Coronavirus France: Police investigate government handling of crisis

French police searched the homes of the health minister and former PM today as part of a criminal investigation into the country’s handling of Covid-19.  Health minister Olivier Veran, ex-PM Edouard Philippe and other top officials had their homes searched in dawn raids just hours after president Emmanuel Macron announced a curfew in major cities … Read more

SAGE advisor shares comic criticising the Government’s handling of coronavirus

A coronavirus advisor has shared a comic strip criticising the Government amid an extraordinary spat between scientists and ministers. It comes as Number 10 was blasted for not ‘following the science’ after bombshell documents showed ministers shunned a number of recommendations by their expert advisers before unveiling the latest suite of lockdown measures.  Professor Catherine … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer accuses ‘arrogant’ government of a ‘Whitehall knows best’ handling of Covid crisis

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer renewed his attack on Boris Johnson and the government’s coronavirus crisis handling again today as he insisted the public ‘just want to know that the Prime Minister has a plan’. Sir Keir said the country was at a crossroads in its national effort to defeat the pandemic with infection rates … Read more

Priti Patel urges police watchdog to review handling of eco-protesters

Priti Patel urges police watchdog to review handling of eco-protesters amid fears demonstrators have been allowed to run amok Home Secretary concerned police are too timid in tackling large-scale protests  Review seeks to ensure those causing extreme disruption face full limits of law It could ultimately mean ringleaders face jail time rather than a slap … Read more

Sunrise host Sam Armytage praises fiancé Richard Lavender on handling his first ‘media wall’

Sunrise host Sam Armytage praises fiancé Richard Lavender on handling his first media appearance with her like ‘a pro’ By Candice Jackson and Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:36 BST, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 03:36 BST, 4 October 2020 Sunrise host Sam Armytage and fiancé Richard Lavender made their red carpet event … Read more

Protesters denounce Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of coronavirus pandemic

Thousands of anti-government protesters gather in Jerusalem to denounce Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of coronavirus pandemic and demand he quits over corruption charges in 11th week of demonstrations The protest on Saturday came as Israel copes with record levels of coronavirus  Demanded Netanyahu’s resignation over corruption and rising Covid-19 rates   Protesters scuffled with police … Read more

Meghan Markle ‘ignored advice from Camilla on handling bad media headlines before her marriage’

Meghan Markle ‘ignored advice from Camilla on how to be a Royal and handle bad media headlines before her marriage to Prince Harry’ Meghan ignored advice from Camilla on dealing with bad headlines in the media The Duchess of Cornwall invited Meghan to a private lunch before her marriage Camilla described her experience with the … Read more

Police officers investigated over handling of grooming gangs

Police watchdog launches investigation into three police officers over their handling of probe into child grooming gangs in Manchester Operation Augusta launched in 2004 after death of teenager Victoria Agoglia Senior officers at GMP chose to under-resource the investigation, a report said  Inquiry by the IOPC will focus on the supervision and handling of the operation … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg  criticizes Trump administration’s handling of coronavirus

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has criticized President Donald Trump’s administration over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic during a videochat with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading U.S. expert on infectious diseases. Speaking with Fauci in a Facebook live video on Thursday, Zuckerberg said some outbreaks of coronavirus were ‘avoidable’ and criticized the administration for ‘calling into question’ … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s handling of pandemic sees him trounce Boris Johnson in Covid-19 poll

Rishi Sunak’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis has seen his personal poll ratings surge ahead of every member of the Government – including Boris Johnson. The findings, in an exclusive poll for today’s Mail on Sunday, come ahead of a major speech by the Chancellor on Wednesday in which he will set out his plan … Read more