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Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:26:50 GMT
Liverpool students force halls named after William Gladstone to be rebranded due to slave links
Gladstone Halls at Liverpool University will be renamed after racial inequality campaigner Dorothy Kuya, who was the city's first community slavery officer.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:46:44 GMT
Seven bras every woman MUST own, by the daughter of British 'bra-volutionary' JANET REGER 
Aliza Reger, whose mother was Janet Reger, British bra designer, and now Aliza runs business. Here, she shares her guide to the seven pieces you need for the ultimate lingerie wardrobe.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:43:33 GMT
Coronavirus: UK orders 60million more doses of Pfizer's Covid vaccine
Pfizer's vaccine is already one of the most used jabs in the UK and has been shown to be the most effective in the real world, and ministers hope to use an updated version to tackle new variants.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:19:29 GMT
Prince William and Kate Middleton share two new portraits ahead of their tenth wedding anniversary
Kate Middleton, 39, and Prince William, 38, have shared two new portrait to mark their tenth wedding anniversary tomorrow. The photos were taken at Kensington Palace this week by Chris Floyd.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:48:52 GMT
UK teenagers are shunning Facebook for Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok, new Ofcom report reveals
The shocking new report by Ofcom chronicles the online lives of 18 children ranging from ages 9 to 17 during the third national lockdown in England.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:25:54 GMT
Bigamist mother-of-three who married her lover before having his baby faces lengthy jail term
Brinda Kantamanen, 42, lived a double life - hiding her relationship and pregnancy with Matthew Hall from her husband Ravi, Uxbridge Magistrates' Court was told.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:19:50 GMT
System for testing returning holidaymakers is 'in danger of collapse when mass travel returns'
Ministers are talking optimistically about UK families being able to enjoy summer breaks overseas, but these will still be covered by a requirement for Covid tests.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:26:55 GMT
PM and Carrie Symonds may have to hand over personal emails and messages to official inquiry
In a bombshell move, the Electoral Commission yesterday opened a formal investigation into the funding of the lavish refurbishment of the couple's official flat.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:05:50 GMT
Woman is found dead on footpath in Kent village sparking huge police response
The body of Julia James was found near to Akholt Wood in Snowdown, near Aylesham, Kent, shortly after 4pm on Tuesday.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 23:56:14 GMT
Hate preacher Abu Hamza's drug-dealing son blames his father's arrest for life of crime 
Yasser Kamel, 31, the drug-dealing son of hate preacher Abu Hamza has blamed his father's arrest for his life of crime as he was jailed for four years after he was caught with drugs including cocaine.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 23:26:24 GMT
STEPHEN BAYLEY: Driverless sports car? It's as absurd as leaving a mistress unvisited in Travelodge
STEPHEN BAILEY: My new driverless Lamborghini will be a pirate of a car with outrageous styling in eye-searingly bilious colours, giving off a powerful whiff of privileged decadence.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:33:46 GMT
STEPHEN GLOVER: Yes, Boris banished Corbyn and got Brexit done. But he's careless and cavalier
STEPHEN GLOVER: All his life Boris Johnson has cut corners, ignored rules and flouted convention, both in his private and his professional life.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:22:10 GMT
Hairdresser to the stars RICHARD WARD gives his verdict on Tony Blair's startling mullet
RICHARD WARD: However busy we hairdressers are, you're not telling me that the former UK Prime Minister couldn't have bagged himself an appointment with one of us.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:38:43 GMT
JENNI MURRAY: I've no idea if I broke Covid rules... I can't be the only one 
Joint Committee on Human Rights found coronavirus regulations changed at least 65 times since March 2020. Jenni Murray isn't sure whether car sharing with a friend was breaking the law.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:35:53 GMT
Which portable BBQ lights your fire for the May bank holiday?
