Welsh people urged NOT to spend Christmas with their families or risk ‘higher deaths and hospitalisations in January’ as country’s infection rate surges 65% in three weeks By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter and Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 13:40 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 13:46 GMT, 9 December 2020 People … Read more
Experts have pleaded with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to put Germany on a ‘tightened lockdown’ and ‘suspend public life’ until January 10th as coronavirus infection rates remain high in the country. An urgent appeal has been published to politicians by members of Germany’s National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, which has been advising leaders throughout the … Read more
Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson appears to be resisting calls to stand aside from his duties after he was arrested along with four others in connection with bribery and witness intimidation. Mr Anderson was among a group of people detained on Friday by detectives investigating fraud allegations linked to building contracts. He was interviewed for six hours … Read more
TfL is urged to rename Maryland station because of ‘links to local slave owner with plantations in America’ despite doubts about name’s origin Newham councillors called for review of Maryland station amid alleged slave link But academics argued the name’s origin is from Old English word for boundary If approved, the name change could lead … Read more
A former boss of Marks & Spencer said Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group is facing collapse because the business tycoon didn’t move ‘from an analogue world to a digital world fast enough’. Lord Stuart Rose said he ‘dreads to think’ what would have happened if Sir Philip had bought M&S in 2004 – when the … Read more
A coroner has been urged to record unlawful killing verdicts into the deaths of five people who died from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by their gas cookers. Friends Richard Smith, 30, and Kevin Branton, 34, died in Saltash in November 2010, while husband and wife John and Audrey Cook, aged 90 and 86, and their … Read more
Airlines say a record number of Americans are canceling flights after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ‘strongly’ advised against traveling for Thanksgiving during the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance from the health agency came as the US recorded a new high for COVID-19 infections at more than 187,000 on Thursday and hospitalizations also … Read more
A BBC executive has urged the broadcaster to diversify its senior news staff because editorial meetings should not be ‘dominated by what white people think’. Head of newsgathering Jonathan Munro says top news spots at the BBC have been predominately held by white men. When he joined in 2014, every person on his team was a … Read more
‘Bring it on, big boy!’ Piers Morgan playfully spars with Lennox Lewis as the boxer claims people urged him to ‘knock the GMB host out’ By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 10:19 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 10:29 GMT, 16 November 2020 He is a three-time world heavyweight champion. But that didn’t stop Piers Morgan, … Read more
Shielding is back and extremely vulnerable in England have been urged to stay at home at all times from tomorrow. Except for exercise and medical appointments, people who are at a very high risk of dying if they catch Covid-19 should remain at home and not meet up with others. The Department of Health today … Read more