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Beijing bans ‘uncivilised’ behaviour to improve public hygiene: Fines to be issued if people don’t cover mouth when coughing or sneezing The laws claim to promote ‘civilised behaviour’ and relate to combating the virus Dissenters face fines for offences such as not wearing a mask in public when ill The new laws also require that … Read more
For the fourth time in a fortnight, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a virus bailout for the British economy. The recipients of his largesse will be the 3.7million self-unemployed, and Sunak acknowledged that the cost could be ‘tens of billions of pounds’. He left little doubt the bill will have to be paid by all … Read more
Married At First Sight star Ines Basic slammed Martha Kalifatidis on Tuesday in an expletive-ridden rant, after the Kim Kardashian wannabe reignited their feud. Ines shared a series of Instagram videos where she blasted Martha, calling her behaviour ‘disgusting and a disgrace.’ It comes after Martha said in an Instagram live video that she would … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus epidemic could spiral out of control if people wait for the death toll to rise before changing their behaviour, a leading scientist has warned. Professor Graham Medley, a disease expert at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said people risk making the outbreak worse by refusing to take it seriously … Read more
Letting babies ‘cry out’ at night helps to soothe them and does not lead to separation anxiety or behaviour problems later in life, study finds Babies left to cry by their parents cry for a shorter amount of time by 18 months Children allowed to cry out in first 6 months were no more clingy, … Read more
Two senior civil servants at the Department for International Development have said they were aware of bullying complaints against Priti Patel while she was head of the aid budget. Sir Mark Lowcock, Ms Patel’s permanent secretary while she was head of the Department for International Development (Dfid) said that he personally witnessed bullying behaviour. Nick … Read more
A lottery multi-millionaire admitted threatening behaviour towards her domestic abuse campaigner ex-boyfriend who she claims conducted ‘a vendetta’ against her. Gavin Innes, 46, claimed his ex-girlfriend Gillian Bayford – who scooped the £148million jackpot on EuroMillions in 2012 – pushed him during an argument. He also boasted to friends that Kirkcaldy-born Bayford was his ‘pension fund’ and … Read more
A lottery multi-millionaire admitted threatening behaviour towards her domestic abuse campaigner ex-boyfriend who she claims conducted ‘a vendetta’ against her. Gavin Innes, 46, claimed his ex-girlfriend Gillian Bayford – who scooped the £148million jackpot on EuroMillions in 2012 – pushed him during an argument. He also boasted to friends that Kirkcaldy-born Bayford was his ‘pension fund’ and … Read more
A Priti Patel aide ‘made formal complaint about her behaviour’ while she was Employment Minister four years ago Miss Patel, 47, served in her previous role between May 2015 and July 2016 BBC journalist Danny Shaw said he learned of the formal complaint against her Patel’s spokesperson was ‘not aware’ of the alleged complaint, Shaw said … Read more