Disposable BBQs cannot be recycled and take half a millennium to decompose. Tom Rawstorne has shared a range of lightweight grills you can chuck in the boot of your car to limit waste.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:18:09 GMT
Bubbling up with elderly mum almost destroyed this writer
Alice Smith, 45, found herself living at home with her mother in the middle of the pandemic. She said she might have been bullying her, as she told her she was 'useless' and 'obese'. (stock photos)

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:11:18 GMT
Boris Johnson must relax 'unnecessary' and 'unfair' cap on funeral mourners, MPs demand 
Boris Johnson has been told to relax the 'unnecessary' and 'unfair' cap on funeral mourners in a letter from the The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:00:04 GMT
Moment police arrest elderly preacher, 71, in street for quoting 'homophobic statements from Bible' 
John Sherwood, 71, was led away in handcuffs, questioned in a police station and held overnight after being accused of making homophobic comments outside Uxbridge Station.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:29:16 GMT
India Covid: Death toll rises above 200,000 in country's deadliest day
A grieving husband in the town of Kamareddy, in India's southern Telangana state, has been filmed carrying his dead wife's body for two miles to the local burial ground after she died of Covid.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:47:36 GMT
'Shaken' pensioner, 74, is pushed into freezing cold river by teenagers who laughed and ran away 
A gang of feral schoolboys who pushed a 74-year-old pensioner into the freezing River Mersey in Warrington were this morning being hunted by police.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:37:28 GMT
Prince Harry should have better prepared Meghan Markle for royal life, royal expert says
Royal expert Robert Jobson told Page Six that the Duke of Sussex 'is not the sharpest guy but maybe didn't want to explain' royal life to Meghan Markle, 39, before they were married.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:28:53 GMT
Hospitality bosses battle to fill 355,000 roles before fully reopening
Restaurants in Britain are facing a recruitment crisis as they gear up to fully reopen in three weeks' time, after more than 350,000 jobs were lost in the hospitality industry during the pandemic.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:27:30 GMT
The tell-tale signs you're getting old! From ordering a cappuccino to still being on Facebook
A poll of 2,000 British youngsters under the age of 30 by insights firm Perspectus Global found that 52 per cent said only 'ancient' people would purchase the coffee beverage.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:00:15 GMT
Nestlé will axe nearly 600 staff and shut Newcastle factory that makes Fruit Pastilles
The chocolate giant was today branded 'greedy' after revealing the site in Fawdon, which produces fruit pastilles, will close at the end of 2023, costing 475 jobs.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:16:07 GMT
Campaigners tell Supreme Court not to deny justice to millions of iPhone users 'spied on' by Google
Former Which? director Richard Lloyd, supported by Google You Owe Us, wants to bring a 'representative action' on behalf of around 4.4million people in England and Wales.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:47:56 GMT
Top 25 best workplaces in the UK to build and sustain a career according to LinkedIn
Now in its fifth year, the LinkedIn Top Companies List identifies the organisations in the UK that offer growth, skills development opportunities and job stability to its employees.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:45:33 GMT
Van driver who killed motorcyclist on hands-free call fled schoolboy death crash scene years earlier
Kurt Sammon, of Stockport, was previously jailed for six months after he hit Michael Weaver, 13, at 43mph while the schoolboy crossed a dual carriageway to pick up a pizza in 2004.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:32:55 GMT
Two police officers are charged with misconduct after 'taking selfies next to murdered sisters'
Two police officers have been charged with misconduct in public office in connection with photographs taken and circulated in relation to a murder crime scene in Wembley.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:31:29 GMT
Safety campaigners issue driverless cars warning
The Department for Transport announced today that it will allow hands-free driving in vehicles with lane-keeping technology on motorways with slow traffic, at speeds of up to 37mph.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:14:04 GMT
Holidays to Spain back on: UK's most popular overseas destination unveils plans to welcome Brits
Thousands have rushed to download the app this morning and were shocked to discover the details of their vaccination - including how many they've had - is already on there.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:38:35 GMT
Woman who was repeatedly raped by her scientist father tells of her childhood in new book  
EXCLUSIVE: Kim Chown, 52, who lives in County Durham, has opened up about the horrific abuse she faced at the hands of her scientist father Francis Beaumont throughout her young teenage years.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:30:22 GMT
Smart motorway staff 'blocked from activating signs over fears they looked like male genitals'
For four years, Christopher Challis, 41, operated cameras and road signs at a CCTV centre in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, near a stretch of smart motorway on the M25.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:04:13 GMT
SARAH VINE: Hero who tried to rescue total stranger from Thames deserves to be included in memorial 
SARAH VINE: Another name has been added to a roll-call of gentle, tragic heroism: Jimi Olubunmi-Adewole, who died as he tried to save a woman - a total stranger - from the Thames at London Bridge.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:28:20 GMT
Sleaze inquiry into Boris Johnson's £15,000 Mustique holiday is still ongoing
A sleaze inquiry into Boris Johnson's trip to Mustique is still ongoing some 16 months after the Prime Minister's lavish Caribbean holiday.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:33:23 GMT
BBC presenter sues the corporation for £3.7m
Jem Stansfield, 46, appeared as part of a crash simulation on his show, BBC One's Bang Goes The Theory in 2014.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 06:09:44 GMT
One-year-old boy seriously injured after being bitten in face by dog as man, 27, is arrested
Police gave first aid to the one-year-old baby boy after he was attacked by the dog in Kettering, before he was taken to Kettering General Hospital by a parent on Saturday afternoon.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 23:37:48 GMT
Oscars 2021: Woke-ravaged, dull train-wreck ceremony 'stank', says Piers Morgan
The Oscars had one job after the whole world had endured a year of hell with the coronavirus pandemic: make us feel better. Everything about it stank.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 21:15:17 GMT
Covid EU: Italian MEP attacks vaccination programme, praises UK and apologies for Brexit negativity
Antonio Maria Rinaldi, a former banker and member of the Eurosceptic Lega party, poured scorn on the 'disgusting lies' told about Britain, 'a great and proud country.'

