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Neo-Nazi teenager who was jailed over terror plot to attack synagogues, schools and pubs in his home city is named as judge rejects bid to protect his identity after his 18th birthday Jack Reed, from Durham, sentenced last January to six years and eight months Manifesto listed ‘Areas to Attack’ such as schools, pubs and … Read more
Protect struggling families hit by coronavirus economic collapse from council tax rises, Keir Starmer tells Rishi Sunak amid fears of bills surge in April Sunak confirmed councils can levy an extra 5 per cent onto tax bills in 2021-22 Decision came in the face of record public borrowing to support the country Labour says 5% … Read more
President Donald Trump considered deploying the National Guard to hold off would be anti-Trump counter protesters, according to advisers familiar with the matter. Trump is said to have expressed interest beforehand in calling the National Guard to Wednesday’s demonstration and eventual assault on the Capitol to protect his own people, the New York Times reports. … Read more
Brian May is planning to launch a perfume in order to raise money to aid the protection of badgers and other wildlife. The Queen star, 73, has collaborated with perfume creator Sergio Momo in order to deliver the new venture, which will be named Save Me after his band’s single. The Save Me perfume will … Read more
‘Don’t let my wife’s death be in vain’: Husband of nurse and new mother who died battling Covid urges ministers to shield pregnant healthcare workers Nurse Mary Boateng was just 28 when she died just days after giving birth Her husband Ernest Boateng said Christmas without his wife was very raw He wants the Government … Read more
Softly, softly! Mother attaches SPONGES to shower caps to protect her toddler daughter’s head while learning to walk in clever parenting hack Margarita Nemirovskaia, from Sochi, Russia, shared her clever parenting hack Sewed sponges to caps that she males her 11-month-old daugther Lolya wear She said it soften the blow when Lilya fell as she … Read more
President Donald Trump engaged in some saber-rattling from 30,000 feet, issuing ‘health advice’ to Iran and tweeting out images of unexploded ordinance following an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Trump blasted out the tweet after taking off from Washington for Mar-a-Lago, where he plans to spend the holidays with family including First Lady … Read more
Moderna Inc says it expects its COVID-19 vaccine to protect people against the new mutant British variant of the coronavirus. The new strain, known as SARS-CoV-2 VUI 202012/01, is feared to be 70 percent more contagious and to spread more easily among children. Moderna’s jab works by coding for the spike protein on the outside of … Read more
Consumer groups and businesses write to Government urging it to protect consumers’ access to cash on high street By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 19 December 2020 Consumer groups and businesses have written to the Government urging it to protect consumers’ access to cash … Read more
New face mask anyone? Japanese man creates lifelike replicas of human faces for £700… but they won’t protect you from Covid-19 Shuhei Okawara, from Tokyo, is creating lifelike replica masks of people’s faces The hyper-real coverings cost £700 apiece, but won’t protect users from Covid The creator has copied his own face and others chosen … Read more