Boris Johnson backed down from imposing Tier 3 Covid rules on Manchester amid policing fears

Boris Johnson backed down from imposing Tier 3 Covid rules on Manchester because he ‘feared police won’t enforce them effectively’ without Andy Burnham’s backing Greater Manchester Police currently answers to Labour mayor Andy Burnham  Negotiation between Government and city’s leaders will continue over weekend It comes after the PM hailed agreement with Lancashire to move to … Read more

Venmo launches physical credit card backed by Visa with a scannable QR code for contactless payments

Venmo launches physical credit card backed by Visa with a scannable QR code for contactless payments and an individualized cash-back program Available in five designs, the no-fee card comes with a QR code on the front The rewards program gives cash back on your most popular spending categories An RFID-enabled chip allows users to tap … Read more

Bafta to announce plan to improve diversity of UK film industry backed by Prince William

Prince William has helped push through a staggering 120 innovations to increase diversity at Bafta. The ‘watershed’ new moves are related to an impassioned speech the Prince made during the televised British Academy Film Awards in February where the visibly angered royal attacked the overwhelming ‘whiteness and maleness’ of the prestigious awards. Plans were introduced … Read more

Russian opposition group backed by Alexei Navalny is ‘attacked with a chemical agent’

An assailant has smashed a bottle containing a ‘chemical agent’ in the Siberian offices of a Russian opposition group backed by poisoned Putin critic Alexei Navalny. Two people were taken to hospital on Tuesday for tests after the masked assailants entered the offices of the Anti-Corruption Foundation in Novosibirsk, Siberia’s biggest city. The attack comes ahead of … Read more

Robert Trump: The soft-spoken, easygoing brother who backed the president until the end

President Donald’s younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died Saturday night at the age of 71. The youngest of the Trump siblings had remained close to the 74-year-old president and, as recently as June, filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Trump … Read more

Seized by hordes of Hong Kong police, the millionaire who backed democracy

A pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon was yesterday arrested along with eight other journalists after Chinese officials raided his newspaper offices in the city. Jimmy Lai, 71, whose net worth is just shy of a billion dollars, was handcuffed and hauled off his premises under the new draconian security law. ITV News freelancer Wilson Li … Read more

Nurse slammed for yelling at carer for wearing her scrubs in a shop is backed by nursing body

The senior ICU nurse who was sent death threats after yelling at a crying carer for wearing her uniform in a B&M store has been backed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).  The RCN said Marina Kendrick’s original point was valid as guidance for all nurses adding that wearing a uniform for non-work activities … Read more

The rise of Boris Johnson’s top aide who was backed by the PM tonight 

The Prime Minister has tonight backed his top aide Dominic Cummings after he was hit by allegations of flouting lockdown rules multiple times.  From ‘career psychopath’ to Brexit mastermind, Dominic Cummings has so far cut a controversial figure during his time as Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser, after making a name for himself as the … Read more

Covid-19 sniffer dogs backed by Camilla and £500million government funding to get us moving again

Bright-eyed and mischievous, Asher the cocker spaniel looks every bit the family pet.  Right now, he’s a little scruffier than normal thanks to a ‘Covid-19 hair cut’ from a loving owner unable to get to the grooming salon during the lockdown. There is no clue at all that Asher could soon be Britain’s secret weapon … Read more