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Portaloos and food and drink facilities for haulage drivers will line the M20 in Kent in preparation for the 7,000 lorries predicted to be stuck in static traffic on January 1.  With two-day-long queues expected to halt the industry when the EU implement full import controls on the UK at the start of next year, industry executives have demanded that provisions be made for the welfare of drivers. Richard Burnett, Chief Executive of the Road Haulage Association, who will be meeting with Michael Gove, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on Friday said: 'The devil is in the detail, we need to understand, will there be portaloos down the M20? Will we be able to get water and food to drivers?  'We want that clarity out of Friday's meeting to make sure that level of detail is being considered.'   Discussing the number of trucks expected to be held on their way to UK ports Mr Burnett said: 'There's going to be 2,000 trucks on the M20, 2,000 trucks on Mojo in Ashford Se

Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse will not face gun charges in his home state of Illinois because the AR-15 rifle he allegedly used to kill two people during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Black was purchased in Wisconsin.   Prosecutors with the Lake County State's Attorney's Office announced the development on Tuesday after they said an investigation confirmed the rifle used in the Kenosha protest shooting was both bought and stored in Wisconsin.  There is no evidence the gun was ever physically possessed by 17-year-old Rittenhouse in Illinois, prosecutors said. Rittenhouse, who lives with his mother in Antioch, remains in a juvenile detention center in Lake County without bond due to pending criminal charges in Kenosha.   He is due back in Lake County court on October 30 for an extradition hearing. Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse will not face gun charges in his home state of Illinois because the AR-15 rifle he allegedly used to kill two people during protests over

The crematorium where a council jobsworth told mourners off for reciting the Lord's Prayer has said 'chanting' is now allowed after coronavirus rules were 'clarified'.  Councillor Richard Young, Bridgend County Borough Council’s cabinet member for communities, revealed they 'were previously not aware that these regulations were open to interpretation'.  Minister Alison Davies, 53, was left in tears after she and the mourners were told off for praying at the funeral of a 94-year-old woman.  The heads of council-run Coychurch Crematorium, in Bridgend, South Wales, claimed that if more than one person prayed then it counted as 'chanting' and wasn't allowed.  Alison Davies, 53 (pictured right) with her husband Gwyn, 65, (pictured left) were shocked to be told off for breaking Government Covid guidelines after saying the Lord's Prayer in unison at a funeral in Bridgend, South Wales Cllr Young has since apologised for any upset caused to the family

One of the most exclusive resorts on the Las Vegas Strip is drastically reducing its operating hours due to low demand for rooms during the coronavirus pandemic.   The Encore at Wynn Las Vegas announced the change on Tuesday, saying that it will operate on a five-day, four-night schedule beginning on October 19 and continuing 'until consumer demand increases'.  Guests at the five-star hotel - where room prices have fallen from a pre-pandemic average of $350 per night to around $169 - will be able to check in beginning at 2pm on Thursdays, and final check out will be noon on Mondays.  The Poker Room at Encore will temporarily move to the main building for Wynn Las Vegas, where it will be open seven days a week.   All other amenities at Encore, including its restaurants, day pool and nightclub, will operate under revised business hours from Thursday to Sunday.   Experts are predicting that other resorts could follow Encore's lead to save money amid record-low tourism levels i

Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was wanted for murder before police killed him Sept. 3 New details have emerged in the fatal police shooting of an Antifa fugitive who was the only suspect in the murder of a Patriot Prayer supporter after a pro-Trump demonstration in Portland, Oregon. Michael Reinoehl, 48, was killed in a hail of bullets when police cornered him in Lacey, Washington on September 3, five days after he murdered Aaron 'Jay' Danielson in Portland. The case briefly shot to national prominence, after President Donald Trump called Reinoehl a 'violent criminal' and said 'there has to be retribution' - but questions have remained about the moments before Reinoehl's death. Now, investigators say that Reinoehl had his hand on a .380 caliber pistol in his right front pocket when he was shot by U.S. Marshals next to his car, and that an AR-15-style .22-caliber rifle was found in the car, along with a .380-caliber shell casing, according to Oregon Public Broa

The sun had yet to rise as I parked my car beside a disused farm gate which was held shut by twine and bore a sign declaring ‘no public right of way’. From the darkness of a nearby hedgerow, I heard the mournful sigh of a bullfinch. Next came the chatter of a redstart, a ‘cuck-oo’ and the drumming of a lesser spotted woodpecker, all species in critical decline except, it seemed, in this traditional Herefordshire orchard. I had heard nothing like this dawn chorus before. It was as if every vanishing birdsong in England was being broadcast at once, like stepping back a century to a scene that Victorian naturalists such as Darwin would have recognised. A rural orchard in Herefordshire offers a glimpse into Britain's countryside from years gone by It was still only 6.30am. I opened my old Thermos, perched on a gatepost and watched an amber sun burn the ridgeline of the Malverns, giving me my first glimpse of the Eden where I would soon be spending so much of my time. Tithe records show

Two black McDonald’s employees who filed a federal lawsuit against the company over the summer alleging racial discrimination have been fired as three others took similar legal action against the fast-food maker in Illinois. Monica Scott, 34, and Augustus ‘Gus’ Moody, 33, are two of three plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed in July against the McDonald’s Corporation. Scott, Moody, and Faith Booker, 32, all of Polk County, Florida, allege that they were victimized by the general manager of a company-owned branch in Lakeland who made racist comments and gave them menial tasks. The manager is alleged to have said that ‘it’s always black people who want free stuff’ and that blacks are ‘aggressive and trying to fight’ and ‘all they want to do is smoke weed.’ The plaintiffs alleged that their hours were cut while maintaining the hours of other workers and that they were fired after having been forced to quarantine because they were exposed to someone with COVID-19. McDonald’s has denied th