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A former Defence Minister has called on the Government to deploy troops to carry out tests on pupils so that more schools can remain open. Tory MP Tobias Ellwood told The Mail on Sunday that the use of Army medics to check whether youngsters have Covid-19 could prevent classrooms lying empty next month. The Ministry of Defence is considering his plan to introduce a ‘train the trainer’ system so Army medics can give teachers lessons on how to conduct the tests safely. Teaching unions have expressed unhappiness at the Government’s scheme for testing to start when schools return on January 4, and have advised members not to feel under pressure to comply. Tory MP Tobias Ellwood told The Mail on Sunday that the use of Army medics to check whether youngsters have Covid-19 could prevent classrooms lying empty next month The government wants teachers to perform Covid-19 tests on pupils so schools can remain open But Mr Ellwood said the successful use of soldiers to test hauliers queueing at Do

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake has shaken eastern Turkey on Sunday morning, just weeks after a deadly quake killed 116 people. The powerful quake rocked the  Elazig province and several neighbouring provinces in eastern Turkey. Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu tweeted there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. 'There is nothing negative so far. All our teams continue their examinations on the ground,' Mr Soylu tweeted. A 5.3 magnitude tremor struck the Elazig province in eastern Turkey at 9.37am on Sunday morning. Pictured: Rescue workers search for survivors last month after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Izmir, Turkey The quake struck at 9.37am local time and Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate said it was felt in several neighboring provinces. Turkish media said the earthquake was also felt in Malatya, Diyarbakir and Sanliurfa provinces.  Turkey is crisscrossed by major fault lines and earthquakes are frequent. The powerful quake

A father was kicked to the ground after being punched in the face by an angry kangaroo on Christmas Day. Footage captured by Mitchell Robinson's family at South West Rocks on the NSW Mid North Coast, shows the large male marsupial shaping up to the father before hopping towards him and unleashing a furious attack. The kangaroo can be seen hitting the victim with his paw and then kicking him to the ground. Pictured: A large male kangaroo is seen shaping up to the father before hopping towards him and unleashing a furious attack Family said the large kangaroo was loitering in their front yard of the home for some time and digging holes. Mr Robinson tried to shield his children from the aggressive animal as he attempted to move it on. 'It was just staring at him and he picked up something to try and shoo it away and as soon as he did that you could just see that it was going to go at him,' family friend Tina Grace Rowe told 7News. 'He was massive. He was a big male kanga

She became the face of the NHS heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in the battle against Covid-19. Nurse Mary Boateng was just 28 when she died of the virus – days after giving birth to a baby girl she never got to hold. Now her grieving husband Ernest, 30, is spearheading a campaign to ensure his wife’s death was not in vain.   Ernest Boateng, pictured with his children, AJ, 3, and baby Mary, wants to make sure that his wife's death from Covid-19 was not in vain He said his wife Mary, pictured right, was in charge of Christmas in their household and he was not able to prepare this year as the 'pain was too raw' ‘I couldn’t put up a tree or even buy presents this year because the pain is still so raw,’ Ernest said. ‘Mary was always the one in charge of Christmas – she did the decorations and bought the presents. Last year, we were both so excited that she was expecting our little girl. Now I’m a single father of two children and Mary has gone.’ Mary died at Luton and Dun

Revellers in Tier 2 cities flocked to bars to make the most of Boxing Day while millions remain in tough lockdown restrictions.  Hardy revellers in Liverpool and York braved freezing temperatures and even the mutant Covid virus for a few hours of freedom over the festive period.  In places spared tier 4 restrictions, revellers enjoyed a bit of normality and headed to venues which are allowed to remain open under current regulations, despite stormy conditions.    Under tier 2 rules, people are allowed to meet indoors, including public venues, with members of the same household or people whom you have formed a support bubble with. Outdoors, you can meet family and friends who you do not live with in groups no larger than six. Under tier 2 rules, people are allowed to meet indoors, including public venues, as keen party goers head out in York People flock to bars to enjoy freedom on Boxing Day in Liverpool which is under Tier 2 restrictions Revellers in Tier 2 Liverpool flocked to bars to

An upscale Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills known to attract celebrity diners invited a select group of customers to a ‘speakeasy’-style New Year’s Eve indoor dinner that violates COVID-19 lockdown measures. La Scala in Beverly Hills sparked outrage on social media after a Los Angeles-based reporter on Friday posted a notice that the restaurant was leaving inside takeout orders. ‘Welcome back to the 20’s Prohibition,’ the notice reads with the letters printed in a classical style font. ‘Speak Easy - New Year’s Eve Dinner,’ read the note. Customers who recently bought takeout food from La Scala in Beverly Hills received an invite to a '1920s Prohibition speakeasy'-style New Year's Eve in-person, indoors dinner bash in a brazen attempt to flout COVID-19 lockdown rules  ‘We are considering taking reservations for New Year’s Eve dinner,' the note from the restaurant (seen above) read. 'Inside. If this is something you’d be interested in, please let us know as soon as

A police watchdog is investigating after a teenage boy was left critically injured in a crash with a police car responding to an emergency. Officers from Greater Manchester Police were responding to a domestic call on Boxing Day night when the car was in a collision with a 15-year-old pedestrian in Stockport. He was given trauma care for his head injury by officers at the scene and was then taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition, the force said.  A 15-year-old has been left in critical condition after being hit by a police car in Stockport The teenager has been taken to hospital with a serious head injury  In a statement on Sunday, GMP said: "At around 9.30pm on Saturday 26 December 2020, officers were responding to a domestic disturbance incident when they were involved in a collision with a pedestrian on Garners Lane in Stockport. "Police stopped and administered trauma care to a 15-year-old boy until the ambulance arrived. The boy has since been taken