Ministers are ‘biased’ when they hand out cash from the £3.6billion Towns Fund, MPs warn 

Ministers are ‘biased’ when they hand out cash from the £3.6billion Towns Fund, MPs warn Accounts committee said Jenrick’s department used ‘sweeping assumptions’  Panel also said the process lacked transparency and fuelled fears of bias  Mr Jenrick has denied having any role in handing his constituency £25million  By Daniel Martin for the Daily Mail Published: … Read more

Raging rivers of mud sweep through towns and villages in Crete wrecking hundreds of homes

Raging rivers of mud sweep through towns and villages in Crete wrecking hundreds of homes with residents clambering onto rooftops to survive amid torrential rain on Greek island Schools have been closed and locals told to stay indoors after severe flooding rocked the Greek island Cars have been swept away and homes and businesses have … Read more

Three more towns will begin mass Covid testing for all residents this week

Three more towns will soon introduce mass testing schemes in a bid to tackle coronavirus – after Liverpool’s city-wide swabbing programme launched earlier this week. The Prime Minister will announce that more than 100,000 people will be told to get tested in the three towns, including one in the Midlands and another in the south … Read more

Biden secures first Election Day victory while Trump takes second in two New Hampshire towns

Joe Biden secured the first Election Day victory while Trump took the second as two tiny New Hampshire towns with a combined population of 26 announced the first US results just after midnight.  Dixville Notch posted its final tally – with all five votes going to Biden – on a handwritten poster board at 12.03am … Read more

Commuter towns have become ‘home working hubs’ as millions work from home

Commuter towns including Halifax, Dudley and Reading have become ‘home working hubs’ as millions of UK workers stay away from the office, TalkTalk broadband data reveals TalkTalk data from January to August reveals the increase in internet usage   Collated upload and download data and created a percentage change figure   Reveals lockdown and shift to remote working … Read more

People in Tier Two and Three towns quizzed on local lockdown rules

Throughout the pandemic the nation has been forced to grapple with a blizzard of restrictions that are being constantly added, removed and tweaked. Boris Johnson’s latest strategy to suppress the virus has carved up England into three alert level tiers which forces millions to obey differing rules. The wide-ranging measures, which divide loved-ones, have left … Read more

Are Covid-19 outbreaks slowing down in university towns? Analysis

Half of England’s major university towns are already coming out of the other side of their coronavirus outbreaks, analysis of official data suggests. Major university towns, defined as having more than 20,000 students but excluding London, saw infections skyrocket at the end of September when students and teachers returned to education in their droves.  The arrival … Read more

Town’s pavement-widening barriers are latest to be taken down amid backlash over pushing out drivers

Council chiefs have removed ‘unsightly’ street barriers in the Scottish town of St Andrews after an outcry from local business owners.  Fife Council installed the barriers on Market Street, in St Andrews, the town’s busiest thoroughfare. They were removed after a backlash, forcing the council to become the latest authority to cave to pressure from … Read more

Jordyn Woods gets hot and heavy with new NBA star boyfriend Karl-Anthony Towns

Jordyn Woods gets hot and heavy with new NBA star boyfriend Karl-Anthony Towns at her clothing launch By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 12:12 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 12:12 BST, 16 October 2020 She confirmed their romance earlier this month.  And Jordyn Woods proved things are going better than ever with her NBA star … Read more

Heat map reveals the 200 towns and cities with high Covid-19 infection rates

Adur 29.5 (19), 15.6 (10) Gloucester 46.5 (60), 18.6 (24) Rotherham 195.9 (520), 101.0 (268) Allerdale 63.4 (62), 44.0 (43) Gosport 17.7 (15), 14.1 (12) Rugby 80.8 (88), 53.2 (58) Amber Valley 74.9 (96), 53.1 (68) Gravesham 42.1 (45), 20.6 (22) Runnymede 59.3 (53), 35.8 (32) Arun 24.3 (39), 19.9 (32) Great Yarmouth 82.5 (82), … Read more