DC hunkers down: National Guard troops rest and fence is erected at Trump Hotel

National Guard troops hunkered down at the Capitol building Wednesday night following the House of Representative’s historic impeachment vote as workers toiled into the night setting up additional barricades and a non-scalable fence was erected outside the Trump hotel. Security measures are being heightened inside and surrounding the Capitol in the wake of the January … Read more

Figures show UK has given out more vaccine jabs than the rest of Europe combined

‘We WERE right to stay out of EU’s vaccination scheme’: Decision to run our own Covid-19 inoculation drive is vindicated after figures show UK has given out more jabs than rest of Europe combined, MPs are told Figures show the UK is fourth in the world for number of vaccines administered The only countries ahead … Read more

Nurse who ‘took her own life’ after struggling to cope when she lost three limbs is laid to rest

A brave nurse who ‘took her own life’ after struggling to cope when she lost three limbs to sepsis has been laid to rest following a horse-drawn procession through her home town.  People lined the streets to say farewell to Jayne Carpenter, 53, ahead of her funeral today at St Tydfil’s Old Parish Church in … Read more

Star Wars star David Prowse is laid to rest

Darth Vader goes to the dark side: Star Wars actor David Prowse is laid to rest at small family funeral because of Covid rules with a wreath in the shape of legendary villain’s helmet David Prowse portrayed villain Darth Vader in the original three Star Wars films His daughter confirmed he died from Coronavirus last … Read more

Gerard Houllier is laid to rest at Paris funeral attended by his grieving widow

French footballing luminaries and loved-ones of ex-Liverpool manager Gerard Houlliet were among those attending the footballing great’s funeral in Paris today. Isabelle Houllier, the French manager’s widow, was among those gathered at the church of Notre Dame de Grâce in Paris to say their final farewell on Monday. Also among the crowd was former Arsenal … Read more

London and south east could be ‘cut off’ from the rest of the UK

London and the South East could be ‘cut off’ from the rest of the UK with potential travel bans as a new ‘highly contagious’ coronavirus variant rips through the regions. Boris Johnson could announce a strengthening of Covid-19 advice as soon as today after holding a meeting in which ministers are understood to have discussed how to contain … Read more

Greek helmet is found buried with an elite warrior who was laid to rest more than 2,000 years ago

Greek battle helmet from the 7th century BC is found buried with an elite warrior who was laid to rest in a rock-cut tomb more than 2,000 years ago Experts restoring damaged ancient graves found a tomb belonging to a warrior Inside was a Greek war helmet that dates back to the 7th century The … Read more

Villagers blast ‘ludicrous’ restrictions as half live in Tier 2 while the rest are in Tier 3

Residents in a suburb of Bristol have slammed the ‘absolutely ridiculous’ and ‘ludicrous’ tier system which has seen their hometown split across Tier 2 and Tier 3. Residents in one half of Whitchurch face one set of coronavirus restrictions, while the other falls under the jurisdiction of another council, so has fewer curbs.   The side … Read more

Paloma Faith will be ‘desperate’ to get back to work ‘for a rest’ after the birth of second child 

Paloma Faith is expecting her second child early next year, but has candidly admitted she finds parenthood more exhausting than her career. The singer, 39, announced that she was expecting her second child with partner Leyman Lahcine in September after six rounds of IVF. And speaking ahead of Tuesday night’s virtual Attitude Awards, the star admitted … Read more

Maradona is laid to rest after thousands of fans lined the streets of Buenos Aires

Diego has been laid to rest after thousands of fans lined the streets of Buenos Aires to pay their respects as his coffin was driven to the cemetery on Thursday.  The 1986 World Cup winner was taken by hearse to the Bella Vista cemetery on the outskirts of the capital – where his parents are buried … Read more