who used Covid MOT extension last year

Motorists in Britain are being urged to sign up for an MOT reminder service after millions had their test due dates changed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency highlighted that today marks 12 months since the coronavirus-related MOT exemption was made available to motorists – under which almost 10 million vehicles … Read more

DVSA issues warning to 10m drivers who used Covid-19 MOT exemption last year

Motorists in Britain are being urged to sign up for an MOT reminder service after millions had their test due dates changed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has highlighted that today marks 12 months since the coronavirus-related MOT exemption was made available to motorists – of which almost 10 … Read more

Warning ‘thousands’ of NHS staff will leave unless they get ‘decompression time’

Thousands of NHS staff could leave unless they get ‘decompression time,’ to cope with the enormous toll of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic over the past year, health leaders have said.  A report by the NHS Confederation, which represents NHS organisations, found there are ‘significant’ numbers of staff with depression and anxiety and a small minority will … Read more

North Korea fires off short-range missiles following warning from Kim Jong-un’s sister

North Korea fires off short-range missiles following ‘sleep in peace’ warning from Kim Jong-un’s sister, presenting Joe Biden with another foreign policy challenge The launches came over the weekend They follow a round of joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises Dictator’s sister Kim Yo-jong said if the U.S. ‘wants to sleep in peace for the coming … Read more

Tsunmai warning issued after massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan

Tsunmai warning issued after massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan By Chris Jewers For Mailonline Published: 09:32 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 09:36 GMT, 20 March 2021 A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. Japan public … Read more

Police give grandmother, 82, a warning after she enjoyed a cup of TEA with a neighbour

Police give grandmother, 82, a warning after she enjoyed a cup of TEA with a neighbour in their shared garden during lockdown 82-year-old woman warned by police over socially distanced tea with neighbour Gloucester Police officers arrived to speak with her when she was tucked in bed She was reported for drinking tea outside  with … Read more

UK weather: Wintry showers hit parts of UK after Scotland SNOW warning

Snow and ice blanketed parts of Scotland today as the UK continued to face a battering from ferocious Atlantic winds and heavy rain bursts. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for another bout of bad weather in the north, and urged people to expect ‘travel disruption’ from icy stretches as well as up to … Read more

Wintry showers hit parts of UK after SNOW warning for Scotland

Snow and ice were expected in parts of Scotland today after the UK faced a battering from ferocious Atlantic winds and heavy rain bursts. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for another bout of bad weather in the north, and urged people to expect ‘travel disruption’ from icy stretches as well as up … Read more

UK Weather: Met Office warning for England and Wales as 75mph gales and torrential rain expected

Britain braces for 75mph gales and torrential rain this week as Met Office issues weather warning for ALL of England and Wales amid fears of travel chaos and power cuts Yellow weather warning in force across whole of England and Wales with gales and heavy showers predicted Fierce winds of up to 70mph expected over the … Read more