Month: January 2021

Happy Mondays star Bez is launching his own online exercise classes after getting “seriously unfit” scoffing chocolate last lockdown. The maraca-shaking dancer, famed for his onstage antics as part of the “Madchester-era” band, hopes to lose his lockdown weight and help motivate others. The 56-year-old, whose real name is Mark Berry, will be sharing videos
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“Strong enforcement” of coronavirus restrictions is needed to control the spread of the disease, the home secretary has warned. Priti Patel said police forces should focus their resources on people who “are clearly breaking” lockdown rules to “safeguard our country’s recovery from this deadly virus”. Government sources have told Sky News this will mean that
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A horn-wearing Donald Trump supporter whose photo during the US Capitol riots went viral has been arrested and charged. Jacob Anthony Chansley, who calls himself Jake Angeli, is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. The self-styled
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Saracens, the Championship rugby club plunged into crisis last year after breaching salary cap rules, has secured new backers even as the coronavirus crisis hammers elite sport’s commercial income. Sky News has learnt that Saracens will this weekend unveil a multimillion pound long-term naming rights and kit sponsorship with StoneX, a global financial services group
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American celebrities have praised Twitter bosses for banning president Trump from the social media platform. Among them was model and TV presenter Chrissy Teigen, who was called “filthy mouthed” in a tweet by Mr Trump. She was overjoyed with his ban, writing: “AAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH..” The outgoing president’s access to his main method of communication was permanently
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A new public awareness campaign has been launched, urging people to ”stay at home” and “act like you’ve got” coronavirus in an attempt to encourage the public to comply with lockdown rules. It comes amid growing fears that people have not been observing social distancing rules, as case numbers surge, hospitals become swamped and deaths continue to
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Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been permanently suspended “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”. Tweets from the US president’s @realDonaldTrump handle have been wiped, with his account now showing the words: “Twitter suspends accounts which violate the Twitter Rules.” Image: Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended The Twitter Safety account posted shortly afterwards,
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On 4 January, Boris Johnson told England to stay at home. Again. Last time this happened the response was almost universal. Movement plummeted, falling by every available measure. Transport app Citymapper tracks how many people plan journeys in London, Manchester, and Birmingham. Not car trips but everything else. According to data from the app, during
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Kim Jong Un has threatened to expand North Korea’s arsenal of nuclear weapons and develop more sophisticated atomic weapons systems unless the US ends what he calls its “hostility” to his regime. The North Korean leader ordered officials to develop missiles with multiple warheads, underwater-launched nuclear missiles, spy satellites and nuclear-powered submarines, the Korean Central
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