Job listings rise to the highest level in a year, Indeed says

Looking for a new role? Job listings rise to highest level in a year with people looking for work in pubs, shops and restaurants as lockdown is lifted Job listings have reached the highest level since April last year, Indeed UK says Jobseekers commonly on the lookout for e-commerce, retail and bar work  By Jane … Read more

Ulster driver gives one of highest ever drunk driving readings in Northern Ireland and UK

Driver is so drunk he BREAKS police breathalyser during roadside test before blowing ‘one of highest readings ever in Northern Ireland’ – as officers brand him a ‘wannabe killer’ Police in Northern Ireland pulled over a driver in Tobermore, Londonderry Man attempted to use a roadside breathalyser but the device wouldn’t register At police station he recorded a … Read more

US records 66,000 average new coronavirus cases – the highest number in a MONTH

Coronavirus cases continue to rise across the United States, fueling fears of a fourth wave as officials urge Americans to keep following public health measures. On Monday, the U.S. recorded 69,417 new infections with a seven-day rolling average of 66,159, the highest figure in about a month. In the last week alone, the average number … Read more

Covid England: NHS alert level downgraded from highest level of four to three

NHS England today downgraded its coronavirus alert level because so few patients are in hospital with the virus.  Chief executive Sir Simon Stevens recommended the health service was moved from the highest level of four to level three because of ‘much reduced acute pressures on the health service’. He cited the fact there are currently … Read more

Boris Johnson hits highest popularity rating since last MAY

Boris Johnson hits highest popularity rating since last MAY amid coronavirus vaccine boost as Keir Starmer struggles Boris Johnson’s favourability rating has now hit its highest level since last May PM’s rating is now plus three per cent, up five points on his rating last month Keir Starmer’s rating has continued to slide, down three … Read more

Britain had the highest excess death toll in Europe after the first wave, ONS study reveals

Britain had the highest excess death toll in Europe last summer after the first wave, a study by the Office for National Statistics revealed today. The ONS report found the UK suffered 6.7 per cent more deaths than normal from the start of 2020 to the week ending June 26. Spain had the second-highest level (5.9 … Read more

Piers Morgan’s Meghan comments led to GMB getting highest ever Ofcom complaints

Piers Morgan’s comments about the Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah Winfrey have led to the highest number of complaints in Ofcom’s history, it was announced today.  The watchdog has now received 57,121 complaints about Good Morning Britain episodes on March 8 and 9 – but this figure is still less only a quarter of the more … Read more

Crown court backlog hits its highest level in a year with 56,544 outstanding criminal cases

Crown court backlog hits its highest level in a year with 56,544 outstanding criminal cases after delays caused by pandemic Backlog of crown and magistrate court cases rises to 441,791 by end of January Outstanding crown cases have risen by more than 16,000 compared to last year Justice Secretary Robert Buckland says backlog may not … Read more

Line Of Duty: Dramatic new trailer teases AC-12 investigating ‘force’s highest profile murder’

Line Of Duty is back on March 21 and in anticipation of the sixth and final series, the BBC released a full-length trailer on Tuesday. The action-packed teaser shows AC-12’s Superintendent Ted Hastings, Detective Inspector Kate Fleming and Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott investigating the ‘force’s highest profile murder’. A cloud of suspicion is raised over … Read more