Irish PM Micheal Martin calls for ‘urgent’ progress in Brexit trade talks

Irish PM Micheal Martin warned of the need for ‘urgent’ progress in Brexit trade talks today as pressure mounts on Michel Barnier to climb down on key demands. Mr Martin, who recently took over from Leo Varadkar, said there had been ‘some progress’ but called for an ‘injection of momentum’. In an apparently message to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Contact tracing app ‘urgent’ say NHS chiefs

A contact tracing app is ‘urgent and important’ and will be able to do jobs that human employees can’t, NHS Test and Trace chiefs said today. Speaking to senior politicians they said the UK still plans to roll out an app but could not put a timescale on it. They said ‘our sense is it … Read more

Katie Price’s son Harvey is taken to hospital for ‘urgent medical care’ after falling ill at home

Katie Price’s eldest child Harvey was admitted to hospital on Monday morning after falling ill.  The teenager, who turned 18 last month, has the rare genetic disorder Prader-Willi Syndrome, among other health complications including being blind due to Septo-optic dysplasia while he is also autistic, has an underactive thyroid and diabetes.   Harvey was seen being treated … Read more

Teaching union tells MPs that Year 11 pupils have been neglected and need urgent help to catch up

Teaching union warns Year 11 pupils have been ‘neglected’ after their GCSEs were cancelled due to coronavirus and need urgent help to stop them falling further behind Year 11 pupils are not a priority for schools, says leading education figure David Hughes of the Association of Colleges lectured MPs about school strategy Year 11 students … Read more

Bindi Irwin creates an urgent fundraiser for the Black Mamba anti-poaching unit

Wildlife warrior Bindi Irwin creates an urgent fundraiser for the Black Mamba anti-poaching unit after an elephant trampled their base of operations By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:16 BST, 24 June 2020 | Updated: 12:16 BST, 24 June 2020 Bindi Irwin and her new husband Chandler Powell have started an online fundraiser … Read more

Urgent appeal for missing 18-year-old girl with shaved off eyebrows after she vanished in Preston

Police launch urgent appeal for missing 18-year-old girl with shaved off eyebrows after she vanished in Preston Police are ‘increasingly concerned for the welfare of 18-year-old Emily Bannister Emily has links to Preston and Blackburn and was last seen on Monday night Lancashire Police has launched an urgent appeal to help find the teenager  By … Read more

Urgent appeal as little girl is found wandering the streets in Brent

Police issue urgent appeal after young girl is found wandering streets of northwest London and is unable to tell officers her name, age or address Little girl was found wandering the street in Wembley, North West London today Police searching for girl’s parents or guardians after she was found by a stranger She is being … Read more

Police launch urgent search for two missing sisters, aged 11 and 9

Police launch urgent search for two missing sisters, aged 11 and 9, who vanished from their home a week ago Matilda and Scarlet Hooligan went missing from their home in Southport in May The sisters, aged 11 and nine, are believed to be with a member of their family Merseyside Police has appealed for information … Read more

George Floyd’s family lawyer sends ‘urgent’ request for the UN to intervene in the investigation

The lawyer representing the family of George Floyd has urged the United Nations to intervene in the investigation of the black man’s police-related slaying.  Attorney Ben Crump has written an ‘urgent appeal’, asking the UN to encourage the US to press federal criminal charges against four Minneapolis officers involved when Floyd, 46, was killed while being … Read more

Missing Sussex nine-year-old girl who sparked urgent police appeal is found safe and well

Missing nine-year-old girl who sparked urgent police appeal when she vanished from her Sussex home is found safe and well Isabelle was last seen in the Polegate area of Wealden District, East Sussex  Police raised concerns over the missing girl in a Twitter post this afternoon  They say that she was last seen just before … Read more