Rise of the German far-Right: How the 2015 migrant crisis sparked a backlash that has seen AfD grow

The rise of the far-right in Germany has seen the AfD seize record seats in parliament, a surge in hate crimes and terror attacks, with yet another last night. Tobias Rathjen, a 43-year-old neo-Nazi, shot dead nine people last night at two shisha bars in the town of Hanau after publishing a 24-page manifesto about … Read more

NMC crisis deepens as founder quits: Chairman followed by two more directors in boardroom exodus

NMC crisis deepens as founder quits: Chairman followed out the door by two more directors in boardroom exodus By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 Disgraced NMC Health lurched deeper into turmoil after its billionaire founder quit the board. In the latest … Read more

British families more confident about their finances than at any time since financial crisis

British families more confident about their finances than at any time since financial crisis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 British families are more confident about their finances than at any time since the financial crisis, according to a report. In … Read more

Refugee crisis: German govt argues over proposed border zones

By: AP | Warsaw | Published: October 14, 2015 6:26:49 pm Syrian refugees play in the snow at the refugee home in the former Rehberg Hospital in the Harz mountains in St. Andreasberg, Germany, Oct. 14, 2015. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP) Germany’s governing coalition is arguing over whether to set up “transit zones” on the … Read more

Migrant crisis: Germany says Austria dumping migrants by night

By: AP | Stockholm | Published: October 28, 2015 4:51:44 pm A Syrian mother hugs her child after they arrived from Turkey at the Greek island of Lesbos on an overcrowded inflatable boat , Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Greece’s government says it is preparing a rent-assistance program to cope with a growing number of refugees, … Read more

UK could face an opioid addiction crisis like the US’s within just five years, expert warns

The UK could be in the grip of a deadly painkiller addiction crisis in the next five years, a doctor has warned. Opioids, which include codeine, morphine and tramadol, should only be available on prescription in Britain but investigators have managed to buy them with ease over-the-counter. Pharmacies are not being hard enough on people … Read more

Richard Branson engulfed in crisis at Flybe after Virgin rescue

Branson engulfed in crisis at Flybe just a year after Virgin teamed up with Stobart and Cyrus Capital to snap up airline on the cheap By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 January 2020 Richard Branson’s Virgin airline teamed up with Stobart Group and hedge … Read more

Are robots really the answer to Britain’s care crisis? Meet the new generation of artificial humans

Handy: Barney Calman with gloves to help stroke patients They look, sound and chatter away pretty much like ordinary people. In reality, they are anything but. Amid much hysteria and hype, tech giants Samsung have unveiled the first ever digitally generated ‘artificial humans’ – a few of them are pictured on these pages. Powered by … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Since the financial crisis, the bad guys are still getting away with daylight robbery

There is a terrific scene at the movie The Big Short, based on Michael Lewis’s brilliant book on the financial crisis, where the director Adam McKay imagines a different ending. Instead of the Wall Street bankers who caused the crash escaping to their luxury Florida villas and yachts, the FBI arrives on the trading floors … Read more

Britain risks US-style opioid crisis as FIVE million adults get prescriptions

Britain risks US-style opioid crisis as FIVE million adults get prescriptions for highly addictive drugs every year, reveals government health body Five million adults a year receive prescriptions for the addictive painkillers  Public Health England conducted the inquiry which found ‘alarming’ results   Health Secretary Matt Hancock described the findings as ‘shocking’  Opioids are dangerously addictive … Read more