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London Is Open. How many times did we hear the city’s two-bob chancer of a mayor Sadiq Khan parrot that trite slogan in the wake of the Brexit referendum? He even lit up the London Eye in the colours of the EU flag to proclaim that despite the Leave vote, the city welcomes all-comers and … Read more
Bombshell US intelligence has laid bare how China lied about the human-to-human transmission of coronavirus, made whistle-blowers disappear and refused to help nations develop a vaccine as the outbreak spread across the world. The leaked 15-page research dossier from the so-called ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance reveals the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand … Read more
He is one of the most eminent TV arts broadcasters of his generation, who worked with legendary figures such as Midnight Cowboy director John Schlesinger and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Now Sir Humphrey Burton is to spill the beans on his long and glorious career. Burton, who was knighted in the New Year’s Honours, tells me … Read more
Piers Morgan lashed out at Brandon Lewis today over the government’s testing ‘shambles’ as just seven days remain to reach the 100,000-a-day pledge. The Tory minister admitted 100,000 tests were to be ‘done’ per day after attempting to claim the government had only pledged to increase the ‘capacity’ of tests to 100,000 a day by the … Read more
Evolution in action! Researchers in Australia study a lizard that can lay eggs and give birth to live babies at the same time – a phenomenon never seen before in the reptile University of Sydney scientists shared new research on the three-toed skink They observed the lizard giving birth and laying eggs at the same … Read more
Cash crisis at half of small firms: Devastating bank memo lays bare how millions will run out of money in just eight weeks By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 4 April 2020 Top secret documents circulated among Britain’s largest banks reveal half of the … Read more
Piers Morgan has hit out at Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley and Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin for their actions during the Covid-19 crisis. An investigation by the PA news agency revealed that Mr Ashley’s Sports Direct hiked prices by more than 50% on some sports equipment on Tuesday in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warned Scotland that life ‘shouldn’t feel normal right now’ as she blasted people who were endangering lives by flouting anti-coronavirus measures. The First Minister said that social distancing measures were ‘not optional’ as Scots joined other Brits in widespread civil disobedience amid demands that people stay at home as much as possible. It … Read more
The show is over for Cirque du soleil: Circus group lays of almost its entire team of more than 4,000 staff By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 21:56 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 22:30 GMT, 20 March 2020 Cirque du Soleil has laid off almost its entire team of more than 4,000 performers … Read more
Nibbling on peanuts foraged from the straw carpeting their den, I watched two female chimpanzees sit side by side in a Dorset ape sanctuary this week, slowly getting to know one another. It was a touching scene, made all the more remarkable by their very different backgrounds. One of the chimps, named Naree, had a … Read more