Gunman opens fire on gang rival’s house as neighbours dive for cover in Birmingham drive-by shooting

Terrifying CCTV footage shows the moment a gunman opened fire on a gang rival’s house leaving neighbours diving for covers in a drive by shooting on a residential street in Birmingham. Footage captured two loud shotgun blasts and smoke pouring out of a property that had been attacked with baseball bats just an hour before. … Read more

Clubber who smashed gin glass in love rival’s face must pay victim’s £6,000 plastic surgery bill

Clubber, 20, who called love rival a ‘desperate sl*g’ then smashed a gin glass in her face in dancefloor bust-up over her dating an ex must pay victim’s £6,000 plastic surgery bill to fix scars Hollie Belfield, 20, slapped woman on face and plunged gin glass into her chest The victim was left scarred for … Read more

M&S and Waitrose beat budget rivals in Good Housekeeping’s annual Christmas taste test

FROZEN TURKEYS AND CROWNS (11 TESTED) Winner: M&S British Stuffed Oakham Turkey Crown, £28 for 2kg. 92/100 Runner-Up: Aldi Specially Selected Stuffed Turkey Crown, £17.99 for 1.8-2.3kg. 88/100 GRAVY (11 TESTED) Winner: M&S Onion Gravy, £2 for 350g. 81/100 Runner-Up: Aah! Bisto Onion Gravy Granules, £1.50 for 170g. 77/100 MEAT STUFFING (14 TESTED) Joint Winners: … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: The downfall of Project Big Carve-up came as angry rivals turned on the Big Two

It was Everton who were the first to mention the T word. Trust. There wasn’t a lot of it in the room, as the authors of Project Big Carve-up faced their fellow Premier League shareholders. By the afternoon, a letter had been drafted suggesting a united front, with all 20 clubs as signatories. The project … Read more

Budget supermarket chain Spar beats posh rivals to become this year’s best Christmas mince pie

Budget supermarket chain Spar beats posh rivals to gain the honour of this year’s best Christmas mince pie in blind taste tests Spar had best mince pies in 2020 Christmas Taste Awards, costing just £2 Judges praised the ‘crumbly, buttery pastry’ and said the filling was ‘sweet’  M&S notched up eight wins including best vegan … Read more

Great British Bake Off contestant left in tears after accidentally knocking rival’s cake over

Great British Bake Off viewers were left in shock tonight when a contestant accidentally knocked her rival’s cake off the judging table during the first episode.  The first mini-challenge of the long-awaited show tasked the 12 bakers with making six tiny pineapple upside-down cakes, but Dave, 30, from Hampshire, was left in a difficult situation … Read more

Furious G4S fights back over Canadian rival’s £3bn takeover bid

Furious G4S fights back over £3bn takeover bid: Canadian rival Garda World swoops on troubled British security giant By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 14 September 2020 Scandal-prone G4S has accused a private equity backed Canadian rival of exploiting the coronavirus crisis to mount … Read more

Experts find some male butterflies force a ‘chastity belt’ on females to stop advances from rivals

Reproduction is a driving force across the animal kingdom, with creatures developing diverse strategies to ensure their genes are passed on. Some male butterflies employ a unique technique – they force the female into a ‘chastity belt’ that prevents her from reproducing with other suitors. In response, some females seemed to have evolved larger, more … Read more

The UK is being strangled… as rivals steal our business, writes Heathrow Airport Chief Executive

Global Britain is one of the three pillars of this government’s post-Brexit vision for this country. The idea that Britain, freed of the shackles of the EU, will stride the world as a great trading nation – a bridge between East and West – is truly inspiring. After all, we have so many natural advantages … Read more

Amazon contract drivers hang cell phones in TREES near Whole Foods to snag deliveries before rivals 

Amazon’s contract drivers are hanging cell phones in TREES next to distribution stations and Whole Foods stores in Chicago so they can get notifications to pick up deliveries before rivals Amazon Flex drivers are hanging phones in trees near a Whole Foods store  The idea is to help them grab incoming orders in faster via … Read more