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National Guard troops hunkered down at the Capitol building Wednesday night following the House of Representative’s historic impeachment vote as workers toiled into the night setting up additional barricades and a non-scalable fence was erected outside the Trump hotel. Security measures are being heightened inside and surrounding the Capitol in the wake of the January … Read more
‘We WERE right to stay out of EU’s vaccination scheme’: Decision to run our own Covid-19 inoculation drive is vindicated after figures show UK has given out more jabs than rest of Europe combined, MPs are told Figures show the UK is fourth in the world for number of vaccines administered The only countries ahead … Read more
A brave nurse who ‘took her own life’ after struggling to cope when she lost three limbs to sepsis was laid to rest following a horse-drawn procession through her home town. People lined the streets to say farewell to Jayne Carpenter, 53, ahead of her funeral today at St Tydfil’s Old Parish Church in Merthyr … Read more
Darth Vader goes to the dark side: Star Wars actor David Prowse is laid to rest at small family funeral because of Covid rules with a wreath in the shape of legendary villain’s helmet David Prowse portrayed villain Darth Vader in the original three Star Wars films His daughter confirmed he died from Coronavirus last … Read more
French footballing luminaries and loved-ones of ex-Liverpool manager Gerard Houlliet were among those attending the footballing great’s funeral in Paris today. Isabelle Houllier, the French manager’s widow, was among those gathered at the church of Notre Dame de Grâce in Paris to say their final farewell on Monday. Also among the crowd was former Arsenal … Read more
London and the South East could be ‘cut off’ from the rest of the UK with potential travel bans as a new ‘highly contagious’ coronavirus variant rips through the regions. Boris Johnson could announce a strengthening of Covid-19 advice as soon as today after holding a meeting in which ministers are understood to have discussed how to contain … Read more
Rita Ora has reportedly fled the country for the remainder of 2020, after she was caught throwing a 30th birthday bash for herself during London’s second COVID-19 lockdown. According to The Sun, the singer – who flouted strict rules by celebrating her birthday at an illegal gathering last month – has jetted to Bulgaria to … Read more
Greek battle helmet from the 7th century BC is found buried with an elite warrior who was laid to rest in a rock-cut tomb more than 2,000 years ago Experts restoring damaged ancient graves found a tomb belonging to a warrior Inside was a Greek war helmet that dates back to the 7th century The … Read more
A Second World War submarine lieutenant, a young Northern Irish nurse whose wedding was cancelled due to Covid-19 and a Welsh care home worker with diabetes were among the first people to get vaccinated in Britain today. Thousands of people are expected to get their Pfizer jab at 50 UK hospitals by the end of … Read more
Residents in a suburb of Bristol have slammed the ‘absolutely ridiculous’ and ‘ludicrous’ tier system which has seen their hometown split across Tier 2 and Tier 3. Residents in one half of Whitchurch face one set of coronavirus restrictions, while the other falls under the jurisdiction of another council, so has fewer curbs. The side … Read more