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A businesswoman suing Barclays for hundreds of millions of pounds gave evidence which in some respects was 'plainly dishonest' at a trial, a lawyer for the bank told a High Court judge. Amanda Staveley claims Barclays agreed to provide an unsecured £2 billion loan to Qatari investors - but says the loan was 'concealed' from the market, shareholders and PCP Capital Partners, a private equity firm she runs. She says PCP was induced to invest on 'manifestly worse terms' than Qatari Investors and but for Barclays' 'false representations' would have subscribed on 'vastly better terms'.  Jeffery Onions QC told Mr Justice Waksman that during Ms Staveley's High Court questioning over the matter earlier in the year, she had a 'tendency to exaggerate'.  He said her evidence had been 'peppered with hyperbole' and argued that the claim should be dismissed. Amanda Staveley's firm PCP has reduced its damages claim against Barclays f

Coronavirus outbreaks in student areas are much bigger in the universities than in the towns and cites around them, data shows.  Analysis shows there are up to seven times more cases per person among certain student populations than in the public. Sheffield University reported 588 student infections in the week ending 8 October, which is equal to an infection rate of 2,028 per 100,000 people – the standard measure for analysing outbreaks.  Infection rates have shot up since the return of thousands of students and staff — Sheffield's has soared by 13 times in the space of a month.  The university's rate is seven times higher than that for the city council area as a whole, which stood at just under 300 per 100,000 for the same time-frame. Experts say it is impossible to contain the coronavirus to students even if they are told to stay in their accommodation, saying it will inevitably spill into the wider community.  It comes as England's deputy chief medical officer. Professo

P&O Cruises has taken delivery of the biggest ever leisure ship built for the UK market - but it won't welcome passengers until at least 2021. The Iona weighs 185,000 tonnes, is 1131ft long and has 17 passenger decks - with a maximum capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers before social distancing measures are taken into account. The ship, which arrived at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany on Friday, was originally due for launch in May but this was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Cruise ships were home to the some of the earliest clusters of Covid-19, when the virus infected hundreds of passengers onboard the Diamond Princess in Japan and the Grand Princess in the US. Public Health England has advised against cruise ship travel since July 9 due to the pandemic, aside from trips in ferries or privately-rented boats. The Iona weighs 185,000 tonnes, is 1131ft long and has 17 passenger decks - with a maximum capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers before social distancing measures

Two San Francisco teachers have been suspended after being caught bad-mouthing their students when they forgot to log out of a Zoom class.  One of the teachers was named by an irate parent who recorded the rant as Dan Gaines. The other, a woman, has not been identified but both have been suspended from Bethel High School in Vallejo.  The pair had just led an at-distance English class when they forgot to log off the call.  The male teacher was heard first calling the kids 'technologically illiterate'.   The teachers and kids were till logged into this Zoom call when the teachers were heard badmouthing the students 'It's so frustrating to know...these kids are technologically illiterate,' he said. He then mockingly put on the voice of a student complaining that they didn't know how to submit work electronically.   The female teacher replied: 'Older staff members will say these kids are so technologically advanced...and I'm like no they're f****** not

Four people members of the same family were killed in an eastern Missouri four alarm house fire on Sunday. Fifteen fire departments were called to help put out thes inferno that overtook a De Soto home in the 500 block of Vineland School Road at 2.08am. The De Soto Rural Fire Department said they arrived at the blaze just four minutes after dispatch, but it was too late to save the family that was so beloved and cherished in the community.  Joe Detter, 76, and his wife, Frances Detter, 74, had just celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary this year when a four alarm fire broke out at their home Sherri Detter , one of Joe and Frances' Detter seven children, and Kari Detter , one of the couple's grandchildren, also died in the inferno on Sunday morning The remains of the Detter's family home are shown after a fire in De Soto, Missouri, on Sunday morning  Joe Detter, 76, and his wife, Frances Detter, 74, their 37-year-old daughter Sherri Detter and 18-year-old granddaughter

The shocking video shows the moment a massive brawl breaks out at a traffic light crossing, where two groups of armed thugs can be seen smashing each other's cars with metal poles.  The footage that was taken from a nearby building shows four cars coming to a standstill at a traffic light crossing outside Empire Cinemas in Hendon, Sunderland.  A group of men can be seen coming out of a silver vehicle further down the road as rivals smashed the car with metal poles.  The two groups of armed thugs were smashing each other's cars with metal poles The two gangs were at a traffic light crossing outside Empire Cinemas in Hendon, Sunderland The silver car can be seen fleeing the scene as the fight continues   More than ten men were involved in the incident that took place on Friday.  They can be heard screaming and shouting as the silver car fled the scene. The fight is then moved to the nearby pavement and the groups of men continue to shout.  It is not known if anyone was injured.

An HIV-positive man has been sentenced to six years in jail for exposing women by having sex with them without telling them he has the potentially life-threatening virus. Danny C. Perry II, 41, pleaded guilty last week in Nashville to HIV exposure and was sentenced to six years in prison for transmitting the incurable virus on September 30. Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Steve Dozier found Perry guilty of a felony charge of criminal exposure of another to HIV and handed him the maximum jail time for the offense. Now police, prosecutors and two of Perry’s victims are urging women who have had sex with Perry to get tested. Danny C. Perry II, 41, pleaded guilty last week in Nashville to HIV exposure and on September 30 was sentenced to six years in prison for transmitting the incurable virus to potentially dozens of women Metro Police and the district attorney’s office said they’d pursue additional charges against Perry if more of his sex partners come forward. Perry was a warehouse

A comedy club in Manchester which launched Peter Kay's career has been refused a share of the £257million Culture Recovery Fund because it wasn't deemed 'culturally significant'.  The Frog and Bucket, on Oldham Street, was denied an Arts Council grant today as 1,385 other venues were given money, according to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden.  Grants range between £50,000 and £3million but an email sent from Arts Council England, seen by the Manchester Evening News, said it found the venue wasn't 'culturally significant'.  The Frog and Bucket (pictured, Johnny Vegas performing), on Oldham Street, was denied an Arts Council grant today as 1,385 other venues were given money, according to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden The venue, which helped to launch the careers of Peter Kay, Caroline Aherne, Johnny Vegas and John Bishop, was one of just a few chosen to host the country's first live pilot performances after lockdown.   The venue helped to launch the care

Big-hearted Dancing with the Stars hunk Vernon Davis surprised partially blind brain tumor survivor Sophie Ryan with an impromptu video call to the delight of the little girl, DailyMailTV can reveal. In an exclusive video, former NFL superstar Vernon is seen calling Sophie after performing on the hit show last Monday to see if she tuned in - and the thrilled seven-year-old immediately asked the star to be her boyfriend. Doctors dubbed Sophie a walking miracle after she overcame multiple brain surgeries after being diagnosed with an optic pathway glioma brain tumor as a baby. Initially medics told her mother Tracy that the tumor would not respond well to chemotherapy - and all they could do was to prevent further growth. But Sophie's life changed when talk show host Ricki Lake, and her documentary film partner Abby Epstein, connected to her family and asked them to take part in a film called Weed the People, about the medicinal benefits of cannabis. Former NFL star Vernon Davis made