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An adrenaline junkie Army cadet who swapped her combat fatigue for the catwalk has been crowned Miss England’s first ever Finalist of the Year. Alina Green, 22, from Bracknell, Berkshire, has won the equivalent of the Miss England title after the prestigious beauty pageant was scuppered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Organisers of the competition held … Read more
From forcing people to wear masks outside to closing nurseries, the Government has a range of options to toughen England’s third national lockdown. Other possibilities include banning support bubbles, stopping people exercising with another person and closing places of worship again. Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi today raised concerns that people were not complying with the … Read more
Britain’s vaccines minister today ruled out immediate 24/7 jabs at the country’s new vaccination hubs opening today, blaming a shortage of medicine. Nadhim Zahawi also admitted that said that most people currently had ‘about a 45-minute drive’ to the seven NHS sites opening their doors this morning, most of whom are over 80 and medically … Read more
What is a ‘reasonable excuse’ for going outside? And can police force their way into your house if they suspect rules are being broken? Under the rules in England, you must not leave or be outside of your home except where you have a ‘reasonable excuse’. This will be put in law. The police can … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Arsenal take out a £120m loan through Bank of England’s Covid scheme to help them cope with the impact of the pandemic – despite splashing out £45m on one player in October and paying Mesut Ozil £350k-a-week but not playing him Arsenal announced they have borrowed £120million from the Bank of England … Read more
‘Need to get out of London by TOMORROW’: People living in capital plot their escape before England’s new national lockdown comes into force Londoners have reacted to news that England will enter a March-style lockdown Boris Johnson addressed the nation last night, telling them to stay at home again Draconian rules will come into effect … Read more
All England’s secondary schools and colleges today received up to 1,000 Covid tests to get children back into class – just as Boris Johnson prepared to keep them all shut into February. Staff at secondaries across the country started unpacking the kits after the Prime Minister admitted that reopening them on January 18 may be … Read more
An illegal New Year’s Eve party attended by 100 people was held at a £4million home near Teddy Sheringham’s house in England’s worst Covid-19 hotspot. The rave, which was broken up by police, took place at a luxury property called Knoll House in the upmarket hamlet of Sewardstonebury in Epping Forest, Essex. Neighbours believe that … Read more
An award-winning photographer has battled hail, freezing rain and 60mph winds to scale England’s highest peak six times in 24 hours in a bid to help a seven-month-old baby’s fight against rare genetic disorder. Joe Giddens, 33, decided to attempt the epic challenge on the 3,209ft (978m) Scafell Pike to help seven-month-old Marley Powell, who hasType 1 spinal muscular … Read more
Weekly Covid-19 deaths fell for the first time in three months during the final days of England’s second national lockdown, official data reveals, but they didn’t fall in every region. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal the virus was mentioned on 2,515 death certificates in England and Wales in the week to … Read more