Albert Roux dead at 85: Chef behind London’s legendary Le Gavroche restaurant dies, reveals family By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 10:08 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 10:10 GMT, 6 January 2021 Albert Roux has died at the age of 85, his family announced today. The chef, who was behind London’s legendary Le Gavroche … Read more
North Koreans face the gulag for using slang words after Kim Jong-un unleashed a bizarre new crackdown on ‘perverted’ language. The secretive state adopted the new measures in December, fearing that its teenage citizens were growing too comfortable with words popular in democratic South Korea. Now the authorities will inspect citizens’ phones, hunting for any … Read more
Barbados’ Prime Minister has warned Love Island star Zara Holland she will be held accountable for breaking the island’s Covid laws when she appears in court today. In a TV broadcast, Mia Mottley said there had been ten recent breaches, six by tourists. Ms Mottley said her government was prepared to take ‘necessary action’ against … Read more
Brave Russian farmer strangled rampaging wolf to death with his bare hands after the beast killed two dogs and attacked his horse CCTV footage caught the moment the man, carrying a torch, was attacked Farmer and the wolf fought in the snow before he grabbed animal by the neck Video ends with the unnamed farmer repeatedly … Read more
A police force wants powers to force entry into the homes of suspected Covid rule breakers. West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has urged the government to give officers power of entry, to help ‘enforce the new regulations more easily.’ The edict comes as Scotland Yard warned its officers will take a harder … Read more
An American human rights lawyer was among 50 people arrested in Hong Kong today in a dramatic escalation of China’s crackdown on opposition in the city. John Clancey was led away and detained on suspicion of ‘subversion’ after national security police searched his law firm which is known for taking on human rights cases in the former … Read more
A lovesick Romeo who was jailed for Jet-Skiing to the Isle of Man to see his girlfriend today said he willingly risked his life and broke Covid rules ‘for the woman I love’ after his request for a legal crossing was turned down. Dale Mclaughlan, 28, spent £6,000 on the perilous 27-mile journey across the … Read more
Arizona, California and Rhode Island are seeing higher rates of COVID-19 infections per capita than any country in the world as the US grapples with skyrocketing cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Arizona leads the nation for new infections per capita with 827 per 100,000 people in the week ended Tuesday, followed by California with 671 per … Read more
Snow hits the capital: Londoners wake to dumping of the white stuff as ‘Beast from the East’ sweeps UK – while drivers are warned of icy roads after -11C plunge Snow has fallen around the South East, including in Sevenoaks, Kent, and Orpington, London, this morning It comes amid yellow weather warnings for ice, which … Read more
The Covid lockdown laws were revealed today as police warn they will fine people who leave home without a good reason – and the rules will not expire until Easter. The regulations underpinning the drastic curbs have come into effect in England after Boris Johnson said he was left with ‘no choice’ due to the … Read more