BEL MOONEY: How can I defuse the pain of my grandson’s terrible lie?

Dear Bel, Six years ago, when my grandson was seven, I had collected him and my granddaughter from school and when we arrived at their home he misbehaved. My memory of exactly what he said has gone, but he was extremely cheeky and I admonished him. It bothered me enough to tell his Mum quietly … Read more

PM planning to pour a fortune into school holiday clubs in bid to defuse free school meals row

Boris Johnson is preparing to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into holiday clubs in an attempt to defuse the row over free school meals. The Prime Minister yesterday insisted the Government will ‘do everything in our power to make sure that no kid, no child goes hungry’. But he resisted calls to perform a U-turn … Read more

Hundreds evacuated as Polish divers begin operation to defuse 12,000lb RAF ‘Tallboy’ bomb

Hundreds of residents were evacuated on Monday as Polish military divers began a delicate operation to defuse a massive World War II bomb in a channel near the Baltic Sea. The five-tonne device, which was designed by British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallace, was nicknamed ‘Tallboy’ and also known as an ‘earthquake bomb’. It was dropped … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Defuse the car loan timebomb

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Defuse the car loan timebomb or risk a £76bn explosion By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 21 July 2020 What’s not to love about car finance? For a modest deposit and a tenner a day, you can drop into almost any dealership … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘tries to defuse civil liberties row over emergency laws’

Boris Johnson ‘tries to defuse civil liberties row over emergency laws by dropping plans for powers to last two years without a further Commons vote’ MPs will debate on new draconian powers for the state on Monday The proposed powers would last for two years without a further vote  But the Government is now considering … Read more