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French police investigate Rwandan refugee, 39, after he admitted arson attack on Nantes cathedral Rwandan refugee, 39, admitted he was responsible for the cathedral inferno Questioned for second time yesterday and confessed to fire early this morning Took 104 firefighters to tackle the blaze which started in three places on July 18 By Lydia Catling … Read more
Former CPS chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal urges Scotland Yard to ‘thoroughly’ investigate Dominic Cummings’ trip from London to Durham Lawyers for Afzal written to Met chief Cressida Dick, Jo Farrell and Max Hill QC He called for ‘thorough investigation’ into 264-mile journey made by Cummings Letters describe investigation by Durham Police as ‘short, narrow and limited’ By George … Read more
Wildlife scientists around the world are planning to investigate how animal behaviours have been affected by the slowdown in human activity during lockdown. They will gather data from sources including GPS, sensors and surveys to assess how more than a hundred terrestrial and marine species responded to the lockdown – or ‘Anthropause’. At least two … Read more
Ofcom will NOT investigate Miriam Margolyes after said she ‘wanted Boris Johnson to die’ from coronavirus while appearing on Channel 4’s The Last Leg sparking 494 complaints Actress, 79, made statement about the Prime Minister on The Last Leg last month She sparked 494 complaints from viewers but Ofcom said it won’t investigate Margolyes said … Read more
President Donald Trump promised a ‘big day for fairness’ in a tweet Thursday as he prepared to act on what he claims is ‘anti-conservative bias’ on social media platforms. He is expected to sign an executive order on social media companies threatening to expose them to government investigations into allegations of bias and potentially more … Read more
Police investigate death of unborn baby after woman took ‘pills by post’ abortion drugs while 28 weeks pregnant – four past the legal limit Abortion laws were relaxed due to coronavirus so women could take both pills at home Women can use these pills at home up to the 10th week of their pregnancy A … Read more
Police investigate claims GMB union boss ‘had a casting couch culture’ and was ‘sexist and aggressive’ towards young female employees An anonymous letter, believed to be from a union worker, was sent to GMB Tim Roache, 58, stepped down from his role of secretary for health reasons The letter claimed Mr Roache was ‘sexist’ and … Read more
With Britons told not to go out during lockdown, you would expect people to be less concerned about their appearance but the online orthodontics industry is still growing fast. A spate of new companies offering money-saving at home orthodontic and so-called ‘teledentistry’ treatments have sprung up over the past 18 months or so. One of … Read more
Police investigate after officer is caught on camera threatening to fabricate offence against young man they pulled over Video footage captured the police officer in a heated confrontation A man is seen protesting innocent while the officer fires off several expletives Man, believed to be from Accrington, said he was out picking up a quad … Read more
Cats can become infected with the new coronavirus but dogs appear not to be vulnerable, according to a new study, prompting the WHO to say it will take a closer look at transmission of the virus between humans and pets. The study, published on the website of the journal Science on Wednesday, found that ferrets … Read more