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Wife of white cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck wrote bad check

The wife of the white police officer who was seen kneeling on George Floyd’s neck during a fatal forgery arrest had previously been charged herself for wr... read more

NHS test and trace tsar Dido Harding is on board of Cheltenham Festival

There is growing fury over the decision to hand control of the NHS’ Track and Trace programme to a Tory MP’s wife also on the executive committee t... read more

Dodgers’ David Price ‘vows to give club’s minor leaguers $1,000 each in June’ ahead of expected cuts

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price has reportedly vowed to pay each of his club’s MLB hopefuls $1,000 in June, which is a roughly $220,000 donation W... read more

Coronavirus: China says Wuhan wet market ‘victim’ not ’cause’

The Wuhan wet market was a ‘victim’ of coronavirus rather than the cause, according to the Chinese Centre of Disease Control and Prevention.  Genetic evide... read more

Andre Leon Talley thought the love of his fashionista friends would last for ever

BOOK OF THE WEEK THE CHIFFON TRENCHES    by Andre Leon Talley (4th Estate £20, 304pp) Growing up in Durham, North Carolina in the Fifties and Sixties, the y... read more

Women charged with murder of four-month-old baby girl in her care after she blamed toddler for death

Women, 28, is charged with murder of four-month-old baby girl in her care after she blamed toddler for pulling the infant off a changing table Samantha Mariel A... read more

Lockdown rules in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Long-awaited changes are being made to the UK’s coronavirus lockdown with the four Home Nations now adopting different approaches to the loosening of drac... read more

Cats will need to be gently weaned off human contact before the end of lockdown, RSPCA says

How to wean your cat off human contact before you go back to work Cats may have developed more dependence on human contact during lockdown Owners returning to ... read more

Coronavirus UK: Firms must pay some furlough costs from August

Rishi Sunak tonight announced that furloughed staff will be allowed to return to work on a part-time basis from July – a month earlier than originally pla... read more

Nearly 3,000 people will attend a Florida megachurch’s reopening on Sunday

Almost 3,000 people will attend a Sunday service at a Florida megachurch where the pastor, who was arrested for ignoring lockdown orders, said ‘we will no... read more

Coronavirus UK: Death toll passes 38,000 with 324 new fatalities

Britain today announced 324 more Covid-19 deaths, taking the official number of coronavirus victims past 38,000 as separate data shows the true number of fatal... read more

Coronavirus England: Hot weather to test weekend lockdown

The UK Government is holding its breath this evening ahead of a weekend when temperatures are expected to hit 80F as Downing Street insisted England must wait u... read more

Women who suffer the tragedy of stillbirth are four times more likely to develop Lupus in later life

Women who suffer the tragedy of stillbirth are four times more likely to develop Lupus in later life, study finds Experts analysed the outcomes of more than 100... read more

Minneapolis looks like a war zone following third day of George Floyd riots

Minneapolis was left in ruins on Friday with dozens of businesses looted or destroyed after rioting broke out for the third consecutive night in the city and pr... read more

Are these the remains of Irish rebel ‘Red’ Hugh O’Donnell? Skeleton found in ruined Spanish chapel

Spanish archaeologists believe they may have found the skeleton of the hero Irish chieftain ‘Red’ Hugh O’Donnell who fought fiercely against t... read more

Blood brokers cash in on coronavirus as plasma trades hands for thousands of dollars a milliliter

Blood brokers have been accused of profiteering from covid-19 by charging thousands of dollars for a milliliter of blood from recovered patients. Plasma donated... read more

Speeding motorcyclist who killed French woman is jailed

Motorcyclist doing 60mph on a 30mph road is jailed after mowing down and killing French holidaymaker in front of her two teenage sons Motorcyclist was jailed af... read more

CNN’s Van Jones says he hasn’t seen black people this angry in 20 years

Commentators are weighing in on the protests and riots that have gripped Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd, with CNN’s Van Jones saying ‘I... read more

BBC will launch official probe into Emily Maitlis’ Dominic Cummings rant

The BBC has accused Emily Maitlis of ‘overstepping the mark’ with her monologue about Dominic Cummings and the ‘blind loyalty’ of his b... read more

Prince Harry praises young volunteers for Sports at Heart in London 

The Duke of Sussex has praised young volunteers working with a charity who are delivering food packages to vulnerable people in London. Prince Harry, 35, who is... read more

Moscow revises its coronavirus death toll for April to 1,561 – more than DOUBLE the 636 fatalities

Moscow has more than doubled it’s coronavirus death toll for April from 636 to 1,561 by including more ‘controversial’ cases. The city was cri... read more

Survey suggests Britain is becoming less scared about Covid-19

Britons appear to be less scared of coronavirus than they have been in months   as figures show nine out of 10 adults ventured out of their homes last week. O... read more

Swansea driver, 91, who accidentally ran over and killed man at cashpoint is spared jail

Howell Hughes (pictured) was driving his Fiat Panda when it hit 66-year-old Brian Griffiths at a petrol station in Swansea A 91-year-old driver who crushed a un... read more

North Korea declares ‘sexual immorality’ treason

North Korea declares ‘sexual immorality’ treason: Parents will be punished if ‘decadent capitalist influences’ like Japanese porn are al... read more