Berlin‘s administrative court has ordered the city’s left-wing officials to remove cycle lanes that have been installed throughout the city during the pandemic. The court ruled that Covid-19 was unfairly used by officials as an excuse to push through their ‘traffic agenda’. Germany‘s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party filed an urgent motion which argued that … Read more
Fuming residents whose street was blocked off so it could be turned into a Covid-safe bike path have been left stunned after signs they put up in protest were removed by ‘jobsworth’ council officials – who feared they could injure cyclists. The wooden signs were put up by disgruntled locals in Poole, Dorset, after their entire … Read more
A husband who murdered his wife 34 years ago and refused to reveal how he disposed of her body is to be released from prison. Russell Causley was jailed for life for killing Carole Packman in 1985. The crime occurred a year after he moved his lover into their home in Bournemouth, Dorset. The Parole … Read more
Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko admitted he ‘may have stayed in power a little too long’ today but vowed to hold onto power despite continued protests against his disputed election victory. Lukashenko’s rare admission comes after 26 years in power and the day after country’s opposition leader was allegedly snatched by masked men. Speaking on Russian state … Read more
Coronavirus hospital admissions in Europe are still at only a fraction of the level they were in March and April despite warnings from officials that a second wave is rolling across the continent. Countries such as France, Spain and Belgium, which are now seeing hospital patient numbers rise again, are recording far fewer admissions than … Read more
England has reported a further eight Covid-19 deaths across hospitals, while Scotland has suffered the highest daily death toll in more than two months. Three fatalities were recorded in Scotland in a single day for the first time since June 30. No further deaths have been reported by Wales in the early count and Northern … Read more
Arriving at court with Julian Assange’s girlfriend today, London‘s lawyer du jour prepares for battle in the WikiLeaks founder’s latest extradition hearing. Jennifer Robinson is the go-to barrister for the rich and famous, most recently walking hand in hand with actress Amber Heard in her showdown against her ex-husband Johnny Depp in his acrimonious libel … Read more
More than 180,000 people in Caerphilly will remain in lockdown until October ‘at the very least’, Wales’s health minister said today. People will not be allowed to enter or leave the area without a reasonable excuse when the restrictions come into force at 6pm on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 11 will be required to wear … Read more
Teachers send girl, 16, home from school on her first day back because they thought her ‘naturally thick’ eyebrows were fake Megan Davies was sent home from Lord Derby Academy within 20 minutes Her mother from Huyton, near Liverpool insists eyebrows and tan are natural The student has allegedly proved teachers wrong by wiping her eyebrows … Read more
Britain will enjoy temperatures of 75F (24C) this week as a hot air plume from the continent sends the mercury soaring – with betting agents cutting the odds for an Indian summer later in the month. Temperatures are expected to stay in the mid-70s this week – before potentially rising into the 80s after the … Read more