Councils in infection hotspots launch action plans in bid to stop surge in COVID cases

Advertisement Council chiefs in infection hotspots around England are launching action plans in a bid to stop a surge in coronavirus cases and prevent more local lockdowns. Eden in Cumbria, Sandwell in the Midlands, Northampton, Peterborough, Rotherham and Wakefield were yesterday revealed as six places which are on the government's …...Read More

Dr. Eddie Negrón, a Physician Full of Fun, Is Dead at 69

This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Patricia Negrón and Diane Larsen have been best friends since kindergarten, so Ms. Larsen was always ready to step in and help her pal with Eddie, that dancing husband of …...Read More

Police lead urgent search for missing boy, 15, last seen in the lake near Lakeside Shopping Centre

A person was reported missing in a lake near Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock, Essex last night. Essex police rushed to the Alexandra Lake at the shopping centre at around 8.50pm on July 31. Today the missing person was confirmed as a 15-year-old boy as police continue their search and …...Read More

Fuel tanker crushed by plane in horror accident at an airport in Moscow that left NO casualties

This is the aftermath of a collision at a Moscow where a fuel tanker rammed into an Airbus A321 - and miraculously left no casualties. Investigators are now probing this morning's incident at Sheremetyevo Airport - the busiest in the city - which left the aircraft visibly damaged and the …...Read More

Delta Air Lines flight to Atlanta is forced to turn around after 2 passengers refused to wear masks

A Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to Atlanta was delayed last month after two passengers refused to wear masks. Flight 1227 was forced to return to the gate at Detroit Metro Airport on July 23 as the pair 'were non-compliant with crew instructions,' a Delta spokesperson said, WXYZ reports. …...Read More

After Plummeting, the Virus Soars Back in the Midwest

Across the country, deaths from the coronavirus continue to rise. The country was averaging about 500 per day at the start of July. Over the last week, it has averaged more than 1,000 daily, with many of those concentrated in Sun Belt states. On Wednesday, California, Florida and Texas reported …...Read More

Alienated by Trump, Suburban Voters Sour on G.O.P. in Battle for the House

Suburban districts like these have long been critical bases of Republican support, packed with affluent white voters who reliably chose Republicans to represent them in Congress. Democrats seized control of the House in 2018 by making inroads in communities like these, and Republicans have tied their hopes of reclaiming power …...Read More

How Charlie Wilson's pact with cartel boss Pablo Escobar helped get Britain hooked on cocaine

A new book explores the extraordinary story of how the infamous Great Train Robber Charlie Wilson secured a secret deal with drug kingpin Pablo Escobar to bring cocaine into the UK. Secret Narco: The Great Train Robber whose partnership with Pablo Escobar turned Britain on to cocaine by Wensley Clarkson …...Read More

Passenger in Jeep that 'drove through Colorado BLM protesters' speaks out

The passenger in the Jeep that sped through a Black Lives Matter protest, causing one woman to fall off the highway, said they were simply trying to drive to the airport and became jolted after people threw projectiles at the vehicle. Footage of a blue Jeep racing down a Aurora, …...Read More

M&S RENAMES Falklands on globe using Argentinian name in a 'slap in the face' for British troops

Marks & Spencer has caused outrage by selling globes renaming the Falkland Islands using their Argentinian name - as critics say it is snubbing British troops. Critics said it was 'a slap in the face' for the 255 British troops who died in the 1982 conflict over the South Atlantic …...Read More