Bad feeling about this? Covid cases hit 3mth high but Shapps says Xmas WON’T be cancelled
He still hasn't got a clue how many HGV drivers have been hired...
Daily Star’s yeti Boris splash is a thing of… beauty
The paper's Friday front page is a must-see, but it might burn itself onto your brain forever.
‘Deeply worrying:’ 43,000 people given wrong Covid results from private lab handed £120m
"Imagine if, instead of casually handing £120 million here & there to their mates, the govt actually invested in building proper, long-term, public lab capacity. We could call them, I dunno, NHS labs or something."
Elevenses: Verità per Giulio
From the newsletter: Another chapter in the long overdue search for justice for Giulio Regeni opened in Rome this week.
Saving our bacon: Boris sends for European butchers to end pork crisis
The environment secretary said 800 butchers would be invited to come and work in Britain for six months.
‘They talk but don’t do’: Queen slams climate ditherers in leaked audio
"It is very irritating when they talk, but they don't do," the Queen was heard saying in Cardiff.
Literally Black Mirror! Robot dogs carrying guns are here & people are rightly terrified
'Somewhere deep in the code...four legs good two legs bad," wrote one terrified Twitter user.
Sensational Fresh and Flaky Scones
Who says scones are only for tea time? With these buttery and flaky scones, you'll want them for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Copper sacked over Jaffa Cake swindle leaves people questioning police priorities
"Nice to see crimes against Jaffa Cakes are viewed more seriously than assaults against women," wrote one exasperated Twitter user.