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Britain's most popular Christmas tree could be in short supply after imports from Denmark were halted by Covid-19 restrictions. The UK normally imports more than one million Nordmann Fir trees each year from what is Europe's largest festive tree producer.   However, exports to the UK and other countries have been severely hit by restrictions linked to a cull of mink, which became a reservoir for a mutant form of coronavirus.  Garden centres say that, historically, many stores and supermarkets rely on Danish trees for their festive stock.  Britain's most popular Christmas tree could be in short supply after imports from Denmark were halted by Covid-19 restrictions Some 10million trees are sold in Britain every year, around 3million of them imported.  The British Christmas Tree Growers Association said that, so far, retailers have been able to meet demand from domestic supplies.  Many families usually go and choose a tree from a garden centre, but they have not been able to d

The governor of Oregon has sparked outrage by saying that neighbors should call the police if they find another family celebrating Thanksgiving with a large gathering in their home, in what one local official said turned people into 'second-rate slaves' in their own homes. Kate Brown, the Democrat ruler of the state, announced on November 17 that new restrictions would be put in place the following day, with no more than six people allowed inside any one home. Critics said the 'freeze', as the restrictions were termed, was unconstitutional. Kate Brown, the governor of Oregon, introduced the two-week 'freeze' on November 17 Protesters in Oregon complained against the new restrictions in Salem on Saturday Demonstrators gathered outside Brown's residence on Saturday to call for her impeachment Tootie Smith, elected in November as chair of Clackamas County - which incorporates part of Portland - said that the ruling would make 'second-rate slaves' of peo

Queensland will open its borders to Greater Sydney on 1 December after the city recorded no mystery cases of Covid-19 for 28 days in a row. The Sunshine State, which is already open to the rest of NSW, will also re-open to Victoria on the same day if it records another day of zero new cases on Wednesday.  Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the news on Tuesday morning, saying: 'We know how tough this has been on families. This is a great day. It's exciting news. Best phone call I have had in ages. Pleased to hear from @AnnastaciaMP the Queensland/NSW border will come down on 1 December! — Gladys Berejiklian (@GladysB) November 24, 2020 Best phone call I have had in ages. Pleased to hear from @AnnastaciaMP the Queensland/NSW border will come down on 1 December! 'Now is the time, if you live in New South Wales, come to Queensland, start planning that holiday. We would love to have your business.  'It means jobs for Queenslanders. And as you know, Queensland, beautif

Commuters face significantly longer journeys to work in the new year as the train line crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge closes for 10 days for major track work. Buses will replace trains between North Sydney and Wynyard from January 1 to January 10 on the T1 North Shore and Western Line to allow crews to replace a timber deck along the bridge's rail line with a more durable concrete structure. The maintenance work will have a knock-on effect on all other Sydney train lines - most of which will run to a weekend schedule throughout the 10-day period. Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said the works will affect almost every single rail customer in Australia's largest city. Scroll down for video  Commuters at Town Hall station in Sydney on November 10.  Commuters face longer journeys to work in the new year as the train line crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge closes for 10 days Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said the works will affect almost e

A food delivery driver who died after being struck by a truck in Sydney has become the fifth delivery worker to be killed on Australian roads in just three months. The man was hit by a truck carrying an excavator at the intersection of Chalmers and Cleveland streets in the inner suburb of Surry Hills at about 6.40pm on Monday.   Paramedics attended but were unable to save the delivery rider, who died at the scene.  A food delivery rider was fatally struck by a truck carrying an excavator at the intersection of Chalmers and Cleveland streets in Surry Hills at about 6.40pm on Monday The truck driver, in his 30s, was taken to St Vincent's Hospital for mandatory testing. Police established a crime scene and officers from the Crash Investigation Unit are now investigating what caused the fatal collision.    The latest delivery rider death comes just two days after another died in Sydney. Bangladeshi student Bijoy Paul, 27, died after he was hit by a car in the southern Sydney suburb o

A former NYPD detective has blamed the violent crime surge currently plaguing the Big Apple on Black Lives Matter-inspired rioting, the defunding of the city’s police department and demoralized cops, warning ‘a law that isn’t enforced is not a law’. Retired cop Pat Brosnan made the damning assessment during an appearance on Fox’s America’s Newsroom on Monday, in which he contradicted Mayor Bill de Blasio’s claims the latest spike in crime has been caused by business and school closures brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. ‘It’s a convenient narrative to lay the blame on the doorstep of COVID, granted, COVID is a contributing factor, there is no doubt about it,’ Brosnan said. ‘But, riots for fun and profit, a desecrated police department in both morale and operationally, and a completely destructed and destructed rule of law relative to the adherence to it are the main drivers here - they’re the catalyst. COVID is just a first cousin that was a cause and effect.’ Former NYPD detectiv

Gary Ablett Sr has revealed he is still 'broken' 20 years after a young fan died after overdosing on drugs in his bed - and says he once wished God had taken him instead. The AFL legend, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of the modern era, woke on February 17, 2000, to find Alisha Horan, 20, unresponsive in his room at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne.  The day before they had shared 12 and a half ecstasy tablets, lines of heroin and a boatload of booze after he took the infatuated fan on a wild five-day bender. The Geelong Cats great pleaded guilty to four drug crimes and was fined $1,500, but didn't make a full confession until years later. Ablett shared the pain and guilt he still feels in a rare interview with charity Reclink Australia founder Peter Cullen on Facebook.   Gary Ablett Snr (pictured with his grandson Levi) has opened up on the tragic death of Alisha Horan 20 years ago 'There's been times, especially when, with moral failure some 20