Cornwall could be about to enter a new Poldark era of mining after ‘globally significant’ amounts of lithium were found in underground waters. Mining firm Cornish Lithium said the county holds some of the world’s best quality reserves of the metal, which is vital for mobile phone and electric car …...Read More

On the face of it, the transvestite ceramic artist Grayson Perry is one of the least likely people in all the world to say anything even mildly complimentary about Right-wingers. I don’t say this just because he likes to dress up in women’s clothes — although the Left, if you’ll …...Read More

A Tory MP has been ordered to apologise for breaking parliamentary rules by asking a question in the Commons that ‘sought to benefit’ a company that had given him £10,000. David Morris asked the question and sent a follow-up email to the Business Secretary relating to energy firm Aquind – …...Read More

Hospitals have been warned they must clear beds and brace themselves for a rise in coronavirus patients in the next few weeks. Covid-19 cases, hospital admissions and deaths are all on the rise, government figures revealed yesterday as more than 10 million people will soon be living under local lockdowns …...Read More

The images were stark. In one part of town, marching in columns through the leafy streets, some 250 African-American men and women — dressed head-to-toe in black combat clothes and clutching assault rifles and pump-action shotguns — were making their presence felt. A couple of miles away, so too was …...Read More

The French Tennis Federation has reduced the number of fans that will be allowed to attend the French Open due to the worsening coronavirus situation in the country. The FFT announced earlier this month that 11,500 spectators a day would be admitted under strict conditions, but that has now been …...Read More

Surgeons have been forced to ‘play God’ by selecting which patients they operate on during the pandemic, leading doctors warned yesterday. The toll among cancer patients who have missed out on treatment may surpass that of Covid itself, they admit. Ben Challacombe, a urological surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ …...Read More

The civil servants who enforce immigration rules have no idea how many illegal migrants are living in Britain, MPs said yesterday. The Home Office has not assessed the total number living here without permission for 15 years – a period in which there has been an unprecedented influx. It has …...Read More

Parents have raided their children’s savings to the tune of £2.75billion to make ends meet over lockdown, says a study. Job losses or wage cuts have forced nearly a quarter of families to take an average of £700 from savings earmarked for their children’s future, according to the insurer Direct …...Read More

I'm A Celebrity bosses have reportedly forked out millions to make the 19th-century castle where this year's series is being held in North Wales. It has apparently been a costly affair to transform the castle into a TV set, as workers installed electrics and pipes to provide the location with …...Read More