Schoolgirl pilot dies as she crashes small aircraft the day before her 17th birthday and just days after posing with her proud parents following her first solo flight in South Africa Anika de Beer had flown solo for the first time just days before the tragic crash Believed to have stalled Piper Cherokee 28A-180 on … Read more
A prominent pro-democracy activist revealed he has fled Hong Kong for a secret overseas location after Beijing imposed draconian new security laws on the territory. Nathan Law, a founder of the pro-democracy Demosisto party and a figurehead of the 2014 Umbrella Movement, announced the move on Facebook late Thursday. It came just hours after he … Read more
‘Don’t let everyone down’: Boris Johnson pleads with Britons to be ‘sensible’ when pubs reopen on ‘Super Saturday’ with police braced for chaos and fears of coronavirus case surge Boris Johnson has appealed for the public to show restraint on ‘Super Saturday’ Lockdown easing in England from tomorrow with pubs set to open once more … Read more
David Ginola is dropped from French version of Britain’s Got Talent ‘due to his huge wages and the cost of his FIVE assistants he demanded’ David Grinola, 53, dropped as presenter of La France a un Incroyable Talent Former Tottenham Hotspurs midfielder has worked with the show since 2016 Unnamed executive said Grinola was ‘unaffordable’ … Read more
Grant Shapps will finally pave the way for summer holidays today by releasing a 60-strong list of quarantine-exempt countries – amid signs mass testing could be introduced at airports soon. The Transport Secretary revealed that France, Italy, Spain, Germany and New Zealand will be among around 60 destinations back on the agenda from July 10. … Read more
Thirty-four areas in England have seen coronavirus infection rates rise in the past week, fuelling concerns that more places could be hit with Leicester-style localised lockdowns. Redcar, a seaside town in North Yorkshire, and leafy Wokingham in Berkshire suffered the biggest week-on-week spikes in Covid-19 cases up to June 28, Public Health England (PHE) figures … Read more
The US has broken a one-day record for new coronavirus cases with more than 53,000 infections in 24 hours on Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The staggering increase set a new daily case record for the second day in a row after the nation observed over 52,000 new cases on Wednesday. According to … Read more
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel, once President Donald Trump’s most prominent supporter in Silicon Valley, is reportedly distancing himself from this year’s presidential campaign because he feels re-election is unlikely. Thiel, a venture capitalist who made his fortune as co-founder of PayPal, was one of the few tech leaders to publicly back Trump in 2016, donating … Read more
Care home staff and residents will be regularly tested for coronavirus from next week but agency staff ‘are NOT included’ Staff and residents in care homes will be regularly tested for coronavirus Testing from next week will apply to homes for people over 65 or with dementia Staff will be tested weekly, and residents every … Read more
Woman is pulled from burning flat as explosion rips through dry cleaners below Fire broke out in dry cleaners on Croydon High Street in south London last night Emergency services pulled woman from first-floor flat in burning building London Fire Brigade received reports of an explosion in the dry cleaners By Jack Wright For Mailonline … Read more