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A police watchdog has cleared officers of any wrongdoing after a teenage couple they had been chasing died in a fireball crash in west London. The Independent Office for Police Conduct had been investigating after Patrick McDonagh, 19, and his pregnant wife Shauna, 18, were killed when their silver Renault Mégane hit a coach and burst into flames … Read more
China ‘could have acted more quickly’ in dealing with Covid-19, WHO’s pandemic response probe declares By Afp Published: 14:46 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 14:51 GMT, 18 January 2021 China ‘could have acted more quickly’ in dealing with Covid-19, the WHO’s pandemic response probe declared today. The direct criticism from an agency which Donald … Read more
A marine reptile that lurked in the oceans 240 million years ago used its ‘short, flat tail’ as an underwater float to help it hide and pick off fish with its razor sharp fangs. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing say the reptile, a type of nothosaur, was about 2ft long, had … Read more
Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse shot one of his victims five times including in the head, the criminal complaint reveals – but his attorney has claimed it was he who was ‘attacked’ and insisted he was acting in self-defense. Rittenhouse’s attorney Lin Wood said the 17-year-old vigilante was ‘attacked’ with ‘lethal force’ and ‘had the right to defend … Read more
A Tory minister insisted he acted in ‘good faith’ when he approved a £1billion property for a party donor as he finally faced a grilling from MPs today. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is facing continuing pressure after approving a planning application by billionaire Richard Desmond for 1,500 luxury flats in east London. He overruled official objections … Read more
The vicar who called for a review on lockdown fines handed to families travelling for childcare purposes is a former actor who was in TV crime dramas Boon and The Bill. Reverend Martin Poole, the vicar of St Luke’s Prestonville in Brighton, raised the issue at the daily Downing Street press conference in a question … Read more
In a few short hours the crisis over Boris Johnson’s health turned into a full-scale emergency last night. The diplomatic fog that had obscured just how ill he really was lifted as it emerged he had been admitted to intensive care. It took an intervention from our oldest ally across the Atlantic for questions to … Read more
Post Office will only give £20,000 compensation to each postmaster wrongly accused of stealing due to IT glitch Post Office spent £120m of taxpayers’ cash on two-decade court fiasco Some sub-postmasters were jailed, forced into bankruptcy or hounded Inquiry was yesterday told the Post Office acted as ‘judge, jury and executioner’ By Tom Witherow Business … Read more