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Many of us – including James O’Brien – are astonished people feel more threatened by masks than Covid
"Yet again I am being forced by weather to wear a scarf, this is tyranny," wrote James Felton.
Watch: Masks rule returns as Tory MPs come under fire for refusing to wear them
One Tory suggested that wearing of face coverings to provide protection from the virus is “mumbo jumbo”.
France hits out at UK for ‘not taking its share of asylum seekers’
Officials have also criticised UK plans to push back boats and allow British patrols on their beaches.
RNLI lifeboat crew ‘blocked from going out to sea’ by people angry at them rescuing refugees
A group blocked the boat while shouting "don't bring any more of those home, we're full up" and other "horrible stuff".
‘Incredibly emotional:’ Identifying victims of Channel tragedy may take weeks
In their (families) mind, once they’re in Europe, even though they might not have arrived in the UK yet, they’re safe and it’s not the case.”
Doctor quits and gives 16 reflections on his time in the NHS… it’s an eye-opening must read
"There is a weird taboo around financial incentives in healthcare. A fiver would do it. Hey, even a parking pass.. or lunch."
WATCH: Peter Stefanovic hits out at Sajid Javid’s ‘unchallenged’ claim
"It's just complete b*llocks", the filmmaker concluded.
Bobbi-Anne McLeod: Tory council leader tells women ‘not to put themselves in compromising position’
"Your victim-blaming rhetoric was in response to the appalling case of a young woman simply waiting to catch her local bus at tea time - it is never a victim's fault that a perpetrator chooses to harm them."
Pensioner defeats plans to build 4,000 new homes after using map reading skills to find ‘errors’
"On one of the maps, they showed that water was running up-hill."