NewsThe TelegraphCovid rules on groups gathering outdoors 'not policeable' ahead of lockdown easing
Police no longer wish to enforce Covid rules to break up groups gathering outdoors in the month before the restrictions are eased, rank and file officers said on Sunday night. Huge crowds took advantage of unseasonably warm weather to meet in large numbers in parks and on beaches this weekend, but anecdotal evidence suggested only some police forces were still trying to enforce the existing rules. The relaxation of Covid regulations only begins next Monday when, for the first time since the lockdown began, two people can meet in an "outdoor public space" for recreational purposes that include a coffee, drink or picnic. Only by March 29 will six people – or two households – be allowed to meet outdoors, including in back gardens. On Sunday night Ken Marsh, the chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, which represents rank and file officers in the UK's biggest force, said his members had no desire to carry out the law to the letter. "Police don't want to police this," he said. "We have had enough of this. It is not policeable. It is not manageable."
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Event organizers denied any connection, claiming it was a conspiracy theory from cancel culture extremists
NewsThe TelegraphNicola Sturgeon faces triple threat as MSPs demand evidence to corroborate Alex Salmond allegations
Nicola Sturgeon is facing a triple threat to her political career as a Holyrood inquiry and opposition MSPs demanded the evidence that would corroborate Alex Salmond's claim she had repeatedly breached the ministerial code. Ahead of the First Minister's appearance on Wednesday, the committee conducting the inquiry is on Monday expected to formally request a cache of documents from Mr Salmond's solicitors that he claimed proved there was a "malicious" plot against him. It is understood a majority of the committee supports the move, which was suggested by Mr Salmond in his closing remarks of his six-hour evidence session on Friday as a means of circumventing the Scottish Government and Crown Office. MSPs hope to have the evidence cleared by the committee's legal advisors in time for Lord Advocate James Wolffe and Crown agent David Harvie giving evidence on Tuesday and Ms Sturgeon on Wednesday. The First Minister is believed to have set aside five hours in her diary. The Scottish Tories also lodged a motion of no confidence in John Swinney, the Deputy First Minister, over his refusal to hand over the SNP government's legal advice during Mr Salmond's successful judicial review. Douglas Ross, their leader, gave Mr Swinney 24 hours to release the advice or face a vote to remove him after the SNP government ignored two Holyrood demands for it to be provided. The Liberal Democrats said they would back the Tory motion and it will be considered today by Anas Sarwar, the new Scottish Labour leader. It is understood that the Greens will wait to see what is said in the motion before making a decision. Mr Salmond told the inquiry that the external counsel appointed by Ms Sturgeon's government advised that it would probably lose the case and later threatened to resign unless it was conceded. The Scottish Government has been accused of wasting £600,000 of public money by only collapsing the judicial review case at the eleventh hour, a potential breach of the ministerial code.
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NewsThe GuardianBelgium considers U-turn on Oxford Covid vaccine for over-55s
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NewsThe IndependentQuarantining couple found dead by their 11-year-old daughter
They had been isolating in their basement bedroom after receiving positive tests for virus
CelebrityThe Independent‘I’d like to thank... never mind’: Kaley Cuoco shares hilarious reaction to Golden Globes loss
Actor was up against her idol, Katherine O’Hara, for the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy gong
PoliticsThe IndependentMyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has mic muted at CPAC for spouting vaccine and election conspiracies
Lindell equates getting coronavirus vaccine to receiving ‘mark of the beast’ pledging allegiance to the devil
HealthThe IndependentCovid ‘likely to get worse again’ as new variants spread, Biden warns
‘The current improvement could reverse’, says president of rising infections
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UK'Dancing On Ice' fans accuse judges of upping scores to save disaster series
The show returned to the ice...with some suspiciously high marks.
HealthThe GuardianPfizer vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity, says study
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Kaley Cuoco in tears over husband's surprise return home
Kaley Cuoco was reduced to tears on Saturday after her husband Karl Cook jetted back from a work event to surprise her for the Golden Globes.
CelebrityYahoo Celebrity UKDebbie McGee says she and Paul Daniels' son have mended their relationship after estate dispute
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PoliticsThe IndependentTrump lists GOP politicians he wants voted out for criticising him – minutes after condemning ‘cancel culture’
Trump also used first major speech since leaving White House to hint at a 2024 run and attack the Democrats for trying to expand voting rights
EntertainmentDigital SpyHolby City and EastEnders star Belinda Owusu is expecting her first child
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HealthThe Independent‘No hospitalisations and no deaths’: All three US vaccines ‘highly efficacious’, Fauci says
’Waiting for a more effective vaccine is actually the worst thing you can do to lower your risk of getting severely ill and dying of Covid-19’
NewsThe TelegraphNearly a quarter of NHS staff in London are refusing Covid vaccines
Almost a quarter of NHS staff in some parts of the country are refusing Covid jabs, with official statistics showing more than 200,000 health and care workers putting patients at risk. NHS figures show that 91 percent of front line healthcare staff across the country have taken up the offer of a vaccine, but that dips to 76 per cent in London – the worst refusal rate. In total, more than 41,000 front line healthcare workers in the capital, including medics, hospital porters, cleaners and laboratory staff, have not had the jab. The national picture among care home staff is even worse, with uptake of less than 73 percent. The statistics show that around 106,000 front line healthcare staff and more than 121,000 care workers have yet to take up the vaccine. Last week, Prof Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer, said NHS and care home staff had a "professional responsibility" to get vaccinated, while the Queen said those who refuse the vaccine "ought to think about other people rather than themselves".
NewsThe IndependentCPAC 2021: Pete Hegseth mocked for saying people in diners are discussing 10th amendment
CPAC speech prompted numerous jokes on social media
PoliticsThe TelegraphAs it happened: Donald Trump says he may run for White House again in CPAC speech
Donald Trump has told conservatives at a conference in Florida that he is considering running for the White House for a third time. "A Republican president will make a winning return to the White House," he promised the crowd at the CPAC conference in Orlando. "Who will that be?" he said, smiling broadly. "Who, who, who will that be...?" In a speech that touched on the common themes of Trumpism, the former president repeated false claims of election fraud and accused Democrats of "recklessly eliminating our border". The address was his first major public appearance since retreating to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in southern Florida, after quitting Washington last month. Read how it happened below.
PoliticsThe IndependentTrump’s speech at CPAC was enough to haunt your most surreal fever dreams
Highlights included ‘I’m more popular than Ronald Reagan’ and conspiracy theories about windmills
PoliticsHuffPost UK5 Outrageous Moments From Donald Trump's First Speech Since Leaving The White House
Yes, that's a golden Trump statue. And it was made in Mexico.
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Vanessa Bryant attacks Evan Rachel Wood over 'rapist' Kobe comments
Kobe Bryant's widow has taken aim at actress Evan Rachel Wood and other critics who branded the late sports icon a "rapist" following his tragic death last year.
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