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The news comes as a body blow to a country that is reeling and surely can not take much more. Despite the success of the vaccine programme, which will see all vulnerable people protected against Covid-19 in a month, it seems lockdown will largely continue until July. Restaurants and churches possibly still closed. Travel impossible. … Read more
Back in July, Boris Johnson turned down an invitation for Britain to join the EU’s Covid vaccine scheme, taking the view that we’d be better off sourcing our own. Cue the most almighty stink, with Opposition politicians falling over one another to score cheap points. Catherine West, Labour’s shadow minister for Europe, dubbed the decision … Read more
Mail Force had a triple boost yesterday with £500,000 from a leading entrepreneur, laptops from Sainsbury’s and a deluge of donations from readers. The charity’s campaign to get laptops to lockdown pupils has now raised an astonishing £2.6million in just five days. Sir Tom Hunter, who made his fortune in sporting goods, handed over his … Read more
Boris Johnson last night hailed the arrival of the Oxford vaccine as a ‘triumph of British science’ and said he was ‘confident this is the year we will defeat coronavirus’. The first batches yesterday began arriving at UK hospitals, including the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, where laboratory technician Lukasz Najdrowski carefully … Read more
At 11 o’clock tonight we are finally leaving the European Union behind. I can scarcely believe I have written those words. We will be an independent country again. As Boris Johnson declared yesterday, this is ‘a new chapter in our national story’. Whatever happens, we have set another course. The year 2021 may be remembered … Read more
Though the poor old fir tree can’t be having much fun at the moment – uprooted, dragged indoors and wreathed in tinsel – this is, nonetheless, a great weekend for treekind in general. And that is thanks, in no small part, to the Mail’s magnificent Be A Tree Angel campaign. For only now we can … Read more
By Monday morning, Boris Johnson could have earned his place in history. Securing a Brexit trade deal in the blink of an eye, just days after Britain became the first country in the world to approve a Covid vaccine, would be an achievement to rival Sir Robert Walpole’s record of 20 years, 315 days in … Read more
Minnie Driver cuts a casual figure in a checked jacket as she drives a vintage Triumph while filming series 2 of Modern Love in Ireland By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 15:40 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 15:40 GMT, 3 December 2020 She is starring in the new series of critically acclaimed anthology Modern … Read more
The Block 2020 finale: Harry and Tash go from tears to triumph after netting a massive $650,000 at auction – after being forced to go last by winners Jimmy and Tam By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:28 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 12:28 GMT, 22 November 2020 The Block’s father-daughter duo … Read more
No one could pretend that the events in Downing Street over the past few days have presented an edifying spectacle. They have laid bare the strains and stresses that have bedevilled the heart of government, and have undoubtedly contributed to the missteps that have characterised its recent performance. It is difficult to imagine similar scenes … Read more