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The national lockdown may be ending next week, but the plan to introduce a toughened-up three-tier system to replace it does not sound like any meaningful let up in the devastating restrictions the country faces. Indeed, coming just before Christmas, it will be a hammer blow for shops and restaurants. With the economy already on … Read more
‘He’s going to have an aneurysm!’: Hilarious moment toddler huffs and puffs as he struggles to blow out birthday candle Eighteen-month-old Theo Rinehart can’t yet blow out a candle on a birthday cake The cute toddler huffs and puffs in a desperate struggle to extinguish the flame A video of the funny moment was filmed by his … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: RSA takeover makes mockery of Chancellor’s drive for UK to become ‘world’s pre-eminent financial centre’ By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 18 November 2020 Just a week ago the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, was wittering on in the Commons about renewing Britain’s position … Read more
Blow for loyal savers as plan for minimum interest rates is scrapped by banking regulator Plans to protect loyal savers with a minimum interest rate have been shelved FCA announced earlier this year that it planned to shake up the savings market Move would have required every bank and building society to pay a blanket … Read more
MPs are facing fury today after it emerged they paid £10,000 for a sketch of the Elizabeth Tower covered in scaffolding. The outlay on the drawing of the obscured landmark was approved by a cross-party committee to commemorate the project for posterity, saying it represented a ‘significant moment’. But the news sparked disbelief as the … Read more
This week came the good news we have been waiting so long for – the world’s first Covid vaccine that is safe and over 90% effective and which should be available in the next few months. It looks very much as if chance the first doses could even be ready by early December – the … Read more
Boris Johnson today warned that a vaccine will not deliver a ‘knockout blow’ to coronavirus as Tories insisted he must not use the prospect of jabs to keep the country in lockdown longer. At a bad-tempered PMQs session, Mr Johnson again welcomed the news that Pfizer’s vaccine had been 90 per cent effective in early … Read more
2020 MTV EMAs: Hosts Little Mix blow audiences away as they perform new single Sweet Melody WITHOUT Jesy Nelson who was forced to pull out of awards show due to illness By Nick Ferris For Mailonline Published: 01:45 GMT, 9 November 2020 | Updated: 01:47 GMT, 9 November 2020 MTV have certainly been getting their … Read more
You may well find yourself in kinship with W. H. Auden’s soldier from his poem Roman Wall Blues at some point when walking Hadrian’s Wall. ‘Over the heather the wet wind blows/I’ve lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose/The rain comes pattering out of the sky/I’m a Wall soldier, I don’t know why.’ … Read more
Bachelorettes Elly and Becky Miles blow off ritzy Melbourne Cup event where they were guests of honour to sink beers at the pub – as rumours swirl they’re BOTH single after the show Do you have a story about The Bachelorette? Email [email protected] By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:19 GMT, 3 November … Read more