Matt Hancock’s hammer blow is a new death knell for travel, writes MARK PALMER 

Never has the thought of an ‘all-inclusive’ stay in a hotel taken on such sinister undertones. For £1,750 per person, you get ten nights in an airport Holiday Inn, Travelodge, Premier Inn or such like, where meals will be left outside your room on decontaminated trays and where you can’t open any of the windows … Read more

New York Times columnist Charles Blow calls for ‘reverse Great Migration’

New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow is calling for black Americans to launch a ‘reverse Great Migration’ and move back to the South to create racial majorities in the states their ancestors fled two centuries ago.  Blow presents his provocative proposal in his new book ‘The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto’, which … Read more

Heather burning on peat bogs to be banned in blow for moorland landowners and shooting parties

New regulations are to be brought in to prevent the burning of heather and other vegetation in a bid to better protect peatlands. The plans to bring forward legislation for protected blanket bog habitats have been welcomed as ‘vital’ for ‘globally important’ land. But the ban will be considered a blow to gamekeepers and to grouse … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Blow to airline shares as Covid curbs set to tighten

Airline and travel stocks plunged as UK ministers contemplated draconian border restrictions to contain new variants of Covid-19. The measures being considered to prevent the spread of strains from Brazil and South Africa include requiring some or all international arrivals to quarantine in hotels for up to two weeks. It would further reduce travel to … Read more

Small firms are reeling from lockdowns, but tax blow is looming

Months of lockdown, restricted trading and money spent on anti-Covid-19 measures mean that thousands of small business owners are at breaking point. But for many, next Sunday’s tax payment deadline could be the final straw.  While revenues have collapsed as a result of ten months of zero or little money coming in, costs such as … Read more

One-year-old boy born with a full head of thick hair has a daily blow dry

A baby boy who was unexpectedly born with a full head of thick hair has to be given a blow dry every single day to tame his luscious locks. Little Reign Butler, 15 months, from Rochdale, Manchester, left midwives gobsmacked when he was born at 36 weeks old with an impressively thick mop. His mother … Read more

Blow to City as leading UK biotech firm  Immunocore lists in New York 

Blow to City as leading British biotech firm Immunocore reveals plans to float in New York By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 January 2021 A leading British biotechnology company has revealed plans to float in New York instead of London, dealing a blow … Read more

Will government blow the whistle on football after outrage at FA Cup matches

Labour today piled more pressure on Boris Johnson to shut down professional football after players flouted Covid-19 rules again and were accused of losing the ‘moral case’ to continue as infections rise and the NHS struggles to cope. Social distancing was abandoned at FA Cup games amid wild celebrations in packed dressing rooms at Chorley … Read more

The Bachelorette’s Jamie Doran, Timm Hanly and Jackson Garlick promise to ‘blow lid on everything’

The Bachelorette’s Jamie Doran, Timm Hanly and Jackson Garlick promise to ‘blow the lid on everything that ever happened on the show’ By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:24 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 01:24 GMT, 3 January 2021 Timm Hanly, Jamie Doran and Jackson Garlick failed to find love with Angie Kent … Read more

The UK’s favourite walks to blow away the cobwebs from Buttermere to the Fife Coastal Path

The Buttermere Circuit in the Lake District was named the UK’s top-rated walk in a survey of more than 50 popular routes, ranging from gentle strolls to full-day hikes. The 4.5-mile lakeside route received a walk score of 88 per cent. It was awarded five stars for scenery, thanks to its combination of a rippling … Read more