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Is Justin Welby losing faith with lockdown? Archbishop of Canterbury warns that forcing church services to stop is a ‘huge loss’ for worshippers Justin Welby is seeking a meeting with ministers to complain about the rules The archbishops said churches will this time stay open for individuals to pray Muslim leaders also criticised lockdown, calling for … Read more
The Government’s SAGE advisers released papers yesterday evening that showed how they warned ministers two weeks ago that Britain could be headed for a more serious situation than their ‘worst case scenario’. The document, dated October 14, which was released online, said ‘we are breaching the number of infections and hospital admissions in the Reasonable … Read more
A battery egg farm has been accused of forcing its caged hens to live in a space smaller than an A4 sheet of paper – in breach of animal welfare laws. Animal rights activists investigating Kinswood Eggs in West Sussex say they found cages crammed full of at least 100 hens that measured 118inch (300cm) … Read more
Moonlighting BBC stars will have to publicly register their additional earnings under a clampdown by director-general Tim Davie as he reveals tougher measures on their use of social media. Since taking over last month, Mr Davie has declared he plans to crackdown on a perceived lack of impartiality at the broadcaster, and reportedly has the … Read more
Boris Johnson launched a furious salvo at Sadiq Khan today, dismissing claims ministers are forcing the London mayor to extend the congestion charge. The PM railed at Mr Khan for ‘effectively bankrupting’ the capital amid vicious haggling over demands for a £4.9billion bailout for Transport for London (TfL). The mayor says the money is needed … Read more
Warning the older generation is facing a bleaker, poorer retirement as Covid-19 has ‘sabotaged’ their pension plans A fifth of people approaching retirement are putting it off, finds survey Many fear investment losses in pandemic mean they can never retire Number who believe lifestyle will improve in retirement has halved in past year By Tanya … Read more
A ‘man-wh**e’ married police officer strangled his long-term lover after she considered revealing their 10-year affair to his wife, a court has heard. Timothy Brehmer, 41, a constable with Dorset Police, strangled Claire Parry, 41, a nurse, with such force that he broke a bone in her neck before she died in hospital the next day, … Read more
A London council has accused the Government of telling it to ‘back off’ from forcing supermarkets to make sure customers are wearing face masks. Four retailers, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Morrisons and B&M homeware stores, were handed warning notices by Barking and Dagenham council in east London after officials saw staff failing to enforce the rules. After … Read more
Hospitals are still forcing mothers to go through labour without a partner, claims MP inundated with ‘utterly heartbreaking’ stories of traumatic births and miscarriages endured alone Alicia Kearns was told ‘repeatedly’ about 16 trusts still not following guidance The government and NHS guidance let partners attend appointments and labour Women who had traumatic experiences without … Read more
A county lines drugs lord who used 12 children as slaves in a £2million crack cocaine racket has been jailed for 11 years. Zain Khan, 21, boasted to police, ‘I earn more than you in my sleep’, as detectives cracked down on his gang. Khan and his brother Junaid, 20, forced children as young as … Read more