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Astrazeneca boss Pascal Soriot scooped £15.4million in pay last year – taking his earnings to almost £90million since he took the reins at the British drug maker nine years ago. The chief executive’s 2020 package, his biggest yet, is up from £15.3million the previous year. It comes after his decision to join forces with Oxford … Read more
Hero doctor rescues Oxford jab doses from burning vaccination centre after it burst into flames as people queued for Covid injections Doctor was seen pulling refrigerated container of vaccines from health centre Patients were evacuated from Emberbrook Community Centre on Saturday Volunteers praise doctor’s heroic effort, saying: ‘It was his priority to get it out’ … Read more
The Metropolitan Police’s head negotiator who helped the SAS save the lives of 19 hostages during the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980 has died. Chief Superintendent Max Vernon was part of a six-man team charged with negotiating with six armed terrorists who besieged the diplomatic building in South Kensington, West London and took 26 people … Read more
‘Hero’ teacher, 48, who has hand-delivered over 10,000 lunches to vulnerable school pupils during lockdown reveals he now requires knee surgery after walking 750 miles since March Zane Powles, from Grimsby, spends his morning delivering lunches to students The students are currently self-isolating with families at home amid pandemic He faced toughest delivery yet and … Read more
Celebs Go Dating EXCLUSIVE: Wayne Lineker, 58, reveals his brother Gary, 60, has always been his ‘secret hero’ in heartwarming clip By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 17:52 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 17:58 GMT, 9 February 2021 Wayne Lineker has revealed his older brother Gary has always been a ‘secret hero’ of his … Read more
Ben McBean, 33, with his blue badge at the disabled parking space where he was abused A double amputee ex-Commando hailed a ‘hero’ by Prince Harry was abused by a woman passer-by as a ‘government-draining d***head’ for parking in a disabled bay with a blue badge. Former Royal Marine Ben McBean, 33, lost an arm … Read more
Boris Johnson used to boast that his political hero was Larry Vaughn, the mayor from Jaws, who kept beaches open despite the shark attacks. That was then, pre-Covid. Today, Boris is still taking his cue from the Spielberg classic. But he’s singing a different tune. Just when you thought it was safe . . . … Read more
‘We could celebrate on his birthday’: Carol Vorderman ‘calls for a Captain Sir Tom Moore day’ in honour of the veteran after his death from Covid aged 100 By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 00:53 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 00:54 GMT, 6 February 2021 After his passing on Wednesday, Carol Voderman has asked … Read more
An artist impression shows what the statue of WWII veteran, and British Covid hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore, could look like Boris Johnson last night joined the national clamour for a statue of Britain’s Covid hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore. Asked to back the Daily Mail’s call for a permanent public memorial to the Second … Read more
Thousands of Britons across the nation have taken to their doorsteps this evening to pay tribute to Sir Captain Moore after he died of coronavirus yesterday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson led the national round of applause at 6pm from Downing Street, with the veteran’s family also taking part. They were joined by thousands of well-wishers who … Read more