Charity’s site reduced to a landing page after ‘suspicious activity’ and staff sent threatening emailsThe Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has taken down its website after “suspicious activity” and said its staff had been sent threatening ema…
Tory MP says people using term ‘white privilege’ should be reported as extremists
Jonathan Gullis also urges ‘sacking’ of teachers who criticise Conservative party in classroomA Conservative MP has said anyone using the term “white privilege” should be reported to the government’s counter-terror programme, and that teachers who crit…
Isolate if you have Covid symptoms but negative PCR, says local health official
Advice follows discovery of anomalies in which people had positive lateral flow tests but negative lab resultsPeople should self-isolate if they have Covid-19 symptoms even if they have a negative PCR test result, according to a regional public health …
Fingerbobs and Play School presenter Rick Jones dies aged 84
Children’s TV host appeared on variety of BBC shows in 1970s and was frontman for country rock band Meal TicketTributes have been paid to the former children’s TV presenter Rick Jones, best known for hosting Play School and Fingerbobs, who has died fro…
Covid live news: scientists warn UK may have worst to come; Israel tightens vaccine passport rules
Fears the indoor socialising will spread virus in UK; Israel says people only eligible for green pass if they have received a booster jabUK might not be over the worst, scientists warnNew Zealand widens Covid lockdown as Delta spreadsUK to slash inter…
English cities could be given national park status under new proposals
Government body Natural England is considering move in response to Glover report on protected landscapesCities in England could be granted national park status – affording urban areas the same level of environmental protection as natural landscapes – a…
Woman dies in ‘severe’ house fire in Smethwick
One woman believed to be in her 30s confirmed dead after blaze in West Midlands early on SaturdayA woman has died after a severe house fire in the West Midlands in the early hours of Saturday morning.Four fire engines and 19 firefighters responded to r…
Covid vaccine status proof will not be required for students in England
Department for Education says it encourages take-up of Covid jabs but has no plans for passport systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThere are no plans to bring in vaccine passports for university students in England, the D…
Boris and Carrie Johnson expecting their second child
In a message on Instagram, prime minister’s wife also reveals she had miscarriage at start of the yearBoris Johnson and his wife, Carrie, are expecting their second child, as the prime minister’s wife revealed she had a miscarriage at the start of thi…
High Wycombe murder inquiry launched after dying man found in street
Suspect arrested after police officers saw man on ground surrounded by group of males – who fled sceneA murder investigation has been launched after a dying man was discovered surrounded by a group of males in High Wycombe.Thames Valley police said its…