COVID fines to be issued over lockdown-busting ‘jingle and mingle’ party at Tory HQ | Politics News

COVID fines to be issued over lockdown-busting ‘jingle and mingle’ party at Tory HQ | Politics News

Police say 24 fines will be issued over COVID rule breaches at Conservative campaign headquarters. Several people were filmed dancing at a party organised by Shaun Bailey’s London mayoral campaign team on... Read more »
Please do NOT queue single file at the bar! Hilarious social media trend slams ‘worst side effect of Covid’ which sees punters lining up for pints instead of crowding the bar – ‘breaking ancient understanding of pub etiquette’

Please do NOT queue single file at the bar! Hilarious social media trend slams ‘worst side effect of Covid’ which sees punters lining up for pints instead of crowding the bar – ‘breaking ancient understanding of pub etiquette’

Scrambling for a spot at the bar to order your drink at pub is a quintessential British experience but now a strange phenomenon has taken over seeing punters form an orderly, single-file... Read more »
Covid inquiry live: Future pandemic is inevitable, expert says

Covid inquiry live: Future pandemic is inevitable, expert says

That’s it then for the third day of witness hearings in the Covid inquiry. More evidence will be taken tomorrow before the first senior politicians, including former Prime Minister David Cameron, appear... Read more »
Labour accuses Rishi Sunak of being ‘slippery’ over Covid inquiry messages – UK politics live | Politics

Labour accuses Rishi Sunak of being ‘slippery’ over Covid inquiry messages – UK politics live | Politics

Labour accuses prime minister of being ‘slippery’ over Covid inquiry messages Good morning and welcome to the UK politics live blog. We begin the day with the Labour party accusing Rishi Sunak... Read more »
Christchurch woman fined for breaking Covid rules in London

Christchurch woman fined for breaking Covid rules in London

Maggy Elizabeth Millar appeared in the dock at Poole Magistrates’ Court in relation to a gathering in London in February 2021. Court papers stated she was convicted by a single magistrate sitting... Read more »
Covid rule-breaking claims ‘a load of nonsense’, Johnson says

Covid rule-breaking claims ‘a load of nonsense’, Johnson says

Boris Johnson has branded suggestions he may have taken part in further rule-breaking during the pandemic “a load of absolute nonsense”. The former prime minister would not say who he believes is... Read more »
Boris Johnson sacks lawyers after police referral over COVID rule-breaking claims – POLITICO

Boris Johnson sacks lawyers after police referral over COVID rule-breaking claims – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Boris Johnson severed ties with the government-appointed lawyers who were set to represent him in the U.K.’s coronavirus inquiry,... Read more »
Boris Johnson referred to police again for allegedly breaking covid rules

Boris Johnson referred to police again for allegedly breaking covid rules

Comment on this storyComment LONDON — Former prime minister Boris Johnson, who has already been fined once for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules, faces fresh allegations that he broke more of the stringent... Read more »
Playbook Awards 2022 — Labouring away — China COVID alarm – POLITICO

Playbook Awards 2022 — Labouring away — China COVID alarm – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Good Thursday morning. This is Eleni Courea. Esther Webber is writing Friday’s Playbook.    DRIVING THE DAY LONDON PLAYBOOK AWARDS 2022:... Read more »
How World Cup and Covid hit Billingsgate Fish Market

How World Cup and Covid hit Billingsgate Fish Market

While the UK’s largest fish market gears up for normally one of the busiest times of the year, some traders have admitted business is nowhere near as booming as it once was.... Read more »