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"Never interfere with an enemy in the process of destroying itself," Napoleon astutely observed. With Britains ruling Conservatives enjoying the "weather gauge" and their Labor opposition in the doldrums, Napoleons military metaphor is no less apt

A senior British judge has announced she will quit Hong Kong's top court when her term ends, stating there were "all sorts of question marks" over Beijing's new national security law, media reported Friday.

The anti-lockdown campaigner and loud critic of the Government’s Covid response on why he is standing firm on his beliefs

A senior British judge has announced that she will quit Hong Kong's top court when her term ends, stating that there were "all sorts of question ...

A senior British judge will quit Hong Kong's top court, stating there were "all sorts of question marks" over Beijing's new security law.

Up to 10 off-duty police officers were caught at a party that breached coronavirus social distancing rules and were suspended.

27 May 2021 • 2:19pm The Prime Minister was likened to ‘the mayor in Jaws’, who opened the beaches despite the presence of a great white shark Credit: Getty What is the Government not telling us? Once again, I find myself asking the same question of our approach to this pandemic, in lieu of sensible answers. What possible reason could there be, for example, for such strict border controls to still be in place, at such great cost to the economy and people’s lives, now that every single v...

19 May 2021 Eric Clapton has spoken out about his bad experiences with the AZ vaccine, his despair with Britain’s leadership, and his personal rebellion against “tyranny and arrogant authority.” The rock guitarist made his views known in a message to the Telegram group of campaigner Robin Monotti Graziadei, which has been authenticated by Rolling Stone. Clapton talks about the scientists he has admired during the coronavirus crisis — Carl Heneghan, Sunetra Gupta and Jay Bhattacharya; a...

Comment Why is it that just as we unlock there is - yet again - a new reason to be cautious? The vaccines seem to work against the Indian variant, so why the hysteria? 17 May 2021 • 11:59am The British people have stoically shivered through this wintry spring, clinging on to the hope of an indoor pint today, and even to the prospect of being allowed to meet more than 6 people inside from 21 June. Then, right on cue, as if following the playbook of the conspiracy theorists, just as the re-open...

Guitar Legend Eric Clapton Describes His Cov Ax Reaction Eric Clapton needs no introduction. He may need to learn our secret handshake. "...the reactions were disastrous, my hands and feet were either frozen, numb or burning, and pretty much useless for two weeks, I feared I would never play again," I have inwardly stood against our ‘elected leaders’ since brexit, intuitively doubting their integrity and character… With the arrival of C-19 I hoped that C Henegan, S Gupta and Jay B would l...