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Police in Northern Ireland are probing a sinister graffiti terror threat made to Brexit port workers. The investigation was launched after the words ‘all border post staff are targets’ appeared spray painted on a wall in Larne, County Antrim, on Thursday. It is not known who was behind the latest threat, but MPs have warned … Read more
Frontline workers at Covid testing centres are NOT being offered vaccines yet because they are ‘not in close contact’ with the virus and have PPE Department of Health said they weren’t in ‘close contact’ with the virus It also said they had ‘appropriate PPE’ to protect them from the disease Testing staff lean into cars … Read more
Plans for factory workers to wear social distancing ‘dog collars’ that go off like an alarm if people stand too close to each other have caused an outcry in France. Worn around the neck or tied around the waist, the ‘badges’ would make a loud 85-decibel sound and possibly vibrate or light up if the … Read more
At least 12 Chinese gold miners trapped 2,000 feet underground for a week due to an explosion have sent up a hand-written note, saying that they were still alive, according to Chinese state media. The message, penned by one of the workers last night, informed the rescuers of their exact position and asked for urgent … Read more
Health workers have slammed a ‘disrespectful’ woman for spreading ‘fiction and lies’ after she ‘sneaked into hospitals’ to take photos of ’empty corridors’. Hannah Dean who describes herself as a freelance journalist, has travelled to hospitals across Hampshire to take social media photos and share baseless claims the NHS is ‘not under pressure’ and that … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has spoken candidly about how seeing people die when he was an air ambulance pilot left him traumatised ‘for weeks on end’ and feeling the world was a ‘darker, blacker place’. Drawing on his own experiences speaking to front line workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Prince William, 38, admitted his work regularly … Read more
An illegal camp on London’s Park Lane that was home to Romanian beggars and linked to a rise in crime and anti-social behaviour has finally been torn down after seven years. Pictures today show council workers clearing piles of rubbish and dismantling tents callously left on green space in the heart of the capital. Wealthy … Read more
Jersey potato farmers fly in workers from the Philippines to stop crops rotting in the fields and plug gap left by Romanian and Polish migrants after Brexit Crops have gone to waste this year due to a shortfall in seasonal farm pickers Usually around 98 per cent of seasonal pickers in the UK come from … Read more
Sexual abuse by aid workers in poorer countries is STILL going on three years after the Oxfam Haiti scandal, MPs are told Vast majority of those surveyed believe abuse of aid recipients is continuing Exploiters may still be rehired in the aid sector as investigations are lacking The MPs’ report warned perpetrators are still escaping … Read more
The rush hour is dying out with congestion plummeting in the past 12 months as more people work from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, a new study has revealed. The research looked at congestion in the biggest cities in the UK and found that there was a 24 per cent drop overall in traffic levels. … Read more