Two staff die after Covid outbreak at M&S salad factory as bosses face calls to shut down plant

Two staff die after Covid outbreak at M&S salad factory as bosses face calls to shut down plant to contain soaring infections with one in 10 workers sick Fresh food supplier Bakkavor have announced two workers have been killed The site in Tilmanstone, near Dover, Kent, have nearly one in ten staff positive Union GMB … Read more

Sizewell C nuclear plant in doubt as China ponders pulling out

Sizewell C nuclear power station, thrown into doubt as China ponders pulling out of £20bn project By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 11 December 2020 China is considering pulling out of the Sizewell C nuclear plant in a move that throws the future of … Read more

Honda halts production at Swindon plant due to car parts shortage

How ports chaos is hitting imports of goods from Brompton bikes to home heaters and LED lights  A range of companies are now struggling to import goods due to the chaos at British ports.  Bikes Brompton Bikes is struggling to keep up with huge demand for its bikes because of delays to imported components caused … Read more

Honda halts production at its Swindon plant due to shortage of car parts after chaos at ports

Honda halts production at its Swindon plant due to shortage of car parts after chaos at ports made worse by Covid – with hauliers blaming new booking system and lack of shipping containers Honda Civic factory in Swindon has temporarily paused production from today  Disruption at the Port of Felixstowe has caused delays for car-giants … Read more

Dancing On Ice’s Joe-Warren Plant and pro partner Vanessa Bauer arrive at training

Joe-Warren Plant and his skating partner Vanessa Bauer arrived at training on Monday, after she reportedly dismissed claims she is behind his break-up. The Emmerdale actor, 18, split with his girlfriend Nicole Hadlow, 24, amid claims she was growing concerned he was more committed to the show than to her. Following the reports of their … Read more

Dancing On Ice’s Joe-Warren Plant looks close to partner Vanessa Bauer as they leave rehearsals

Dancing On Ice’s Joe-Warren Plant looks close to skating partner Vanessa Bauer as they leave rehearsals ‘after he was dumped by girlfriend Nicole Hadlow’ By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 23:43 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 23:44 GMT, 6 December 2020 Joe-Warren Plant looked close with his Dancing On Ice skating partner Vanessa Bauer … Read more

Ministers pledge £4million to plant thousands of trees to tackle climate change and reduce flooding 

The Mail’s campaign to plant thousands of trees across Britain receives a huge boost today as ministers pledge £3.9million to plant more trees in towns and along rivers to reduce the risk of flooding. The funding will help Boris Johnson’s Government reach its target of planting 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of trees every year across … Read more

Victim of sewage treatment plant blast was blown 500ft by the explosion

Colleagues of four workers killed in a Bristol sewage plant explosion yesterday are in a ‘state of shock’ after one was blown 500ft into a lake by the force of the blast.   Tributes poured in for the victims who died at Wessex Water Services Ltd in Avonmouth on Thursday morning. The workers – three employees … Read more

‘Boom… then quiet’: Witnesses tell of the moment blast at sewerage plant killed four workers

An explosion at a Bristol sewage plant that left four people dead was so forceful it shook nearby buildings, witnesses recalled. Three Wessex Water employees and one contractor, understood to have been working on top of the silo, were killed when it exploded in Avonmouth yesterday morning.  One of the bodies was reportedly discovered 500ft … Read more

Council sends ABSEILING team to remove windowsill plant pots – all in the name of health and safety 

Don’t look down! Workman dangles 150ft up as council sends ABSEILING team to remove windowsill plant pots – all in the name of health and safety Camden Council sent tenants a letter telling them to remove their window boxes  Warning letter said the pots were ‘dangerous’ and residents had eight days to act A housing … Read more