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It’s the Boxing Day gales! We will have a dry Christmas Day across most of the country… before 80mph winds blow in on the 26th A yellow weather warning will be in place for most of the country Along with storm damage, power cuts and travel disruption are also predicted The weather is expected to … Read more
High streets in Tier Four face a £7billion nightmare after having to suddenly pull down the shutters at the busiest time of the year. The huge sum could be lost in takings for the Christmas week through to the Boxing Day and January sales after new Covid restrictions were imposed. It is feared thousands of … Read more
Mike Ashley considering moving his brands into empty Debenhams stores as part of a deal to acquire the company and its online division By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 22:28 GMT, 19 December 2020 Retail tycoon Mike Ashley is considering moving his brands into empty Debenhams … Read more
Olivia Attwood displays the results of her bouncy blow dry as she wraps up in a grey checked jacket to leave the hair salon in Cheshire By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 15:29 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 15:29 GMT, 17 December 2020 She’d spent hours undergoing a hair transformation. And Olivia Attwood displayed … Read more
Actors’ union Equity slams London’s new Tier 3 lockdown as dealing another hammer blow to struggling theatre workers who will face a ‘winter in the cold due to a government in chaos’ Equity union leader said performers are facing a ‘winter in the cold’ due to Tier 3 Out-of-work actors usually find jobs in hospitality … Read more
London’s economy could face a ‘killer blow’ should it be plunged into Tier 3 next week, business leaders have said, as a new Covid-19 spike was blamed on prison outbreaks. A decision on whether the capital will enter the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions is due on Wednesday, with any confirmed changes set to come … Read more
Primark fans have queued overnight as Christmas shoppers prepare to spend £1.7billion today on high streets. While many Brits are hoping to finish their festive shopping before London plunges into coronavirus tier 3, shoppers at a Primark in Braehead Shopping Centre, Glasgow, and Abbey Wood in Belfast were pictured joining lengthy queues last night. Yesterday, Braehead and Abbey Centres’ … Read more
Crucial plans to free up space in hospitals this winter were in disarray last night after care homes refused to take coronavirus patients unless the Government protects them from legal claims. The row means thousands of pensioners now face the prospect of being stuck in hospital alone at Christmas. The Department of Health wanted to discharge … Read more
Picture this! Hard-up councils blow £10k on portraits… and guess what an art critic thought of them Essex County Council spent £3,769 on a painting of its chairman John Jowers Included a £38 fee for the artist to visit Councillor Jowers ahead of the painting Portrait showed the chairman sitting cross-legged with his hands in … Read more
The four-person split-party panel who certifies presidential elections in Michigan voted Monday afternoon 3-1 to confirm Joe Biden’s popular vote win in the swing state. The vote is yet another blow to Donald Trump’s pressure campaign to overturn the presidential election, which includes mounting several lawsuits in battleground states like Michigan. The Michigan Board of … Read more