Motorway speed limit will be cut to 60mph to reduce emissions in badly-polluted areas

The speed limit on motorways will be cut to 60mph to reduce emissions in badly-polluted areas. The trial project, introduced by Highways England, will be implemented across four areas of the UK by the end of the month in order to assess the impact of slower moving traffic on roadside …...Read More

Nurse who compared public health restrictions to the Holocaust is face of anti-vaxx hysteria

A suspended nurse who has compared public health restrictions to the Holocaust has become the new face of the anti-vaccination movement in Britain. Kate Shemirani, who is due to host a rally in Trafalgar Square next Saturday, has promoted bogus claims on social media that vaccines are poisonous. On Twitter …...Read More

Jack Reacher's revenge… on his own mother:

He’s the millionaire author of the Jack Reacher thrillers — made into Hollywood movies starring Tom Cruise and now heading to Amazon Prime with actor Alan Ritchson taking on the role. But before global success (he spent lockdown at his 35-acre ranch in Wyoming), Lee Child spent years battling a …...Read More

Coronavirus: Ibiza clubber thought to be behind Bolton case spike

A 23-year-old Ibiza clubber is suspected to be behind Bolton's coronavirus case spike after he failed to isolate when he returned from a lengthy holiday on the Spanish island and then threw a party for his friends. Layton Migas, 23, spent six weeks sunning himself on the Balearic island of …...Read More

Police killer Dale Cregan 'is moved out of jail to a secure psychiatric hospital'

Police killer Dale Cregan has reportedly been moved from a top security prison to a secure psychiatric hospital Police killer Dale Cregan has reportedly been moved from a top security prison to a secure psychiatric hospital where he once bragged he lived a 'cushy' life. Cregan, 37, was recently transported …...Read More

BGT's Alesha Dixon and fellow judge David Walliams 'had a row over Little Britain'

Britain's Got Talent judges David Walliams and Alesha Dixon reportedly had a war of words after the singer told him his Little Britain antics were 'inappropriate'. The TV star, 41, is believed to have made the comments in jest, however according to the Sun David, 49, was upset and left …...Read More

A Line of Fire South of Portland and a Yearslong Recovery Ahead

“We were very fortunate that the winds did not sustain another day like we had experienced” in the previous four days, said Doug Grafe, the chief of fire protection at the Oregon Department of Forestry. As residents flee fire-ravaged communities, officials have struggled to manage a series of migrations reminiscent …...Read More

DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: It's abhorrent that even a terminal diagnosis could happen via Zoom

As a doctor, I find breaking bad news one of the most challenging parts of my job. Whether it’s telling someone they have terminal cancer, or that a loved one has dementia, it never gets any easier. But we are trained to do this sensitively and compassionately — and face-to-face, …...Read More

All Creatures Great And Small original leading lady reveals real drama was with co-star off-screen

When I was 29, I was offered a role that changed my life. It was early summer 1977, and I was on location in Devon alongside John Hurt, Alan Bates and Susannah York filming The Shout, based on a short story by Robert Graves. My role was modest but it …...Read More

Remembering 9/11 from space: Satellite images show the devastation in New York City 19 years ago

Advertisement On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked two planes and crashed them into New York City's Twin Towers in lower Manhattan, killing 2,606 people – and satellites captured the horrifying scene from space. Satellite images show a massive smoke plume rising from where the buildings once stood, which was spotted …...Read More