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 21:04:29 GMT
Woman with dementia, 73, sat in a jail cell without medical care for SIX HOURS while cops laughed
Karen Garner, 73 who suffers from dementia sat in a jail cell 10 feet from Colorado cops without medical care for six hours and cried out for help 51 times in the first hour alone.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:34:39 GMT
Biden withdraws most staff from Kabul embassy after threats Taliban will take over when troops leave
The State Department is ordering home most staff at the U.S. embassy in Kabul due to security concerns after Biden announced a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by September

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:02:19 GMT
Former paramedic killed when 'object' struck ambulance windscreen as it raced to 999 callout
Jeremy Daw, also known as Jack, was sitting in the passenger seat of the Mercedes ambulance when the object shot through the windscreen around 8am today.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:00:13 GMT
Tate pusher was 'NOT considered a risk to the public' when he threw boy, six, from art gallery
Jonty Bravery hit a member of his support staff with a brick, threatened to kill his family and punched another care worker in a Burger King months before the Tate attack.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:52:31 GMT
Loneliness increases CANCER risk in middle aged men 'as much as smoking or being overweight'
There was a 'clear link' between loneliness and an increased risk of cancer, the team explained, with being lonely increasing the risk of cancer by about ten per cent.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:50:42 GMT
Ex-civil service chief lashes Boris Johnson over £58,000 Downing St flat renovation
Boris Johnson has already been put on notice he risks a 'serious sanction' after a report two years ago condemned his 'repeated' breaches of Parliamentary rules.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:09:43 GMT
Stephen Glover: Rift with 'psychopath' Dominic Cummings may be costly mistake for Boris Johnson
STEPHEN GLOVER: Boris Johnson's enemies claim that the various scandals and embarrassments show he is a sleazy politician without integrity.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:42:10 GMT
Taking photos can actually IMPAIR your memory of events
Many people take photos as a way of preserving important moments in their life, but a new study suggests this doesn't actually work.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:53:57 GMT
Royal Liverpool Hospital doctor who was wrongly paid two years after losing job thought it was gift
Dr Haydar Al Nageim worked as a junior doctor at the Royal Liverpool Hospital in 2012 and was mistakenly paid more than £41,000 until fraud investigators caught him more than 27 months later.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:44:07 GMT
'Fit and healthy' engineer, 27, died three weeks after having first AstraZeneca anti-Covid jab
Jack Last, 27, died at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge on Tuesday, April 20, just 11 days after attending A&E because he was suffering from headaches.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:25:12 GMT
Parents go wild for mother's 'genius' 89p hack that makes her daughter's school shoes last longer
Posting on Facebook 's Family Lockdown Tips & Ideas group, Veronique McDermott, from Brighton, explained how she disguised the scuffs on her daughter Brooke's school shoes.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:14:36 GMT
Having type 2 diabetes in middle age could double dementia risk, study finds
A study by the Université de Paris said that years of irregular blood sugar levels in the brain could permanently damage it, with more time lived with diabetes linked to a higher likelihood of dementia.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:10:24 GMT
Boris Johnson urges Cabinet to focus on policy amid briefing war
Boris Johnson faced a searing attack from Labour's Afzal Khan over claims he said he would rather see 'bodies pile up' than trigger another lockdown last Autumn.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 12:55:46 GMT
Covid England and Wales: Flu and pneumonia now killing almost as many, ONS data shows
Office for National Statistics data showed 275 deaths had Covid listed as the underlying causes. For flu and pneumonia, there were 265 that fitted this category.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:26:43 GMT
Ursula von der Leyen warns UK the Brexit trade deal has 'real teeth'
Ursula von der Leyen today warned Boris Johnson the European Union 'will not hesitate' to take action against the UK if it breaches the terms of the Brexit trade deal.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:08:24 GMT
Ghislaine Maxwell sleeps with a prison-issue sock over her head
Ghislaine Maxwell  is using a prison-issue sock as a makeshift face mask to stop herself being woken up by prison guards, her lawyers have revealed.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:29:48 GMT
IRA commander 'killed 15 British soldiers' before he was allegedly murdered
Joe McCann was shot dead by soldiers in the Markets area of Belfast in 1972 while dressed in disguise as he attempted to evade arrest at the hands of Royal Ulster Constabulary officers.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:34:35 GMT
Britain's bouncing back and pubs and restaurants are booming. The problem? A shortage of staff 
GUY ADAMS: First, it was shortages of hand sanitiser and toilet rolls, then everywhere sold out of hot tubs and bicycles and now Britain's new shortage is going to hit us in the stomach.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:33:34 GMT
