May hails "golden era" for UK-China ties as nuclear power row looms
| LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday Sino-British relations were in a golden era but made no mention of a looming row with Beijing over her suspension of a...
View ArticleSandy McKenzie statue nearly stolen from Union
The bar manager died late last year. The statue of the late Union bar manager, Sandy McKenzie, was nearly stolen from the bar named in his honour late last night (2 September). A female, thought to be...
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Why are Truro’s bars and restaurants so dead at night?This is what you’re...
What has happened to Truro’s night time economy? Visit Cornwall’s capital city on any night of the week or weekend and you’re likely to find yourself wondering where all the people have gone. It’s a...
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‘This is our country!’ says Chinese official as Barack Obama lands
President Barack Obama landed in China for his last trip to Asia as POTUS Security personnel in China took issue with reporters with the president Chinese officials attempted to rope off the...
View ArticleMoeen commits to Bangladesh tour despite security concerns
Britain Cricket – England Press Conferences – SSE SWALEC, Cardiff, Wales – 3/9/16England’s Moeen Ali talks to the media during his press conferenceAction Images via Reuters / Paul ChildsLivepic...
View ArticleVenezuela venue for Davis Cup match in doubt over…
CARACAS, Venezuela Crisis-wracked Venezuela has been barred from hosting a Davis Cup tie against Peru by the International Tennis Federation over security concerns. The Venezuelan Tennis Federation...
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G20 Summit: Chinese official stops Susan Rice getting in Obama’s car
A Chinese official aggressively tried to stop US National Security Advisor Susan Rice from joining President Barack Obama’s motorcade, after Air Force One landed in China for the G20 summit. According...
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Patient’s body was left so long in casualty he had rigor mortis when medics...
The body of a patient who died in a scandal-hit A&E went unnoticed for so long that rigor mortis set in, a whistleblower claims. The disturbing allegation is one of many made by a consultant who...
View ArticleEngland all-rounder Moeen Ali commits to Bangladesh tour
Moeen Ali has become the first England player to promise unequivocally he will be on the plane to Bangladesh at the end of this month. Moeen’s assurance, on the eve of England’s bid for an historic...
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England’s tour to Bangladesh is set to go ahead despite fears over terrorism
Captain Eoin Morgan and ‘several’ young players have serious reservations Moeen Ali is the first player in the squad to say he would go on the tour Mal Loye warned of a terrorist attack targeting the...
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Premier League aces go nuts for hounds in bid to beat the burglars
They are choosing frightening breeds to keep burglars out, including the cane corso, or Italian mastiff, used in Italy to hunt wild boar. Stars such as West Ham s Andy Carroll and Crystal Palace...
View ArticleTheresa May rules out snap election and warns of ‘difficult times’
There will be no snap general election before 2020, Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted in her first major interview since taking office. Mrs May told The Andrew Marr Show the country needed a...
View ArticleJailhouse Gawk: how prisons became Scotland’s sell-out tourist attractions
FORGET our majestic mountains, brooding castles and shimmering lochs…the sell-out tourist attraction in Scotland this month is a taste of life behind bars. All tickets have been snapped up for a tour...
View ArticleSNP send bouncers into branch split by ‘Monklands McMafia’ feud …
THE SNP has been forced to hire bouncers for one of its most dysfunctional branches. The party last week used private security guards to police a meeting of the Coatbridge & Chryston branch, which...
View ArticleTheresa May warns of ‘difficult times ahead’ for UK economy
Theresa May has warned the UK economy faces “difficult times ahead” despite better than expected figures following the Brexit vote. The Prime Minister said it would not be “plain sailing” even though...
View ArticlePolice investigate after resident receives two suspicious visits
POLICE received reports from a resident in Ashley Heath1 who was visited by two different men in unusual circumstances on two nights last week. A spokesperson for Dorset Police2 said on August 28 a...
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Theresa May orders security chiefs to review UK dealings with China
Theresa May has ordered security chiefs to review Britain’s dealings with China as she abandons George Osborne’s shameless love-in with Beijing. The new PM will ask top spooks to reassess the security...
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Theresa May orders security services to review Hinkley Point nuclear power...
The PM is meeting fellow leaders at the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China Has confirmed she will ask the security services to review Hinkley deal Scheme was put on hold soon after she took over at Downing...
View ArticleHampshire Royal Marine reservist faces weapons charge after arrest by armed...
ARMED police have arrested a Royal Marine reservist alleged to have been found with “highly dangerous” weapons including grenades and an assault rifle. The arrest of Martin Shannon, 43, of Hythe1 was...
View ArticleMother Teresa declared a saint as Pope Francis lauds her in Vatican ceremony
Pope Francis1 declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, telling crowds in St Peter s Square that the Albanian-born nun s decades of toil in the slums of Calcutta made her a model of holiness. She...
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