70% of US seniors and 1.3 million US educators have been vaccinated

More than 70 percent of American seniors have had at least their first dose of Covid vaccine and nearly 14 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, White House officials said Wednesday.  An average of 2.5 million more shots are being given each day, including 1.7 million given Tuesday.   And Americans are finally getting more … Read more

Nancy Pelosi says the Biden administration has the border situation ‘under control’

Two migrant teens drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande River back to into Mexico after being caught on the U.S. side of the border by patrol agents, a disturbing new video shows.  The tragic crossing comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed the situation at the border was ‘under control’ even as government figures show … Read more

Donald Trump Jr posts video showing his father knocking down Joe Biden with golf balls

President Biden’s stumbles as he climbed the stairs to board Air Force One on Friday was given the meme treatment, with Donald Trump Jr posting a video which made it appear that he was knocked down by a golf ball hit by his father. The former president’s eldest son posted a mock tweet showing Donald … Read more

US President Joe Biden says he won’t take sides in the post-Brexit Northern Ireland border dispute

Joe Biden says he WON’T take sides in the post-Brexit Northern Ireland border dispute between the UK and EU in a boost to Boris Johnson PM enraged Brussels by announcing he would delay agreed checks on goods  Ireland and the EU had hoped to persuade President Biden to criticise the move But the White House … Read more

White House drawing up plans for surge shipments of COVID vaccines to send to emerging hotspots

The White House is currently making plans to send massive shipments of COVID-19 vaccines to emerging hotspots in the U.S. Two senior administration officials told CNN the Biden administration is very worried that the number of Americans traveling over Spring Break will lead to a fourth surge of the coronavirus. Members of the federal government’s … Read more

Dominic Raab defends ‘value for money’ £2.6m Downing Street press room kitted out by Russian firm

Dominic Raab defended paying a Russian firm £2.6million to create a White House-style media briefing room in Downing Street today, amid safety and cost fears. The Foreign Secretary suggested the project represented ‘value for money’ and said the UK was open to investment from firms based in Russia and China ‘where it’s safe’. Yesterday it … Read more

Dominic Raab defends ‘value for money’ £2.6m Downing Street press room kitted out by Russian firm

Dominic Raab defended paying a Russian firm £2.6million to create a White House-style media briefing room in Downing Street today, amid safety and cost fears. The Foreign Secretary suggested the project represented ‘value for money’ and said the UK was open to investment from firms based in Russia and China ‘where it’s safe’. Yesterday it … Read more

First images from inside Downing Street’s new White House-style press briefing room

The £2.6 million renovation of Downing Street’s new White House-style press briefing room was carried out by a Russian firm with links to state-controlled broadcaster Russia Today, it has emerged.   The construction of the room within No 9 Downing Street began last year when the government announced plans to hold televised briefings.   Earlier this month, it … Read more

Is Meghan Markle already preparing a bid to be America’s first woman President?

Is Meghan Markle already preparing a bid to be America’s first woman President? Duchess of Sussex will ‘use furore over Oprah interview to launch political career as she networks among Democrats’, claims senior Labour figure with strong links to Washington One senior Labour figure claimed she was networking among senior Democrats Networking said to be … Read more

Sheffield pensioner builds matchstick models of the Notre Dame, Tower Bridge and more global venues

A creative pensioner has built matchstick models of famous landmarks from across the globe, including Tower Bridge, Notre Dame and the Statue of Liberty. Derrick, 87, from Sheffield, has spent countless hours in his kitchen building miniature versions of iconic venues from around the world. He finished his most recent creation, the Mississippi Boat, during … Read more