The 91-year-old bride, the man she married in secret and a wedding that beggars belief
It sounds like a Richard Curtis rom-com although not, however, when you hear the full details for, the 'bride' - Joan Blass - then aged 91, was suffering from severe vascular dementia.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:11:51 GMT
Britain's daily Covid cases drop 30% in a week with 2,064 positive tests and six more deaths
England eased lockdown restrictions two weeks ago to allow pubs and restaurants to reopen for outdoor service. Today's figures will add to calls for the next relaxation to be sped up.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:30:25 GMT
Israel investigates Pfizer vaccine recipients who reported inflammation of the heart after 62 cases
Israel's Health Ministry is examining 62 cases of heart inflammation in people who have received Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine. A preliminary study showed 'tens of incidents' of myocarditis.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:13:22 GMT
NHS 'sleepwalking into cancer disaster' with tens of thousands missing a diagnosis due to pandemic
The NHS is 'sleepwalking into a cancer crisis' that is setting survival rates in Great Britain back by up to 15 years, experts have warned, as a coalition of charities demand an increase in funding.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:48:37 GMT
Tory HQ paid flat bill: Money trail gets murkier as party says it stumped up £58,000 in July 
Boris Johnson's claim to have paid for the lavish makeover of his Downing Street flat faced fresh scrutiny last night after it was confirmed Tory HQ paid the £58,000 bill nine months ago.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:00:55 GMT
FRANCES HARDY: While football fans pack Wembley, families still can't mourn the dead with dignity
FRANCIS HARDY They are two photographs taken barely a week apart - but what a scandal they expose.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:48:24 GMT
Grieving daughter her mother's friends and family would have 'filled the church twice'
Maria Bailey could arrange for only 20 mourners to go to retired teacher Gay Kennedy's funeral due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions in England.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:00:31 GMT
MPs demand review of tens of thousands of Covid fines 
The Joint Committee on Human Rights said the system - under which people can be hit with fines of up to £10,000 - risks 'criminalising the poor over the better-off'.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 22:34:23 GMT
HENRY DEEDES: Case-cracker? He's not giving Miss Marple or Poirot a run for their money
HENRY DEEDES: The new(ish) Cabinet Secretary had just been accused by MPs of being evasive. Eh? Civil servants being tricksy? Who could even think such a thing?

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 22:15:34 GMT
Boris Johnson buys a painting of himself and his family at Chequers - using PayPal 
A painting of Boris Johnson and his family at Chequers has been snapped up by the PM - using PayPal. Amateur artist Mary Casserley painted his official country residence.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:59:04 GMT
Boris text that put Dominic Cummings in clear
The Prime Minister is said to have sent a text message to Mr Cummings, his former No10 chief of staff, to put him in the clear.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:53:55 GMT
AI influences people's decision to swipe right in dating apps by repeating certain profiles
Researchers in Spain found test subjects were more likely to select someone as a potential date if their profile appeared repeatedly than if they were told they were '90 percent compatible.'

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:45:42 GMT
Army veteran, 63, restores more than 80 graves over three years for 'forgotten' fallen soldiers 
Steve Davies, 63, from Hawkhurst, Kent, who served in the Royal Green Jackets in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, has restored more than 80 graves in three years.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:44:28 GMT
Chadwick Boseman's family says they are not upset over his posthumous Oscar loss
Chadwick Boseman's brother Derrick has broken his silence over his late sibling's shocking loss to Anthony Hopkins at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:43:36 GMT
Now strip shamed Post Office boss of her CBE, MPs say
MPs say Paula Vennels, who presided over the Post Office IT scandal where thousands of postmasters were falsely accused of stealing, should be stripped of her CBE.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:43:26 GMT
At least 1,500 people complain that they developed ringing in the ears after their vaccine 
At least 1,500 people have so far complained to the MHRA, through its yellow-card system for reporting feared side-effects, that they have developed tinnitus, ringing in the ears, after their jab.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:42:33 GMT
Prince William and Kate Middleton seek Senior Communications Officer to work at Kensington Palace
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are hiring a senior communications officer, to help lead communication plans for engagements in the UK and on overseas tours in the future.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:13:02 GMT
Ministers slam claim PM said he would rather see 'bodies pile up' than new lockdown
Michael Gove appeared to leave himself some wriggle room despite the PM flatly rejecting the allegation that he made the remark in a fit of pique after agreeing the second lockdown last Autumn.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:12:23 GMT
Should you ignore the food traffic lights?
