No £1-a-litre fuel this lockdown: Petrol prices jump 4p-a-litre in a month

Fuel prices in the last month have risen by 4p-a-litre, bringing petrol costs for motorists close to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report. In a stark contrast to the first lockdown – when unleaded dipped to below £1-a-litre – average unleaded prices have jumped from 114.5p-a-litre a month ago to 118.91p by the middle … Read more

Kourtney Kardashian dating long time friend Travis Barker ‘for month or two’ amid Palm Springs trip

They are longtime pals as they have been spotted hanging out together over the years. But apparently the friendship has turned romantic between Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker. The 41-year-old reality star and 45-year-old Blink-182 drummer sparked rumors of a relationship over the weekend as they each took to social media to document a trip … Read more

‘Completely fearless’ police officer and father dies one month after testing positive for Covid

‘Completely fearless’ police officer and father-of-two, 40, dies in hospital one month after testing positive for Covid-19 PC Abbasuddin Ahmed, 40, had been serving on Greater Manchester Police  He died in hospital on Thursday, only a month after testing positive for Covid-19 PC Ahmed had been working from home in the pandemic ‘to look after his … Read more

Michael Douglas, 76, sees his month old grandson Ryder T. Douglas for the first time

Michael Douglas has finally seen his grandson Ryder a month after his birth. The actor, 76, grinned in a black and white snap holding the baby, after his son Cameron Douglas and his partner Viviane Thibes welcomed their second child Ryder T. Douglas in mid-December.   Michael had delayed meeting his grandson for the first time … Read more

Parler CEO is confident app will be back online at end of month

The CEO of right-wing social media app Parler says he is confident the platform will be back by the end of the month after Amazon suspended it from its web hosting service and Google and Apple removed it from their app stores in the wake of the Capitol riots.  ‘I’m confident that by the end of the month, … Read more

Army ‘faces cuts of 10,000 soldiers’ in audit next month

Military personnel numbers could be cut by up to 10,000 following an official audit. Experts fear the Integrated Review, which is due to be delivered next month, will call for the Army to be reduced to 72,000 soldiers – despite repeated Government pledges to keep a permanent force of 82,000 troops. It is thought that … Read more

Care home Covid cases TRIPLE in a month: MOST outbreaks are among elderly residents

Covid outbreaks in care homes have more than trebled in a month meaning infection levels are now similar to the peak of the first wave amid growing fears residents are not being given the vaccine fast enough.  Date from Public Health England (PHE) reveals that in the week to January 14, there were 977 outbreaks … Read more

Margaret Thatcher’s £30m six-storey bomb-proof mansion in Belgravia rented out for £65,000 a MONTH

Margaret Tatcher’s £30million bomb-proof former mansion is being rented out for a whopping £64,978 a month.    The former Prime Minister’s plush six-bedroom home in Belgravia was put on the market for £30million five years ago, but it didn’t sell. But the home now has tenants who are forking out £779,736 per year, according to international … Read more

So much for DRY January! Alcohol sales soar during first month of 2021

So much for DRY January! Alcohol sales soar during first month of 2021 as locked-down Britons reach for the bottle amid winter and Covid blues Waitrose beer sales up 49% and wine sales by 27% over first week of lockdown A separate YouGov survey found 28% of Dry January participants had given up   Young middle-class women … Read more

Homes are left without mail for up to a MONTH in 28 delivery ‘blackspots’ due to coronavirus

Royal FAIL: Homes are left without mail for up to a MONTH in 28 delivery ‘blackspots’ as huge rise in online shopping overwhelms postal service amid soaring staff absence due to Covid Tens of thousands of people across the UK are only getting limited deliveries   Fears have arisen that elderly residents will not receive vaccine … Read more