Nobody was 'expecting' to see the 'really sizeable increase in demand' for checks, the Government's coronavirus testing tsar claimed. Baroness Harding's comments, which come despite the return of schools and more people heading back to work, sparked outrage as she told MPs 'none of the modelling' had suggested there would …...Read More

And even those who can pay face a Catch-22: Because there is no central database of court fines and fees, it is difficult or impossible to establish how much anyone owes. As of May, the state had failed to process any of the more than 85,000 voting registration applications submitted …...Read More

A man's body has been found 'alight' in a road in Mitcham just after 6am this morning. The Metropolitan Police are investigating the man's death as unexplained and forensics have been spotted examining the scene today. The force said officers were called to the scene after reports were made with …...Read More

It has been clear for months that it is unlikely a winner in the presidential election will be declared on election night this year, as many battleground states expect unprecedented surges in mail-in ballots, which take much longer to process, certify and tabulate than traditional in-person voting. But two tweets …...Read More

Advertisement Coronavirus cases, hospital admissions and deaths are all on the rise, government figures revealed today as Boris Johnson threatened the nation with tougher lockdown measures unless the outbreak is halted and Britain 'flattens the hump of the camel'. Another 3,395 Covid-19 infections were recorded today, meaning the rolling seven-day …...Read More

A ballerina from the world famous Bolshoi Theatre was killed and dismembered with her body dissolved in sulphuric acid, believe law enforcement sources. Russian detectives are reported to be investigating a new lead in a long-running suspected murder case over the disappearance of dancer Olga Demina, then 25, six years …...Read More

Help for Heroes have announced that 142 of its staff roles are at risk of redundancy after its income has plummeted by almost a third during the coronavirus pandemic. The military charity, which supports war veterans and their families, announced on Wednesday that it is forced to undergo a 'major …...Read More

A transgender couple who both identify as the opposite sex have revealed that their son's biological father has undergone her gender affirmation surgery after years of waiting. Louise Draven, 34, from Middlesborough, is biological father to their son Star Cloud, while Charlie Draven is his biological mother. Five weeks ago …...Read More

Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday night that James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, would testify before the committee on Sept. 30 without a subpoena. “The day of reckoning is upon us when it comes to Crossfire Hurricane,” Mr. Graham …...Read More

New Jersey officials agreed on Thursday to make the state one of the first to adopt a so-called millionaires tax to alleviate shortfalls caused by the pandemic, intensifying a national debate over whether to increase taxes on the rich to help address widening income gaps. Gov. Philip D. Murphy, a …...Read More