Traffic light nutritional information is provided per average serving size and per 100g for food, or 100ml for drinks - and simplified into a percentage.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:48:46 GMT
Oscars 2021: Viewing figures hit all-time low with 9.85m viewers
The number of people who tuned into watch the Oscars last night has hit an all time low with just 9.85 million viewers.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:35:41 GMT
Group of boys 'ran away laughing' after two girls were stabbed, witness claims
A group of boys ran away laughing after two teenage girls aged 16 and 17 were stabbed in West Norwood, South-East London at around 4:30pm, a witness claims.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:28:13 GMT
DAN WOOTTON: Why do our woke broadcasters love to cover a protest - unless it's against lockdown? 
DAN WOOTTON: It seems our broadcasters, which claim to be impartial, have made a decision to only accurately cover the demonstrations of causes that the London elite believe in.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:19:25 GMT
Two ex-Paras deny killing IRA commander Joe McCann murder trial
Two former paratroopers accused of murdering IRA commander Joe McCann nearly 50 years ago have denied killing him at the start of their trial in Belfast this morning.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 18:34:52 GMT
Prince Harry may pull out of Princess Diana statue trip after 'frosty' reception, royal expert says
Speaking to talkRADIO, Russell Myers questioned whether Prince Harry may use the birth of his second child, who is expected to arrive in the summer, as a 'convenient excuse' not to 'face the family' in July.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:54:34 GMT
TOWIE's Elliott Wright restaurant Olivia's La Cala destroyed by fire as police investigate
A police investigation into the cause of the blaze at Olivia's La Cala in Málaga, Spain, is now said to be underway. The blaze started around 5.30am this morning with Elliott Wright now at the scene.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:23:27 GMT
Katie Waissel claims she 'was sexually assaulted by one of the X Factor team'
The singer, 35, who entered the talent contest in 2010, alleged that the incident happened in the US when she met the person to talk about recording work.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:43:12 GMT
Police meet with Michael Barrymore as part of probe into Stuart Lubbock's death in his swimming pool
Strike It Lucky Star Michael Barrymore reportedly met with Essex Police last week over Stuart Lubbock's death in his swimming pool in 2001.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:09:53 GMT
Last video inside the doomed KRI Nanggala-402: Submarine crew of 53 sing to hit called 'Goodbye'
In the clip, filmed a few weeks before the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine sank killing all 53 onboard, the crew are seen singing 'Sampai Jumpa', an Indonesian hit that translates as 'goodbye'.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:07:24 GMT
Fifty-two passengers on one flight from Delhi to Hong Kong test positive for Covid-19 after landing
All of the passengers who tested positive flew into Hong Kong on a flight from India's capital, run by Indian airline Vistara on April 4.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:03:30 GMT
BBC will mark Prince William and Kate Middleton's 10th wedding anniversary with special documentary
The 10-year anniversary of Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton is set to be marked by a new BBC documentary titled Royal Wedding: A Day to Remember.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:03:41 GMT
Booking.com advertises ordinary four-bedroom Bristol house for £30,000 for five nights this summer
The average property price on the Southmead road is £193,000, meaning the owners would need just seven bookings to have earned back the entire cost of the terraced house.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:03:12 GMT
Now Sadiq Khan makes election pledge to scrap £15 congestion charge
The Labour Mayor of London, who is favourite to win on May 6, has been accused of making a pre-election promise taxpayers will end up paying for after the election by returning to the £11.50 levy.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:40:50 GMT
Covid Netherlands: Most of 11m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to go unused as use restricted
Jaap van Deldon admitted that millions of the ordered Covid-19 doses will not be needed after the government restricted its use on under-60s due to concerns about incredibly rare blood clots.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:38:15 GMT
Coronavirus: 9 out of 10 people in the UK properly self-isolate after contact with a case
An Office for National Statistics survey found 90 per cent of people in England claimed they had self-isolated. Experts warned the data was likely an overestimate because it relied on honest answers

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:15:50 GMT
Why brushing your teeth could lower the risk of Covid
Experts from the University of Birmingham came up with the theory after noting a number of patients had no inflammation in their airways yet severe infection in their lungs.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:35:53 GMT
Female soldier, 32, sacked from Army and given community service after attacking wife when drunk
Gunner Renee Mulcahy pleaded guilty to beating up her civilian wife Sophie Penfold while drunk at Baker Barracks on Thorney Island in West Sussex.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:16:40 GMT
Roofer, 50, is rushed to hospital with life-threatening blood clots after having AstraZeneca jab
