JON SOPEL, £245,000-a-year BBC salary: Jon Sopel, 60, is paid up to £245,000 a year in his role as the broadcaster’s North America Editor, covering all aspects of US news including politics, policy and business. But the presenter last year sparked a conflict of interest row after accepting tens of thousands of pounds from the biggest bank … Read more
Dramatic moment hundreds of police officers raid traveller site in 3am bust in one of Britain’s biggest ever gun crime stings as seven are arrested Police raid a traveller site in a 3am bust in Orpington, south-east London, today Seven people have been arrested during raid, thought to be one of UK’s largest By James … Read more
A dominatrix has insisted that people should ‘accept this sort of behaviour’ after her and her ‘slave’ were barred from a gastropub in Cumbria for public sadomasochistic display. Dominatrix Lydia Chadwick, 30, had tied her ‘slave’ to a roof beam with a dog lead and spanked the masked person with a paddle on Sunday evening … Read more
Unarmed autistic boy, 13, is shot by Salt Lake City cops multiple times while he was ‘having a mental breakdown’ over his mom returning to work post-lockdown Golda Barton called police for a mental health crisis intervention team on Friday She said she told officers that Linden Cameren was unarmed when they arrived Police told … Read more
Beloved sitcom Golden Girls set to be revived with an all-black cast with Regina King and Tracee Ellis Ross replacing Betty White and Bea Arthur in their iconic roles The original sitcom ran for seven seasons and revolved around the lives of four white women living together in Miami The revival appears to be a … Read more
President Donald Trump told a North Carolina crowd Tuesday evening that he wants to restore ‘patriotic education’ because Democrats are trying to take away America’s history. Trump was speaking in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, when he slammed schools for wanting to teach the New York Times’ 1619 Project. ‘The first thing they [Democrats] do is they want … Read more
Westminster gets set to take new powers to fund projects in Scotland and Wales despite claims of a ‘regional power grab’ Ministers will take powers to fund infrastructure projects in Scotland & Wales The Internal Market Bill will see Westminster take over funding and operation of regeneration schemes currently run by the European Union Infrastructure … Read more
Weary Brits have taken to social media to slam Boris Johnson after his new coronavirus crackdown was announced last night. The Prime Minister revealed it will be illegal from Monday to assemble in groups of seven or more anywhere in England, whether indoors or out, but for a few exceptions. The ‘rule of six’ is … Read more
EU could make British tourists quarantine when they arrive in resorts – and could ban them altogether if our cases rise under new bloc-wide travel rules planned for the New Year British tourists could face quarantine or Covid-19 tests on arrival in EU countries Bloc could lock UK out of the continent from January if … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer warns UK’s test and trace system is ‘on the verge of collapse’ as cases being to rise – and demands Boris Johnson ‘takes responsibility’ Sir Keir Starmer said Boris Johnson failed to implement a track and trace system He said the PM could have used the summer to implement a proper scheme … Read more