Hopes that some regions might be moved out of the highest coronavirus tiers ahead of Christmas look set to be dashed today. The overwhelming majority of areas are expected to remain in their current level of restrictions when the results of the first review are announced. Despite hopes that some places such as Leeds and … Read more
Heartbreak for relatives as care homes hit by coronavirus outbreaks are being locked down for MONTHS at a time National guidance means entire homes have to be closed to visitors for 28 days Care homes in England hit by successive outbreaks have been shut for months Managers are confining residents to their rooms for the … Read more
The parents of up to 200,000 disabled children who need to go to court to access locked Child Trust Fund savings may no longer have to pay fees in order to do so, in a partial victory for campaigners. Families can ask for the Government to waive or refund Court of Protection fees of hundreds … Read more
Almost the entire nation is set to be banned from socialising indoors until Easter, officials admitted last night. The senior sources said it was ‘unrealistic’ to expect areas under the toughest curbs – Tiers Two and Three – to move down to Tier One before spring. Under a ‘virtual lockdown’ revealed on Thursday, 99 per … Read more
Kim Jong Un has had two people executed and locked dow Pyongyang as he tries to tackle coronavirus and its economic damage, South Korea claims. The panicked North Korean leader has also banned fishing at sea as part of frantic efforts to guard against the virus, South Korea’s spy agency the NIS told leaders today. … Read more
Nick Candy and his wife Emily Crompton (pictured) are building a huge £150m estate in a leafy village in Surrey Property tycoon Christian Candy is locked in a planning war with neighbours over the latest stage of his mind-boggling £150m ‘Candyland’ complex. The billionaire faces furious opposition over his plan to build two huge tunnels … Read more
‘My credit card provider sorted out the £1,871 a fraudster spent on Apple – but then locked me out of the account for months!’ Peter Wilson spotted thousands in fraudulent transactions in May His credit card was replaced but ‘temporarily suspended’ after he used it The provider told him his account had been given to … Read more
The new series of The Crown will tell the tragic story of the Queen’s ‘hidden’ cousins who were locked up in an asylum and registered as dead after being born with severe learning difficulties. The Netflix drama returns to our screens this weekend and offers its take on the shameful scandal that saw sisters Katherine … Read more
The Crown returns to our screens this weekend and promises a royal roller-coaster of drama as it delves into Charles and Diana’s marriage and the late princess’ battle with bulimia. But this isn’t the only scandal which caught the eye of scriptwriters for the latest series of the Netflix hit. This season, set in the … Read more
Transgender woman who was regularly locked out of her Santander bank account ‘because she sounded like a man on the phone’ gets £1,000 compensation She got upset when Santander changed her title to Mx, when she wanted Ms The problems started for her when she called the bank about a transaction Despite clearing all the … Read more