Boris Johnson urged to lift lockdown sooner after saying might be no return to normality until July

Anti-lockdown Tories have piled further pressure on Boris Johnson to lift restrictions, telling him experts say the numbers don’t justify keeping Britain closed until July. The Prime Minister has vowed to use ‘data not dates’ when deciding how and when to end the measures in place to control the spread of coronavirus, but is facing … Read more

Matt Hancock slaps down Tory demands to lift lockdown by end of April

Matt Hancock today hailed a ‘little step towards freedom for us all’ after the Government hit its 15million vaccinations target as he slapped down Tory demands to lift all lockdown rules by the end of April.  The Health Secretary said ‘there is a long way to go’ before life can return to normal and while coronavirus … Read more

Morecambe’s makeover: A TV drama – and major investment – is giving the Lancashire resort a lift

Once dubbed ‘The Naples of the North’, Morecambe was originally developed during the late 19th century to welcome millworkers from towns and cities in West Yorkshire and beyond. ‘Britain’s most modern and progressive resort’, was how a 1930s tourism poster described it.  ‘Morecambe has everything under the sun,’ another claimed. But as package holidays abroad … Read more

Kent town turns its Christmas lights ON in February to lift spirits

Tis-n’t the season! Kent town turns its Christmas lights ON in February to lift spirits amid bleak winter weather and lockdown misery Festive lights have been switched back on in Tankerton, near Whistable, Kent  Locals voted in favour of illuminations to lift up spirits amidst the pandemic ‘Everyone needs a bit of light and sparkle … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: Covid jab passports can lift London

HAMISH MCRAE: Covid vaccine passports can lift London… as capital may have lost half a million people By Hamish Mcrae For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 6 February 2021 It looks as though London may have lost half a million people through the pandemic. We don’t … Read more

Fashion giant Boohoo and anonymous benefactor give Mail Force campaign awesome lift

A sensational £1.25million in a single day was raised for Mail Force to help lockdown pupils yesterday. Online fashion retailer Boohoo pledged a whopping £750,000 towards the ambitious campaign to get schoolchildren online. And a further £500,000 arrived from a generous benefactor who requested to remain anonymous. On top of that, donations from Mail readers … Read more

M&S seals deals with four womenswear brands to lift online sales

M&S seals deals with womenswear brands Joules, Phase Eight, Hobbs and Seasalt to lift online sales By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 20 January 2021 The shake-up at Marks & Spencer continues after the retailer struck deals with four womenswear brands to give its … Read more

Trump promises to lift flight restrictions for UK travellers – but Biden says: ‘It ain’t happening’

Donald Trump promises to lift flight restrictions for travellers from the UK next week – but it takes Joe Biden just minutes to say: ‘It ain’t happening’ Joe Biden dashed Donald Trump’s plan to lift UK travel ban from January 26   US imposed restrictions on UK travellers in mid-March to contain pandemic President-elect Biden said: … Read more

Trump ‘to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions on Europe, UK and Brazil’

BREAKING: Trump ‘to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions on UK, Brazil and Europe from January 26’ Donald Trump will rescind entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil and much of Europe starting on January 26, sources told Reuters  The U.S. restrictions barring most visitors from Europe have been in place since mid-March, … Read more

Parler exec sees Tim Cook as a possible ally after he offered to lift App Store ban

An executive at the beleaguered social media app Parler has said that Apple CEO Tim Cook is a possible ‘ally’ after he offered to allow the app back on iPhones if it purges certain content. Amy Peikoff, Parler’s chief policy officer, on Thursday highlighted Cook’s recent remarks saying that the app had been suspended, not … Read more