Police in North Carolina surprise protesters during standoff when 60 cops kneel

Police in North Carolina surprise protesters during standoff when 60 cops kneel in support of their call for justice in George Floyd case  Some 60 officers in Fayetteville knelt during march on Monday Witnesses say both officers and protesters were moved to tears Similar scenes have played out across the country as leaders call for … Read more

Navy deploys TWO warships to South China Sea amid sabre-rattling standoff between Malaysia and China

Two U.S. warships are operating in the South China Sea, the Navy said on Tuesday, with three regional security sources saying they were near an area of a standoff between China and Malaysia. The Haiyang Dizhi 8, a Chinese government research ship, was spotted last week conducting a survey close to an exploration vessel operated … Read more

Oil price drops as Mexican stand-off threatens deal

Oil price drops as Mexican stand-off threatens deal led by Russia and Saudi Arabia By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 April 2020 Oil prices dropped despite Russia and Saudi Arabia edging closer to completing a landmark deal to cut global production. The pair … Read more

Bolton father standoff with binmen as they refuse to take recycling due to ‘contaminated’ Pot Noodle

A father has blocked a bin lorry in the street in a 30-minute standoff after being told his recycling could not be emptied because it had an empty Pot Noddle tub. Robert Watts, 44, claimed when his wife Linzie, 29, offered to remove it, bin men still refused as the rubbish would now be ‘contaminated’. … Read more

Government stand-off with BBC over free TV licences costs it extra £600m

A rush of over-75s claiming pension credit to keep their free TV licences is set to cost the Government £600million a year, This is Money can reveal.  An estimated 300,000 more people have successfully applied for the traditionally underclaimed benefit since the BBC announced it was axing the licence fee perk for all but the … Read more