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China has denied entry to a team of World Health Organisation experts who were due to arrive in the country to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. The head of the World Health Organisation says he was ‘disappointed’ that Chinese officials have not finalised permissions for the arrival of the team of experts. A year … Read more
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has waded into the row about Celtic’s winter break in Dubai after the Parkhead club was criticised for setting a bad example jetting off to the Middle East during the Covid crisis. The Scottish Government has called on the SFA to investigate the Hoops’ training camp in the United Arab … Read more
Earl Spencer’s former security chief has reportedly complained to police over the faking of his bank statements which were used by Martin Bashir to gain an interview with Princess Diana. Alan Waller’s lawyer is said to have written to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick to request an investigation into ‘very serious concerns’ over … Read more
It is a year since the world learned of a deadly new respiratory disease stalking the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Yet we still know little about how and why the virus spread with such devastating consequences. It can almost certainly be traced to bats. But we do not know how this pathogen – having … Read more
Shocked police called to investigate gas leak in two-storey semi are stunned to find massive cannabis factory hidden inside Police discovered a cannabis factory after forcing entry to a house leaking gas House on Somali Road, West Hampstead, London, was full of cannabis plants An ‘illegal electricity cable had caused an explosion that damaged a gas … Read more
Hoax caller sparks panic by saying there is a bomb at the Empire State Building – just two days after the Nashville suicide attack NYPD responded to a bomb threat reported at the Empire State Building Sunday Someone called 911 to report a bomb would be detonated inside at noon Officers from the NYPD bomb … Read more
World Health Organisation (WHO) scientists will travel to Wuhan in January to investigate the origins of Covid-19 after months of negotiating with China for access. The international mission is expected to go to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the virus that sparked the coronavirus pandemic, WHO spokesman Hedinn Halldorsson … Read more
Robotic underwater gliders will be sent to investigate the massive iceberg presently on a collision course with the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, experts said. Dubbed A68a, the enormous mass — some 87 miles (140 km) in length — broke off from Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf in 2017 and has been drifting north ever … Read more
Alexa, are you an anti-Semite? Amazon says it will investigate claims virtual assistant device gives racist answers to questions about Jews MPs told Amazon they found examples of Alexa repeating anti-Semitic theories One shared an article by Jew Watch, adding that ‘Jews control the world’s media’ Findings reported by all-party parliamentary group against anti-Semitism MPs The … Read more
Bomb squad use robot to investigate suspicious package after police arrest man ‘with explosives and shotgun’ in Blackpool Troops set up robot outside the house in Blackpool as officers evacuated homes Lancashire Constabulary seized a shotgun and found the ‘suspicious package’ They also set up a cordon around the house and asked residents to steer … Read more