Paul Curtis, 50, from Poole, Dorset, fell ill a week and a half after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:05:43 GMT
Coronavirus: Pfizer's anti-Covid pill could be ready this year
The antiviral drug, which is in trials, could be one in the sights of the UK Government's new antivirals taskforce which is aiming to get at-home Covid treatments available by autumn this year.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:47:58 GMT
Buying frenzy as stamp duty holiday deadline looms - with eager buyers snapping up homes in minutes 
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's stamp duty holiday deadline has sparked a buying frenzy with buyers in the UK snapping up homes in days or even minutes and with many leaving city life behind.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 07:24:15 GMT
PM's Chief of Staff 'gave Man U's Ed Woodward impression ministers would support Super League'
Manchester United executive vice chairman Ed Woodward is understood to have met with the PM's Chief of Staff Dan Rosenfield on Wednesday, April 14.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 07:01:35 GMT
Britain 'WON'T lower beef standards to secure a trade deal'
UK Trade Secretary Liz Truss has said Britain will not give way on food standards. The move comes in the wake of a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:17:09 GMT
Troubles veterans convicted of crimes relating to Northern Ireland shootings could be pardoned
Sacked minister Johnny Mercer revealed that Northern Ireland veterans convicted of crimes related to the Troubles could be pardoned.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 01:02:57 GMT
Coronavirus daily cases fall by 9% in a week to 1,712 while deaths rise by one to 11
The Government said there had been a further 1,712 lab-confirmed cases in the UK - a drop of 9 per cent compared to last week's figure of 1,882.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 23:51:09 GMT
Rebecca Ferguson voices support for Katie Waissel after sexual abuse claims
X Factor star Rebecca, who appeared on the talent show during the same year, voiced her support for Katie following her claims over the weekend.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 23:04:04 GMT
Youngsters doing the Duke of Edinburgh Award could go on 'urban expeditions' and play computer games
Young people in the United Kingdom taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards could go on 'urban expeditions' or play computer games amid plans to boost numbers by 2026.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:53:04 GMT
Clare Balding hid her sexuality for nearly 10 years when working at the BBC
Clare Balding, 50, has revealed she hid her sexuality for close to a decade after starting at the BBC as a trainee journalist in 1993.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:52:25 GMT
Top expert shows you how to revive your social life after a year without it 
Professor Robin Dunbar said there is nothing more important in life than friends and said you need to contact your five closest friends at least once a week to keep it functioning.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:32:10 GMT
How your Netflix habit could be harming the planet
STEVE BOGGAN Sitting at my computer, I am feeling terribly guilty about what I have just done to the planet.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 21:46:43 GMT
Ian Wright is BANNED from driving for six months after speeding
Match of the Day presenter Ian Wright, 57, was caught driving at 69mph in a 40mph zone on his Triumph motorcycle in Twickenham on August 4. He admitted speeding.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 19:25:04 GMT
SARAH SANDS: From the Post Office to the Royals, the pillars are crumbling 
SARAH SANDS: It would once have seemed unimaginable that one Britain's great institutions, the Post Office, could behave so cruelly and arrogantly. Yet the truth has come to light.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:51:10 GMT
Sheffield University students could be told how Sir Isaac Newton 'benefited from colonialism'
Newton, who discovered the three laws of motion, appears in a draft copy of the university's 'inclusive curriculum development' plan which aims to tackle 'white saviour' approaches to science.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 16:47:58 GMT
Sarah Beeny uses the same bath water as her husband and four sons to avoid waste
Property guru Sarah Beeny, 49, made the confession during an interview with Stella magazine. She relocated from London to just outside Bruton three years ago.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 16:45:00 GMT
Israel records ZERO daily Covid deaths for first time in ten months
For the first time in 10 months, Israel haven't recorded a death related to Covid-19. Data shows their national total staying on 6,346 deaths.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 13:19:39 GMT
PETER HITCHENS: This green revolution will turn Britain into a Third World country 
PETER HITCHENS: China's coal-fired power generation is more than ten times bigger than Britain's entire electricity output from all sources.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:35:22 GMT
How Dominic Cummings was fingered by MI5 WhatsApp probe over 'Chatty Rat' leak
Opponents say that MI5 has examined records of WhatsApp messages sent from the Cabinet room in No10 after a meeting to discuss whether to bring in a new lockdown.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:20:32 GMT
The prime suspects in No 10 whodunits include Redthroat, Cummings, and even Boris Johnson
They are the whodunnits that make Line Of Duty look straightforward. Who has been leaking Downing Street secrets in an attempt to damage Boris? And is there one guilty party - or multiple villains?

