Grant Hackett’s insight into Cody Simpson’s gruelling Olympic training and why he backs him

Grant Hackett reveals insight into Cody Simpson’s gruelling Olympic training and why he backs the singer for future success in swimming By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:05 GMT, 17 January 2021 | Updated: 03:05 GMT, 17 January 2021 Australian swimming legend Grant Hackett won seven Olympic medals between 2000 and 2008 – … Read more

Grand Designs Kevin McCloud backs Mail campaign for homeowners in properties with fire-risk cladding

Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud backs Mail on campaign for homeowners stuck in properties with fire-risk cladding Grand Designs Kevin McCloud slammed ministers’ response to cladding crisis TV presenter said plans to make leaseholders cover costs were ‘inappropriate’ Mail revealed long-term loans to fix problem could slash property values by 30% By Miles Dilworth Money Mail … Read more

Covid lockdown England: Priti Patel backs police crackdown

Drivers were turned away from countryside beauty spots in Derbyshire today while police grilled parents with a pushchair in Birmingham city centre as forces across the country launch an extreme Covid crackdown.  Priti Patel said it is ‘right’ for officers to confront Britons sat on park benches and argued that police should stop people and … Read more

Priti Patel backs police quizzing people sitting on park benches in lockdown

Priti Patel today backed police to confront people on park benches, stop cars to check if passengers are all from the same household and knock on doors to hunt for parties as officers pledged to fine everyone breaching Boris Johnson’s lockdown laws. The Home Secretary spoke out after Scotland Yard revealed officers will be told to … Read more

Tony Blair backs demand for thousands more iPads and laptops for deprived children if schools close

Former prime minister Tony Blair today backed demands for laptops and tablets to be given to hundreds of thousands of children who face their schools closing in the face of a surge in Covid infections.  He was joined by three former education secretaries in urging Boris Johnson to help the poorest children who face an … Read more

TalkTalk Founder Sir Charles Dunstone backs £1.1bn private takeover

TalkTalk Founder Sir Charles Dunstone backs broadband provider’s £1.1bn private takeover By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 21:59 GMT, 17 December 2020 Talk Talk founder Sir Charles Dunstone has backed a £1.1billion takeover of the budget broadband provider that will see it go private. The deal … Read more

Panicky learner driver backs into parked car and writes it off after taking wrong turn

Reversing FAIL: Panicky learner driver backs into parked car and writes it off after taking wrong turn into cul de sac Young male learner driver reversed into parked black BMW in Lincoln, East Mids.  Footage shows him headed for the vehicle but he does not adjust his steering  Smashes into back of the car, jolting … Read more

John Barnes backs Romanian official at centre of PSG Istanbul race storm

John Barnes has come out in defence of the fourth official at the centre of a race storm following Paris Saint-Germain’s postponed Champions League game with Istanbul Basaksehir. Players accused Romanian official Sebastian Coltescu of racially abusing Basaksehir’s assistant coach Pierre Webo in the early stages of the match – by using the word ‘negru’, … Read more

John Barnes backs Romanian official at centre of PSG Istanbul race allegations

John Barnes has come out in defence of the fourth official at the centre of a race storm following Paris Saint Germain’s postponed Champions League game with Istanbul Basaksehir. Players accused Romanian fourth official Sebastian Coltescu of racially abusing Basaksehir’s assistant coach in the early stages of the match – by using the word ‘negru’, … Read more

Michael Gove backs down and allows Brussels to have officials permanently based on Northern Ireland

EU can base staff in Northern Ireland: Michael Gove backs down and allows Brussels to have officials permanently based on island to oversee checks on goods Michael Gove agreed to concession last night as two sides finalised the plan It came as part of a deal with EU on how province’s borders will work next … Read more