Retail sales slump by largest annual fall since records began as coronavirus causes 1.9% drop

Bonmarché, the value-oriented clothing retailer, went into administration for the second time in a year on 2 December 2020. There are 226 stores and more than 1200 employees. It is owned as a separate business by Philip Day, whose EWM is also in crisis (see below). Philip Day put this company into administration a few … Read more

Britain records 1,290 Covid deaths – up just 3.4% in a week

Britain recorded another 1,290 coronavirus deaths and 37,892 new infections on Thursday. Fatalities increased by just 3.4 per cent on the same day last week and marked a steep decline on the deadliest days ever: 1,820 on Wednesday and 1,610 on Tuesday. In a further positive sign, the number of new cases declined by more … Read more

Lourdes Leon exudes New York cool as checks out vinyl records inside a Brooklyn-bound subway

Lourdes Leon exudes New York cool as checks out vinyl records inside a Brooklyn-bound subway wearing a funky jacket By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 02:08 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 02:08 GMT, 21 January 2021 She may be the daughter of international pop icon Madonna. But Lourdes Leon looked just like any other … Read more

Death Row Records’ Michael Harry O’Harris pardoned by President Trump

Donald Trump has pardoned Death Row Records co-founder and former drug kingpin Michael ‘Harry O’ Harris after a secret campaign by rapper Snoop Dogg, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.  Harris, 59, is set to be released from a California federal prison Tuesday after 32 years behind bars for attempted murder and cocaine trafficking.  Snoop Dogg, who … Read more

Britain records its deadliest day since Covid pandemic began with 1,610 new victims

Britain records its deadliest day since Covid pandemic began with 1,610 new victims – but second wave of infections shrinks significantly with cases dropping 27% to 33,355 By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:16 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 16:23 GMT, 19 January 2021 Advertisement Britain today announced a record 1,610 … Read more

Snoop Dogg lobbying President Trump to pardon Death Row Records co-founder Michael ‘Harry-O Harris

As the Unites States prepares to usher in Joe Biden as the 46th president, the current commander-in-chief has been spending some of his remaining time in office looking over a list of people to potentially pardon or commute their sentences.  Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg, who has been working closely with a couple of activists with … Read more

Ryan Reynolds records heartfelt message for 11-year-old cancer patient: ‘I’m sending you strength’

Ryan Reynolds records heartfelt message for 11-year-old Deadpool fan bravely battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma: ‘I’m sending you strength’ By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 00:27 GMT, 17 January 2021 | Updated: 00:27 GMT, 17 January 2021 Ryan Reynolds has played more than one superhero on the big screen. And the Golden Globe nominee could also qualify … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: Wayne Rooney’s incredible records don’t tell the full story of his remarkable career

He put the team first again, as he always did. The day Wayne Rooney moved into management permanently with Derby, he announced his time as a player was done. From here, he will focus completely on his executive role, and it is a big one. There has been evidence of an upturn since Rooney became … Read more

Home Office accidentally DELETES 150,000 fingerprint, DNA and arrest records from police databases

Home Office accidentally DELETES 150,000 fingerprint, DNA and arrest records from national police database during weekly data purge – throwing UK visa system into chaos Records deleted in technological blunder and could allow offenders to go free  Home Office said it was working with police to ‘assess the impact’ of the glitch Omissions appear to … Read more

China records its first coronavirus death since MAY and the most new cases in more than 10 months

China records its first coronavirus death since MAY and the most new cases in more than 10 months By Afp and Reuters Published: 01:05 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 01:22 GMT, 14 January 2021 China reported a death from Covid-19 on Thursday – its first in eight months – as the country battles to … Read more