Tory MP suggests NHS staff 'let their hair down' during Covid pandemic
Tory MP suggests NHS staff 'let their hair down' during Covid pandemic
Phillip Maxwell, 29, from Knowsley, Merseyside, hurled the missile across the heads of supporters and stewards.
Sir Rod, an easy-going Australian who was liked by just about everyone in the industry, including BA's arch-rival Sir Richard Branson, was reflecting not on 9/11 but on an industrial dispute that afflicted BA just as he was preparing to step down in August 2005. A strike at Gate Gourmet, a contract catering firm that supplied meals to BA, spilled over into the airline itself - costing it around £45m in cancelled flights.
Glastonbury festival warned punters to avoid watching Michael Eavis’ performance because the area was “very busy.”
The 20-year-old was arrested in January.
Rescuers remove 500kg bomb from Kharkiv roof
A SPECIAL aerial display is set to take place this afternoon which will see a Battle of Britain Spitfire fly over Sussex.
Volodymyr Zelensky has described Glastonbury as the "greatest concertation of freedom" as he addressed the festival calling for the world to "spread the truth" about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian president spoke via a video message played ahead of The Libertines stage-opening set on the big screens at the Other Stage on Friday.
Lord True told the House of Lords that more powerful vacuums could cut down on the available crumbs.
Vibrant stilt walkers, a truck in the shape of a beetle and a lorry carrying a dozen steel pan players joined the parade at Glastonbury Festival.
The death toll from Tuesday’s earthquake in Afghanistan’s Paktika Province had risen to more than 1,1000, a senior official told the Anadolu Agency on Thursday, June 23.Abdul Wahid Rayan, a senior Taliban official and director general of state-run Bakhtar News Agency, said at least 1,600 people had been wounded after the 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit a remote region in the east of the country. Tolo also reported the toll was around 1,100 people.Khalid Zadran, Kabul’s police spokesman, said the earthquake had destroyed over 2,500 homes in the Khost and Paktika provinces.Homes were destroyed across the Paktika districts of Gayan, Naki, Barmal, and Ziruk, and the Khost district of Spera, according to the country’s disaster management agency.This video posted by Abdul Wahid Rayan shows damaged building in Paktika province. Credit: Bakhtar News Agency via Storyful
Britain's deputy prime minister Dominic Raab said the loss of two parliamentary seats on Friday by the ruling Conservative Party was a result of the many distractions that the party had faced. "I think we've had distractions because of partygate, because of too much Westminster internal, if you like, focus, when people want to see us focused on their priorities," Raab told BBC Radio. "My view is that the by-elections, both of them, were the result of, if you like, the perfect storm of very difficult local scenarios," Raab added.
Norwegian police say two people have been killed and more than a dozen injured in a mass shooting in Oslo
The trio are heading off on a 17-date tour this October, including a date at London’s Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith
Well-wishers lined the harbour walls to welcome home HMS Prince of Wales as it returned from exercises in its role as the Nato command ship. The Royal Navy's 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier sailed into Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, on Saturday, having operated alongside Spain’s aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Cadiz. A navy spokesperson said the Nato task force - made up of 20 ships from six nations - was assembled to show the alliance’s commitment to the region’s prosperity and security ahead of the Nato Madrid summit.
NATHAN Douglas is eyeing up a final medal of an illustrious career as he prepares to retire following the British Championships this weekend.
New research could explain why people with dyslexia are drawn to certain professions - including the arts, engineering and entrepreneurship. The University of Cambridge says dyslexics are better at exploring the unknown - and have "enhanced abilities" when it comes to discovery, invention and creativity. Celebrities who suffer from dyslexia include Cher, Keira Knightley and Richard Branson - as well as legendary figures such as Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso.
With votes still being counted, the Liberal Democrats claimed to have snatched the Devon seat held with a 24,000 majority by the Tories in 2019.
Mick Lynch says 'catching Covid isn't a qualification' to Boris Johnson supporter
Boris Johnson spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about measures to help people's finances
‘As stated in yesterday’s congressional hearings, you don’t ask for a pardon if you are innocent. And, you don’t decline to appeal if you know you are right,’ said Heard’s spokesperson