A long-delayed flood barrier successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time today – seeing off threats the historic city could be submerged. ‘Today, everything is dry. We stopped the sea,’ city mayor Luigi Brugnaro told reporters after raising a glass in celebration with some of the engineers and officials responsible for … Read more
WHEN PRECISELY WAS HE DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19? We now have had three different versions of when Trump was diagnosed from the White House, ranging from Wednesday morning to Friday at 1am. The White House has also not said what ‘diagnosed’ means – it could mean spotting clinical symptoms or testing positive. The White House first … Read more
Nine people who attended Amy Coney Barrett’s ceremonial nomination to the Supreme Court on Saturday have now tested positive for COVID-19 – giving rise to fears that it was a ‘super-spreader event’. Former New Jersey Gov Chris Christie and Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien were the latest attendees to confirm they have tested positive for the virus. … Read more
School burns to the ground after ‘devastating’ 5am fire rips through building, leaving teachers bereft Firefighters rushed to the blaze at St Mary’s School in Darley Abbey, Derbyshire Crews were called to the scene of the fire following reports at 5am this morning Six crews tackled the blaze, which they say resulted in ‘total loss … Read more
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has revealed he feared Boris Johnson would die after the Conservative leader was admitted to hospital with coronavirus. The Prime Minister was taken into intensive care in April after his Covid-19 symptoms worsened while being treated at St Thomas’ hospital in central London. Mr Raab deputised for the Prime Minister during … Read more
Police set up controls and stopped cars on major roads into and out of Madrid on Saturday as the city went back into lockdown due to surging coronavirus cases. Some 4.8 million people are barred from leaving the capital area, while restaurants and bars must shut early and reduce capacity by half. The new restrictions, … Read more
Tesco becomes latest supermarket to install TRAFFIC LIGHTS system on its store doors so shoppers know its safe to enter – after Aldi and Home Bargains did the same thing A new traffic light system at Tesco will tell customers whether it is safe to enter Supermarkets have had to control number of customers since … Read more
A heartbroken mother has revealed the last words her daughter, 12, told her were ‘I love you’ before she died in a Ballymena house fire. Brooke Reid McMaster, 12, was trapped and screaming for help as flames ripped through her home on Wednesday evening. Her devastated mother, Martha McMaster, 38, spoke to Brooke just hours … Read more
Furious protesters take to the streets in outrage at horrific gang rape and murder of woman, 19, in India as five police officers are suspended over handling of case Four ‘upper caste’ men dragged the woman into fields near her home on Sept. 14 The victim, of the ‘untouchable’ Dalit class, had been on a … Read more
Former New Jersey Gov Chris Christie has said he has tested positive for coronavirus, after helping President Trump prepare for Tuesday’s presidential debate. Christie tweeted: ‘I just received word that I am positive for COVID-19. I want to thank all of my friends and colleagues who have reached out to ask how I was feeling … Read more