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:42:28 GMT
How scientists at Wuhan lab helped Chinese army in secret project to find animal viruses
IAN BIRRELL: Documents obtained by The Mail on Sunday reveal that a nationwide scheme in China was launched nine years ago to discover new viruses.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:07:42 GMT
Scientists say vaccines cut deaths by 98% as they call to end ALL restrictions
Leading scientists are calling on the Government to remove all coronavirus restrictions in Britain and allow people to 'take back control of their own lives' when the 'roadmap' to freedom ends in June.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:07:00 GMT
AstraZeneca chief launches blistering attack on critics of the firm's vaccine
Marc Dunoyer said some of the comments made about the AZ jab - developed in partnership with Oxford University - were 'completely inaccurate'.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 09:11:42 GMT
Dominic Cummings loyalists claim PM said of Carrie: 'I can't control her, it's impossible.'
As the Downing Street pyschodrama between Dominic Cummings and Carrie Symonds reached its climax last November, the departing adviser had one final encounter with Boris Johnson.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 09:11:00 GMT
DAN HODGES: Britain votes for Prime Ministers - not their partners
DAN HODGES: Boris Johnson, pictured with his fiance Carrie Symonds, right, is at the centre of a scandal, and of the three that dominated the past week, Carrie has been at the heart of them all.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 09:01:51 GMT
Why Osborne's world might not be as perfect as it seems as he is pictured smoking lost in thought
Drawing heavily on a cigarette, a familiar figure in casual attire ambles along a cobbled London street. Witnesses to George Osborne's lone stroll report that he seemed pensive.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 08:51:57 GMT
Prince Andrew's new £220,000 Bentley
The Duke of York should expect no shortage of admiring glances when he drives his £220,000 Bentley, though a French socialite who is suing him for almost £7m is not surprised.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 08:27:02 GMT
Did Boris Johnson's aide spread Covid-19 in Whitehall after India trip?
David Quarrey, the Prime Minister's foreign policy adviser, tested positive a week after returning from India. The incident sparked fears of Covid ripping through the heart of the Government

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 08:18:55 GMT
Travel experts warn trips to 'green list' countries may still be barred by Foreign Office
The Foreign Office is expected to publish separate advice to the traffic light system which could cause confusion for sun-seeking Britons this summer when the travel ban is lifted next month.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 08:02:14 GMT
The truth about the theory that Covid is a winter disease
A summer third wave: it's the nightmare scenario we all are hoping won't happen when Britain opens up for business on June 21.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 07:46:37 GMT
New coronavirus is discovered in BRITISH BATS by ecology undergraduate, 22
Ivana Murphy, a 22-year-old University of East Anglia student, found the virus after collecting bat droppings from lesser horseshoe bats in Gloucestershire.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 06:59:14 GMT
TV presenter Beverly Turner joins thousands of anti-vaccine passport activists
Demonstrators made their way through the capital earlier today as they waved banners and placards daubed with a range of slogans including 'no new normal' and 'no health passport'.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:31:47 GMT
QI star Alan Davies accuses the BBC of encouraging comedians to self-censor
The Jonathan Creek actor, from London said he fears fellow comics will shy away from voicing strong views because Corporation bosses fear being criticised.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:29:06 GMT
Baroness Boothroyd, 91, is being investigated by Parliament's ethics watchdog
Pioneering politician Betty Boothroyd is being investigated by Parliament's ethics watchdog for failing to attend a sexual harassment course - at the age of 91.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:28:03 GMT
Deliveroo riders jump red lights and mount the pavements as they put the public at risk
Some riders who work for Deliveroo are darting across British pavements and putting members of public at risk. It comes as 71million orders were made on the app in first three months of year.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:23:12 GMT
ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Kate Middleton captures the coming of age of our future Queen
ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: The picture of the Duchess of Cambridge looking out from the windows of the black car taking her to St George's Chapel, Windsor, for Prince Philip's funeral is such an image.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:21:59 GMT
Britain outwits the EU again to secure 100m vaccine doses from French firm
Brussel's row with AstraZeneca for promising the UK first deliveries of its vaccine supplies appears to have prompted another vaccine maker to say its contract will put the UK at the head of the queue.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:21:47 GMT
Friends pay tribute to hero who died after jumping in to the River Thames to rescue woman
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, 20, has been hailed a hero after it was learned he was one of two people who dived into the River Thames just after midnight on April 24 so save a woman.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:21:21 GMT
Pregnant women should be fast-tracked for Covid vaccines, leading expert says in surprise U-turn
A study led by an Oxford expert found the virus raises the risk of serious maternal complications by more than 50 per cent.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:18:34 GMT
