Smart motorways are ‘inherently unsafe’ and ‘should be abandoned’, a police and crime commissioner says. Dr Alan Billings, PCC for South Yorkshire, has written to the Government saying the abolition of the hard shoulder should be ‘abandoned’ before more people die. In a letter to...
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Fire destroys store at bowling centre
SEREMBAN: A store at a bowling centre here was destroyed in a fire today. District Fire and Rescue station chief Mohamad Idris said the store was completely destroyed by the fire that occurred at about 10.30 am. He said 22 firemen who rushed there put...
Ex-MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove ‘shocked’ at not being asked about Britain using Huawei technology
A former MI6 chief has revealed his shock at not being consulted about the decision to introduce Huawei technology in Britain. Sir Richard Dearlove, head of MI6 from 1999 to 2004, said he and other members of the security services were ‘intensely shocked’ when they...
So THAT’S why PM is hosting G7 summit in a Cornish village! How Carbis Bay is the old family home
Boris Johnson’s grandmother – Granny Butter – as a young woman at Carbis Bay, above When Boris Johnson announced details of this summer’s G7 summit, he admitted his choice of venue was partly inspired by ‘pride in being probably the first half-Cornish Prime Minister’. Yet that, it...
Alternative dates for our national holiday
The conversation around changing the date of Australia Day is only gaining momentum – and there’re a stack of options it could be moved to. This January 26 marks 233 years since the First Fleet landed in Port Jackson. And while it’s long been pegged...
Driver races car through gates of an Islamic school in Sydney as cops scramble to the scene
Driver rams Mercedes through the gates of an Islamic school in Sydney as cops scramble to the scene By Kylie Stevens For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:33 EST, 24 January 2021 | Updated: 02:50 EST, 24 January 2021 A Mercedes driver has allegedly rammed through...
Bomoh charged with sexually assaulting female patient
KOTA BHARU: A bomoh pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to sexually assaulting a woman who had approached him for treatment. Wan Ismail Wan Md Zain, 53, made the plea before Judge Ahmad Bazli Bahruddin. He was charged under Section 377CA of...
Antique sewing machine to go on display at Mersing Museum
JOHOR BAHRU: A 40-year-old sewing machine will be the newest item to be on display at the Mersing Museum, which was opened by the Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar in May 2016. In a posting on his official Facebook site today, Sultan...
Leaked emails reveal the havoc UK Covid super-strain is playing on Australian Open preparations
Leaked emails reveal the havoc three cases of UK Covid super-strain is playing on Australian Open preparations Three cases of UK variant of coronavirus have been linked to the Australian Open Confirmed cases have prompted changes to quarantine rules to be postponed Players allowed to leave...
Kelantan Police issue over 52,000 inter-state, inter-district travel permist
KOTA BHARU: Kelantan Police have so far issued over 52,000 permits for inter-district and inter-state travel since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was implemented on Jan 16. State police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat said the majority of the applicants required the permit as they were...