Contaminated blood scandal is ‘a disaster bigger than Hillsborough’ 

Contaminated blood scandal which left tens of thousands of NHS patients infected with hepatitis C is ‘a disaster bigger than Hillsborough’ By Holly Bancroft For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:47 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 01:26 GMT, 27 December 2020 The contaminated blood scandal which left tens of thousands of NHS patients infected with … Read more

Duty free loss will be a ‘disaster for jobs’, says Kurt Geiger boss

Duty free loss will be like a ‘Covid for 2021 for jobs’, says Kurt Geiger fashion boss Neil Clifford By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 21:56 GMT, 23 December 2020 The removal of duty-free shopping will be like a ‘Covid for 2021’ for high street jobs, … Read more

Fears over duty-free jobs disaster when Britain ends VAT refunds for foreign visitors to UK shops

MPs have demanded the Government reveal how hard the UK economy will be hit when duty free shopping for foreign tourists is scrapped next month. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will end VAT refunds for international visitors to British shops from January 1, even as the high street is fighting for its survival after the Covid-19 crisis. … Read more

G-forces not strong enough to stop Shoreham air disaster pilot from flying his jet safely

Maurice Abrahams Maurice Abrahams, 76: Chauffeur Mr Abrahams, from Brighton, was en route in his classic Daimler to collect bride Rebecca Sheen and take her to her wedding when the plane crashed. A former police officer with Hampshire Constabulary, he was an ex-member of the Grenadier Guards and Parachute Regiment, and had served in Cyprus … Read more

Nail-biting clips reveal people who narrowly avoided disaster

Close shave! Nail-biting clips reveal people who narrowly avoided disaster – including a diver almost swallowed by a blue whale TikTok user Romeo Goku shares nail biting compilation videos on his page  Show people seconds away from disaster but usually saved at the last minute Includes a man who was saved from colliding with a train … Read more

London lockdown revolt: Boris Johnson warned putting capital in highest Tier 3 would be a ‘disaster’

Will the lockdown end next week? Yes. Boris Johnson has confirmed today that the lockdown will end on December 2 – next Wednesday – and it is thought this will come into effect at 00.01am that day.  What will replace the lockdown?  The lockdown will be replaced by a system of regional restrictions in three … Read more

Pub bosses say they face disaster with a million jobs on the line

Ministers have been warned that clamping harsh restrictions on pubs and restaurants next month would be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for thousands of venues and trigger a jobs bloodbath.  Hospitality bosses today railed against the tighter tiers system, which have been trailed ahead of an announcement by Boris Johnson, and said it represents … Read more

Top City bosses warn: Tougher tiers risk disaster

Top City bosses say tougher tier system will ‘devastate’ their businesses and risk a tsunami of job losses Shops, bars and restaurants will reopen on December 2 There there are fears swathes of the country will be plunged back into even harsher restrictions than before the lockdown By Tom Witherow And Lucy White For The … Read more

Expert reveals why the order in which The Block houses are auctioned could spell disaster for teams

‘With great power comes great responsibility’: The Block boss reveals why Jimmy and Tam could RUIN other teams’ auctions with one decision By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:42 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 01:42 GMT, 22 November 2020 The Block’s five homes went up for auction on Saturday ahead of this … Read more

Will Smith recreates classic Fresh Prince kitchen disaster scene (complete with burning pot!)

He delighted fans this week by reuniting the cast of his hit sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air for a TV special and burying the hatchet with former co-star Janet Hubert. And Will Smith kept the nostalgia coming on Friday night, when he created a classic scene where his namesake character burned down the … Read more