Protesters picket Muslim council chief who said she would 'welcome' Batley Grammar School teacher
Protesters are demanding the resignation of Sabia Akram, deputy leader of Slough Borough Council.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:17:37 GMT
David Cameron faces calls for a probe into his Uber lobbying
The lawyer investigating David Cameron's lobbying attempts on behalf of Greensill has been urged to widen his probe to cover the former PM's role in torpedoing proposed curbs on Uber.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:16:31 GMT
Beleaguered David Cameron builds a posh man-cave at his £2million Cornish retreat
Embattled David Cameron is building the perfect place to escape the stresses of the lobbying row engulfing him - an upmarket 'man cave' at his £2 million Cornish hideaway.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:15:20 GMT
Dominic Grieve leads in taking revenge against PM under the cover of protesting against sleaze
Under the cover of protesting against sleaze, Dominic Grieve led a 'Remoaner Revenge' against Boris Johnson and accused PM of 'smoke and mirrors' over refit of his Downing Street Flat.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:14:55 GMT
No 10 tried to solve 'Allegra Stratton problem' by giving her a Royal role
Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to shift his No 10 press secretary Allegra Stratton from her job of fronting TV press conferences to promoting the COP26 conference in Glasgow later this year.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:12:55 GMT
No 10 rages at 'nasty, sexist' Dominic Cummings amid fears of new accusation against Prime Minister
Allies of Boris Johnson levelled the damning charge that those loyal to Cummings had been behind 'nasty and sexist briefings' against Mr Johnson's fiancee, Carrie Symonds.

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:14:27 GMT
Major rescue operation sparked after woman is found unresponsive in water
A woman in her 40s is now in a life-threatening condition in hospital, according to the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS). She was pulled from the water in Portsmouth.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 23:22:40 GMT
Family's heartbreak as 16-month-old Cocker Spaniel dies after eating discarded face mask
A Cheshire family is heartbroken after their puppy Oscar died from a perforated intestine after he ate a facemask on a walk.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 23:18:02 GMT
Prince Philip's boardroom coup to save his beloved Outward Bound
The Duke of Edinburgh staged an extraordinary boardroom coup to save a charity founded by his former headmaster at Gordonstoun in Scotland, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 23:01:25 GMT
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin is still FUMING over European Super League scheme
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY ROB DRAPER: Speaking exclusively to The Mail on Sunday, the Slovenian lawyer, who was elected UEFA president in 2016, has thanked English football

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 22:02:48 GMT
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: We need calm and unity at the top, not pavement brawls 
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: How odd that in the midst of this, a UK government which should be basking in achievement is instead eating itself with ridiculous internal rows.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:18:48 GMT
Britain's Covid cases are still dropping two weeks after lockdown easing
The Government said there had been a further 2,061 lab-confirmed cases in the UK - a drop of 7 per cent compared to last week's figure of 2,206.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:12:49 GMT
Newham stabbing: Detectives arrest three teenagers following the death of boy, 14
Fares Maatou, 14, died at the scene of the attack in Barking Road, Newham, on Friday afternoon, the Metropolitan Police said.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:02:41 GMT
Mother describes the night her neighbour sneaked into her home, murdered her partner with a crossbow
Laura Sugden immediately knew she was in danger when she noticed dirt marks on her usually spotless cream carpet. Call it a sixth sense, she says, as she recalls the terrible night in Yorkshire...

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:06:04 GMT
Police officer PUNCHES puppy four times in his garden after it went to toilet on his carpet
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Greater Manchester Police sergeant Martin Dunn, 48, from Meltham, punched five-month-old Frank several times in the garden of his home.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:24:15 GMT
Missing mountain hiker: Boyfriend of British woman who disappeared in Pyrenees restarts his search
Dan Colegate, 38, said he has moved to an area near the 8,976ft Pic de Sauvegarde in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain to search lower altitudes himself.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:21:28 GMT
Labour demands 'full investigation' into refurbishment Downing Street flat
No10's former chief adviser yesterday claimed to have warned the Prime Minister that using Tory donations to foot the costs of the renovation was 'possib

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:56:13 GMT
Cummings fires ANOTHER broadside at Boris
The former Downing Street aide suggested the consensus that travel bans would not help prevent the spread of coronavirus was flawed.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:55:42 GMT
Boris Johnson is a 'vacuum of integrity': Former attorney general Dominic Grieve condemns PM
The ex-No10 chief aide used a lengthy blog post to launch a devastating attack on his old boss, accusing the Prime Minister of trying to block a leak inquiry.



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