Day: July 3, 2018

    UK’s current heat wave forecast to continue into the next few weeks, it’s worth reflecting on the many staycation options available across the UK. With award-winning beaches, internationally acclaimed cultural and historical attractions and 15 national parks, there’s something for everyone on this sceptred isle. But not all destinations are created equal. In its Great British Staycation Index 2018 Citybase Apartments has studied the statistics behind every city in the UK to find the best holiday hotspots. Factors include the maximum average temperature and average rainfull in July (taken from Met Office data), the average price of a pint, the crime rate (taken from local constabulary data) and the restaurant and family-friendly attractions available (taken from Trip...

    The Countess of Chester Hospital A female healthcare worker has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of another six babies. The arrest comes after an investigation of the neo-natal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. In May last year a police investigation was launched into a suspected high death rate at the hospital with the force saying they were probing the deaths of eight babies between June 2015 and June 2016. They also said they were to review seven further deaths and six non-fatal collapses. The review came after the hospital referred concerns to police about unexplained deaths in its neo-natal unit over the year long period. Detective Inspector Paul Hughes, who is in charge of the investigation, said toda...

    Britain's most wanted fraud suspect Mark Acklom has been arrested in a dramatic raid on his hideout, two years after he went on the run in Europe. Acklom, 45, was held by police at an apartment he was sharing with his wife and their two young children in Switzerland. He is wanted in the UK for allegedly fleecing a woman of her £850,000 life savings after posing as a wealthy banker and MI6 agent and promising to marry her. It's understood that as officers entered his rented home, conman Acklom tried to jump from a balcony before being wrestled to the ground. He was held at an apartment in the lakeside town of Wadenswil, a 20-minute drive south from Zurich, after a police surveillance operation lasting several days. He was arrested by Swiss police in an investigatio...

    The Queen might be 92, but she still leads an incredibly busy life packed with royal engagements and visits. In the last few weeks alone she's attended the full Royal Ascot, handed out awards to her Young Leaders, and taken Meghan on her first official trip without Harry. But despite her smiles, it seems her majesty is actually is a fair bit of pain at the moment due to an issue with her knees. However she's refusing to have surgery, and the reason why is just incredible and shows how committed to her work she really is. It's simple she doesn't want to take any time off and miss any of her engagements. Speaking to the Sun , a royal source said: She was talking to friends at the Chelsea Flower Show and said her knees were playing up. But she is reluctant to have ...