A ‘tidal wave’ of fly-tipping has engulfed England after the environmental menace soared almost 20 per cent in a decade. The number of reported rubbish dumping incidents across streets, parks and the countryside now stands at nearly 1million a year. The fly-tipping blight has left cities, towns and villages coping with items like discarded fridges, … Read more
With their long faces and mournful eyes, bloodhounds are known for lugubrious expressions. But there’s nothing sad about the pack bounding joyously towards me on a November morning in rural Northamptonshire. There are 19 of them and only one of me. And with their strong build — they stand around two feet tall at the … Read more
A further five people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Britain today bringing the UK’s total deaths during the pandemic to during the pandemic to 41,363. Four more people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, NHS England said. The patients were aged between 66 and 88 and they all had … Read more
Just one in four DIY Covid-19 swabs are actually being used despite being included in the Government’s daily figures, it emerged today. More than 450,000 of the kits were shipped to care homes to be used on vulnerable residents and to Britons with symptoms of the virus in the week ending June 24. But just … Read more
Britain has suffered a further 269 coronavirus deaths – the lowest figure in six weeks since March 29 (214). A total of 31,855 have now died of COVID-19 across the UK. However, there is always a dip in daily deaths at the weekend and the true toll is likely to be higher in reality due to a … Read more
Russia’s coronavirus tally rises above 10,000 with Moscow at its epicentre as Putin brings in strict punishments for breaking lockdown Nation saw a record one-day rise in cases and a death toll increase from 13 to 76 It is now illegal to break lockdown with punishment of up to seven years in prison Spreading misinformation … Read more
Spain has today overtaken China to record the world’s second-highest death toll from coronavirus. Spanish officials reported 738 new deaths today, the country’s biggest daily jump so far, taking the total from 2,696 to 3,434. The figure is now higher than the 3,285 people who have died in mainland China, where the outbreak began in … Read more
Teenage boy is stabbed to death on a bus in Croydon, bringing this year’s murder tally in the capital to 20 A teenager was stabbed to death on a bus in South Norwood, south London The 17-year-old boy became 20th person to be murdered in the capital in 2020 He was found suffering multiple injuries and … Read more