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Villages, halls, churches and pubs have all been listed as beneficiaries of the ‘transatlantic slavery economy’ by Historic England. A sweeping audit of pre-existing work linked rural communities to ‘money made in transatlantic slavery’ which ‘permeated English society for centuries’. Historic England, an arm of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport which is … Read more
Twickenham turned tartan as Scotland lifted the Calcutta Cup on English soil for the first time since 1983. The roars said it all as Hamish Watson booted the ball out for the final whistle. It was rugby history in the making. England were humbled and humiliated. Just to rub it in, it was former England … Read more
Six Nations divided by kneeling against racism: Twelve England rugby players and four Scotland stars take a knee before match for Rugby Against Racism campaign – while the rest remain standing Players lined up in support of the Rugby Against Racism campaign today England are taking on Scotland at Twickenham, London, in the Six Nations … Read more
Six Nations, no crowds: Scotland take the lead 3-0 against England in eerily silent Twickenham as millions of rugby fans cheer on at home Scots took an early lead in southwest London, perhaps alleviated by absence of the usual 80,000 onlookers Earlier France trounced Italy 50 points to 10 at a similarly quiet contest at … Read more
The 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants could be scrapped as Boris Johnson seeks to simplify coronavirus restrictions. As lockdown is eased, ministers are looking to make the rules easier to follow for both businesses and the public. The Prime Minister wants to remove the requirement on pubs to serve a ‘substantial meal’ alongside alcoholic … Read more
The Government should not lift brutal lockdown restrictions until England is recording fewer than 1,000 cases a day, Jeremy Hunt has said. The Ex-Health Secretary urged ministers to take a cautious approach, adding the new variants have ‘changed the game’ from before Christmas. Department of Health figures show 18,500 cases were announced in England yesterday, … Read more
You CAN vote on May 6… but you must wear a mask and bring you own PENCIL! Local elections in England and Wales are given green light with strict Covid safety measures in place Local council, mayoral and police and crime commissioner votes set to go ahead Government officials had been mulling over plans to … Read more
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warns over social media trading frenzy By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 February 2021 Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has sounded a note of caution on the trading frenzy which saw individual investors take on Wall … Read more
A seven-year-old has died after testing positive for coronavirus, health officials have revealed. The Government announced 915 more Covid victims across the UK today, taking the total fatality toll past 110,000. NHS England said the child was one of the 630 patients to succumb to the virus in English hospitals in the past 24 hours. The … Read more
All but three local authorities in England saw Covid infections fall last week and cases in care homes dropped by a third, official figures showed today. All key metrics now indicate the darkest days of the winter crisis are behind us, with the number of Covid hospital patients in general beds dropping to its lowest level … Read more