Cartoonist PAUL THOMAS finds humour in this bleak year: How we laughed off lockdown

How we laughed off lockdown… thanks to our inimitable cartoonist PAUL THOMAS finding humour in this bleak year By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 23:51 GMT, 28 December 2020 | Updated: 23:52 GMT, 28 December 2020 Advertisement Having sensationally stepped back from royal life, Harry flies in for the ‘Sandringham summit’ in January … Read more

Inspectors slam ‘bleak regime’ at privately-run children’s jail

Inspectors have called for urgent action to prevent the unacceptable treatment of vulnerable children in a ‘bleak regime’ at a privately-run children’s prison. Ofsted, HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have issued a rare urgent notification (UN) to the Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland, over the ‘continued poor care and leadership’ … Read more

Melania Trump warns of a bleak Christmas and pleads for ‘small acts of kindness’

Melania Trump warned of a bleak Christmas season this year and implored for extra kindness during a Toys for Tots event with the Marines on Tuesday.   In her remarks, the first lady reminded people that during the coronavirus pandemic, many families will be separated for the holidays.  Medical experts have asked people not to gather … Read more

Boris Johnson faces warnings from Tory party donors over ‘bleak’ economy

It’s double trouble for Boris: PM faces warnings from Tory party donors over ‘bleak’ economy… as poll shows Labour is ahead for first time since Keir Starmer took over as leader Boris Johnson has been accused of damaging economy with handling of crisis Follows months of coronavirus U-turns which have seen Labour creep up Poll … Read more

How Jennifer Hawkins transformed a bleak site into a $20million paradise

Jennifer Hawkins and her husband, Jake Wall, sold their stunning Newport mansion this week. In just six years, they successfully transformed two empty waterfront lots on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, which they had purchased for $4million in 2014, into a $20million paradise. This is how Australian supermodel, 36, and her property developer husband, 37, spent years building their … Read more

Sadiq Khan’s ‘new normal’: London Mayor offers bleak glimpse into city’s future

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has admitted that bars, restaurants and social spaces in the capital could remain closed for the foreseeable future, even if lockdown restrictions are eased, while warning that Londoners will have to face a bleak ‘new normal’.  The mayor added that people living in the city will only be able to have … Read more

Bleak conditions for Spain’s elderly revealed as coronavirus claims thousands of lives in care homes

Pictures from inside a Spanish care home revealed how the elderly have become even more vulnerable during the coronavirus crisis. The pandemic that has gripped Europe has heightened the fragility of those relying on social care, stripping away the safety nets that kept them fed and healthy and exposing them to a daily threat of … Read more