The return of pints, pounds and inches? Government considers using post-Brexit freedoms to allow greater use of traditional imperial measures Government has said it will consider reverting back to imperial system The UK reverted to the metric system in the 1960s before it was adopted by EU Changes will not mean complete scrapping of metric … Read more
A tiny detached house which measures just 12ft wide and 26ft high has gone on the market for £140,000. The unique two-bedroom property, which is for sale in Queens Square in Eastwood, Nottingham, was built in the early 1900s. The cosy home has been fully renovated by the current owner, who has lived in the house … Read more
Female nudists are appealing for action to be taken to protect people on a naturist beach in Brighton from inappropriate behaviour by men. Women who use Brighton nudist beach, in Kemp Town, say the area is male-dominated and should be a safe and inclusive space following reports of voyeurism and inappropriate behaviour. They claim that … Read more
Female nudists are appealing for action to be taken to protect people on a naturist beach in Brighton from inappropriate behaviour by men. Women who use Brighton nudist beach, in Kemp Town, say the area is male-dominated and should be a safe and inclusive space following reports of voyeurism and inappropriate behaviour. They claim that … Read more
Gyms will be re-opening across England from Monday and some of the country’s biggest fitness studios have revealed their preparations including one hour time limits, social distance zones and thousands of litres of fresh air pumped in every second. From April 12, all non-essential shops will be allowed to reopen, as well as hairdressers, beauty … Read more
Floor tiles, signs and posters urge us to ‘KEEP A SOCIAL DISTANCE’, while arcane one-way systems stop us from passing one another. Sinks have been taped up, just in case we get too close while carrying out all-important hand-washing, as have some of the urinals in the men’s loo, presumably to mitigate the Covid risk of … Read more
Russia today vowed to ‘take extra measures’ if Nato responds after the Kremlin dispatched 4,000 troops to reinforce the disputed Ukrainian border. ‘No doubt such a scenario would lead to a further increase in tensions close to Russia’s borders. Of course, this would call for additional measures from the Russian side to ensure its security,’ … Read more
Emergency service vehicles are being delayed hundreds of times every month because of Sadiq Khan’s controversial low-traffic zones. Newly-released data shows The London Fire Brigade was delayed to call outs more than 330 times a month between June and November 2020 – up 18 per cent from the previous year – due to new traffic … Read more
Angela Merkel made an astonishing plea for forgiveness today as she scrapped plans for a strict Easter lockdown in Germany which she said were ‘my mistake, and my mistake alone’. The planned five-day shutdown – in which even grocery stores would have shut on all but a single day – was agreed between Merkel and … Read more
Enforcing an earlier lockdown would have saved the lives of London’s bus drivers who died from Covid-19, an independent review has concluded. The study, carried out by University College London (UCL), found that some of the deaths of workers in March 2020 ‘would not have happened’ if restrictions had been implemented sooner. The report, which was commissioned … Read more