Disabled man ‘left with no food’ after delivery driver ‘refused to carry shopping up stairs’

A disabled man says he was left with no food over the weekend after an Asda delivery driver was refused to carry his £270 shopping up a flight of stairs. James Doherty, 45, from Wythenshawe, Manchester, has a number of health conditions including sciatica and degenerative disease in his back. Due to the pandemic, he is unable … Read more

Rapper, 33, who bragged about how he would carry out revenge petrol bomb attack jailed for 12 years

A rapper who bragged on Instragram live video about how he would carry out a revenge petrol bomb attack on a rival has been jailed for 12 years.    George Carpenter, also known as Carpo, carried out the revenge attack at a home in Grove Street, Edge Hill, Liverpool, on July 11 last year. A court … Read more

Hikers carry freezing dog off snowy mountains where it had been lost for two weeks

We’ll get you bark home: Heart-warming moment hikers carry freezing dog off snowy mountains where it had been lost for two weeks after chasing after a deer Ciara Nolan and Jean Francois Bonnet found dog in Wicklow Mountains, Ireland Duo wrapped the golden retriever named Neesha in a coat before carrying her Neesha, eight, had … Read more

Banks defy watchdog’s plea – and just carry on shutting branches

Banks defy watchdog Financial Conduct Authority’s plea – and just carry on shutting branches By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 13:17 GMT, 31 January 2021 The City regulator’s call for banks to reconsider their decision to axe branches during lockdown has fallen on deaf ears.  Barclays, … Read more

NHS worker whose sister died with coronavirus on same ward where she works vows to carry on working

NHS worker whose sister died with coronavirus on same ward where she works vows to carry on coming in for shifts because ‘the fight needs to go on’ Healthcare assistant Andrea Haysman was with her sister Wendy Dennis, 60, when she died at Royal Cornwall Hospital Her brother-in-law Victor Dennis died with Covid-19 on same … Read more

MG5 EV’s £225 roof rails are ‘for decoration only’ and not safe to carry weight

A car manufacturer has left customers dumbfounded after it emerged the roof rails on one of its electric estate cars are unable carry any weight. If drivers ignore this detail it could ‘result in an accident or damage to the vehicle’. That’s despite the brand’s optional accessories for the model including roof bars for an … Read more

Sony offers glimpse of its first Airpeak drone that can carry an Alpha camera

Sony offers first glimpse of its Airpeak drone that can carry an Alpha camera on an adjustable gimbal and capture footage and images from the air Sony unveiled its first Airpeak drone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) The model features a quadcopter design, with two landing gear extensions It can be equipped with Sony’s … Read more

Is it wise to carry on shielding in the 12 weeks between your first and second jabs?

The advice was simple: one jab, and then another three weeks later. ‘It’ll only work properly if you come back for the second dose,’ is what Dr Helen Salisbury, an Oxford-based GP, had told her patients – all in their 80s and beyond – at the time of their first shot of the Covid vaccine. Doubtless, … Read more

Wish you were here! British expats in Benidorm carry on boozing in the sunshine

British ex-pats have been celebrating with beers in the Benidorm sunshine as their families back home brace for an arctic blast and six inches of snow before the New Year. Britons who moved over to Spain for a warmer climate were today pictured enjoying pints inside a cafe amid news the UK could be covered … Read more