Leaders play on tiers for fears
PUNCH drunk Little Britain has become a sparring ground for petty political battles over the Covid-19 crisis as national unity hits the canvas.
Boris Johnson...
Airlines take-off
VIRGIN Atlantic has unveiled a £1.2 billion bailout package involving only private funds.
The plan to secure its future includes £200 million being provided by...
Thousands of jobs hit by Cineworld closures
CINEWORLD said up to 45,000 employees will be affected worldwide as it confirmed plans to temporarily close its theatres in the UK and the...
Time (honourable) gentlemen please
THE SHUTTERS have come down on bars across the House of Commons as elected Members of Parliament are forced to undergo a ban on...
Simply Pythonesque
And now for something completely different. A Manchester commuter boarded a bus using his pet snake as a face covering, the docile reptile wound...
Stop the Presses! Female TV Presenter Has Legs
DURING recent coverage of the Rio Olympics the BBC’s Helen Skelton wore an above-the-knee dress and consequently the internet nearly broke. Some social media...
Post-Brexit trade deal must be done in October ‘at the latest’
A POST-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and the European Union must be achieved "in October at the latest", the EU has reiterated.
A spokesman...
UK travellers ‘frustrated’ over Spain quarantine requirement
TRAVELLERS returning from Spain have expressed their frustration and resignation at the short-notice quarantine requirements.
In a decision announced on Saturday - less than five...
UK government was ‘slow to react’ on Russian threat
THE UK government was slow to recognise the potential threat posed by Russia to British democratic processes and did not properly consider whether Moscow...
Howling at the ‘moonshots’
BE AFRAID, be very afraid’ was the message this week as new Covid-19 restrictions were sprinkled like fairy dust across the four nations of...
Seeking out new life for Jean-Luc Picard
We may be about to enter dark times after March 29 but at least we will have a strong leader to light our path...
More UK lockdown easing measures
By Aine Fox, PA
More parts of the UK's economy could be given the green light to reopen, a day after the chancellor announced an...
Winter to bring flurry of Covid red cards
LITTLE Britain is quickly turning from a green and pleasant land into a grey and dour fiefdom ruled by a book of regulations that...
Family, friends, and furlough are all hit for six
CRUCIAL last over in a tight fought T20 cricket match between an unsteady Boris Johnson select XI and a scratch Covid-19 side...the ball flies...