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Amanda Holden has ‘dodged being issued with a fine’ after she was reported to police for making a 215-mile trip from London to Cornwall during lockdown. The Britain’s Got Talent judge went to see her parents after she got a ‘distressing phone call’ from her stepfather Les Collister on the weekend before her 50th birthday. The 49-year-old took a black Mercedes … Read more
Matt Hancock was berated by senior Tories today as he ducked demands for a firmer endpoint to the national lockdown – and warned that even if the vaccine rollout happens by mid-February curbs might have to stay if deaths do not fall. The Health Secretary came under fire from his own side as he kicked … Read more
Pregnant pillion passenger dodges runaway truck wheel as it flies towards her head Woman was on the back of motorcycle in Prauchup Kiri Khan, southern Thailand Dash cam footage shows the pregnant woman quickly dive from the motorcycle The incident was reported to police and the couple on the bike were uninjured By Emily Webber … Read more
Matt Hancock today dodged questions over a ‘substantial meal’ loophole that could see pubs team up with takeaways in order to keep pulling pints. In the latest round of interviews involving ministers facing a grilling over food and pubs, the Health Secretary blanked questions on whether watering holes could use takeaway services as way to … Read more
UPS delivery man narrowly dodges charging bear as he drops a package off on a California porch Clip was filmed in South Lake Tahoe, California, on October The UPS worker just manages to drop off the package when he notices the small but deadly brown bear A person living at the home comes out and … Read more
Drink-driving lawyer dodges road ban after court hears she was moving her car to avoid a parking fine Danielle Amodio got up early to move the car out of a residents-only bay She had spent a night drinking wine at the home of her friend Sophie Stevens Police stopped the pair on walk back and … Read more
Man returns Thomas the Tank Engine book to a library almost fifty YEARS late after taking it out as a child – but dodges a potential £8,000 late fee The man returned the book to the library after borrowing it as a child in 1972 Posted it to Basingstoke Discovery Centre with an apology note … Read more
Government dodges questions over when ALL women underpaid state pension will get justice – and blames a Labour rule change for the debacle Tens of thousands of elderly women could be owed £100m in state pension Labour MPs have pressed the Government to say what it is doing to investigate Pensions Minister Guy Opperman says … Read more
For motorists looking for a highly reliable, economical car, Toyota has traditionally been a safe bet, if a little unadventurous. But Toyota’s anglophile president Akio Toyoda, who when living and working in London in the Eighties used to whizz around in an original Mini, wanted to add some pizzazz. Toyotas ‘must not be boring’, he … Read more
Boris Johnson praises ‘incredible service’ of Sir Mark Sedwill as he dodges questions over whether he was forced out in power struggle with Dominic Cummings – amid claims PM is hunting for a Brexiteer to run civil service Boris Johnson has praised Mark Sedwill amid claimed he was forced out of job Sir Mark is … Read more