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Richard Cadbury Butler as a child left, with his father, Arnold The war hero great-grandson of the founder of Cadbury’s chocolate was a convicted drug smuggler, it can now be revealed. Richard Cadbury Butler made thousands importing narcotics into 1920s Britain until he was caught with a pound of cocaine stashed in a chocolate box, … Read more
New Zealand has recorded 14 new coronavirus cases as the nation braces for a second wave of infections. Of the new cases, 13 have been linked to the Auckland cluster which plunged the nation back into lockdown. Just one is a returned traveller in hotel quarantine. There are now 36 active cases in the country – … Read more
Pakistan was the origin for HALF of Britain’s imported coronavirus cases – amid calls for tougher quarantine checks from ‘high-risk’ countries Since March 1, 190 flights carrying more than 65,000 people have arrived in the UK There are calls for tougher quarantine checks on arrivals from ‘high-risk’ countries Pakistan is reporting 4,000 cases a day … Read more
Mother Nature seems to be releasing her fury on the US – first murderous hornets, then giant lizards and now a deadly plant bacteria. Greenhouses in Michigan have been ordered to destroy any Fantasia Pink Flare geraniums imported from Guatemala, as the flowers are carrying a bacteria that could threaten food crops across the nation. The … Read more
Imported by the Brazilian elite vacationing in Europe, the new coronavirus is now ravaging the country’s poor, ripping through tightly-packed neighborhoods where the disease is harder to control. Public health data for the cities of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza show a shift in recent weeks from the wealthy boroughs that seeded the … Read more
Supermarkets including Asda and Sainsbury’s are stocking up on imported Polish beef while British farmers struggle through the coronavirus pandemic. UK beef farmers told the chains that the move is ‘unacceptable’, adding: ‘Please do not play a part in killing British agriculture. Remember, once it’s gone, it’s gone.’ Supermarkets have faced ‘overwhelming customer demand’ for … Read more
China has sentenced a man to prison for 18 months after he spent nearly a week in Europe during the coronavirus pandemic and then failed to report his journey to the police upon his return. The 29-year-old, known by his surname Guo, refused to self-isolate and tried to hide his symptoms from the authority after … Read more
China reports another 48 imported cases of coronavirus, putting an end to four days of declines The 48 cases reported today follow a drop from 67 to 31 in the previous few days All the new cases were imported, with none in the original epicentre of Hubei City of Wuhan where the outbreak began has … Read more
Priti Patel calls for UK borders to be CLOSED to stop new coronavirus cases being imported from worldwide hotspots UK-bound flights from New York, Tehran, Rome and Beijing all took off yesterday Priti Patel says flights from virus hotspots should not be allowed into the country Less concern over EU arrivals ‘because their domestic lockdowns … Read more
The majority of people who have flown into Australia with coronavirus have come from Europe and America, it has been revealed. A map was released by the Department of Health on Friday shows that more than a third of Australia’s overseas cases were people who had travelled into the country from Europe. Around a third of the … Read more