Police were forced to stage an intervention after a huge house party overflowing with lockdown rebels sprung up on Saturday night. Selfish party-goers showed a complete disregard for the Government’s coronavirus safety measures by gathering in large numbers and packing into a house in Stockton, Durham. Around two dozen officers were required to attend, along with … Read more
Last week – as I was grappling with the strange, tortured sleep that’s become my companion during the Covid-19 crisis – I got shaken awake by the sound of rotor blades. It didn’t have the insect-like buzz of the police helicopter, but the dull, monotonous thud of one of the giant Chinooks. I later discovered … Read more
There’s not a journalist in the land who hasn’t, at some time or another, asked this question: ‘Can I quote you on that?’ It invariably comes during a conversation with someone important who has said something pretty shocking. I had just such a conversation last week. It was with a senior, well-respected figure in the … Read more