Sir Keir Starmer warns Boris Johnson the UK risks ‘falling behind the rest of the world’ on easing coronavirus lockdown as Labour leader demands PM hold an ‘adult conversation’ with the public about what comes next The Labour leader has written to the Prime Minister setting out lockdown fears Sir Keir said government risks UK … Read more
Tragedy as boy, 4, is found dead in bed by his father after going to his room to watch his favourite film David George, 4, died of SUDC while he was watching Transformers in his room His father found him unconscious in their home in Glasgow and called medics Sudden unexpected death in childhood is … Read more
Vibrations captured from a collision of two black holes in deep space harmonizes with the first notes of Elvis Presley’s hit ‘I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You.’ Researchers found the source of the gravitational waves stems from the most exotic merger of two black holes ever detected – one weighs more than three … Read more
Those born in the 1980s are financially worse off than the generation before: are they really facing a state pension age of 75? The This is Money podcast By This Is Money Published: 14:38 BST, 30 August 2019 | Updated: 14:38 BST, 30 August 2019 This week, This is Money takes a look at a … Read more
Girl, 16, survives 15-metre plunge from a notorious ‘selfie’ clifftop during late-night catch-up with her friends in one of Australia’s richest suburbs – just months after a British model fell to her death The 16-year-old was at Diamond Bay, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, at 9.30pm She was reportedly socialising with friends before she fell last … Read more
The Queen has deployed gardeners to trim her Buckingham Palace trees after she was told the dangerous and diseased trees could fall on guests at her garden parties. The 93-year-old monarch – currently self-isolating at Windsor Castle over the coronavirus threat – is set to have up to 90 trees chopped down or pruned in the … Read more
Falling wholesale prices finally passed on to households as cheapest energy tariffs fall to the lowest levels in more than three years The cheapest energy tariffs have fallen by an average of £32, data reveals This brings the average price to the lowest level in over three years Reason for the drop in prices is … Read more
The cost of filling up a car with petrol can currently vary by more than £3.50 in Britain as average fuel prices drop at a differing pace across the country, This is Money can reveal. A litre of unleaded on average is most expensive in London costing 113.6p at the start of this week, while … Read more
British mother-of-five and ‘dedicated councillor’ dies of coronavirus aged 39 after falling ill during trip to Pakistan Councillor Shabnum Sadiq worked for Slough Borough Council for four years She fell ill while on a trip to Pakistan and died of coronavirus complications The flags at the council offices fly at half mast as a sign … Read more
WHO warns that more younger people are falling severely ill with Covid-19 with at ‘least’ 15 per cent of those in intensive care in Italy aged under 60 WHO said COVID-19 victims in their 30s, 40s, & 50s were dying from the virus Dr Mike Ryan said the world was trying to ‘convince’ itself the … Read more