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The operation began before dawn – another precious consignment of Mail Force laptops that will transform the lives of yet more schoolchildren. The computers were ready just before 6am yesterday and were on their way up the motorway from the depot in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, within the hour. They were destined for a school in Manchester … Read more
There’s a huge debt I owe to a municipal refuse van. It was while working as a binman for a London borough as a teenager in the 1980s that I was forced to re-evaluate my life. I’ll never forget trudging home, often cold and soaking wet having worked in all kinds of weather, exhausted from … Read more
Boris Johnson has congratulated Joe Biden on being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States as he said the nation had been through a ‘bumpy period’ under Donald Trump. The Prime Minister said America’s leadership is ‘vital’ to the rest of the world, from tackling the climate crisis to the coronavirus pandemic, as … Read more
Just 37 miles of smart motorway have been fitted with vital safety technology to rapidly detect broken-down vehicles, it emerged today. The radar system, which can spot stationary cars in 20 seconds, has been installed on only four of the 24 sections of motorway in England with no hard shoulder. This is despite Transport secretary … Read more
We begin 2021 knowing that vaccines are our way out of this pandemic. Human ingenuity and phenomenal scientific advances make it a case of when, not if, we will return to normal life. The cavalry is here, thanks to our vaccination programme. Across the UK we have already protected more people through vaccinations than any … Read more
Former Prime Minister David Cameron today congratulated the UK’s negotiating team after Boris Johnson declared that a Brexit deal has been done with the European Union. Mr Cameron, 54, who resigned as Prime Minister in 2016 after Britain voted to leave in the referendum which he ordered, broke his silence on Twitter after the good … Read more
On August 14, 2016, when Colin Kaepernick first began sitting down during the national anthem — taking a knee came shortly after — his decision started a debate about more than racism in America. There was also the issue of free speech. ‘I understand it,’ said Alex Boone, a former team-mate with the San Francisco … Read more
It is highly unlikely that you will ever know the actual cause of a one-off miscarriage, but most are due to the following problems: • ABNORMAL FETUS The most common cause of miscarriages in the first couple of months is a one-off abnormal development in the fetus, often due to chromosome anomalies. ‘It’s not as … Read more
Boris Johnson last night saluted the ‘incredible generosity’ of Mail readers at the end of one of the most successful newspaper appeals in modern times. After the Mail Force charity donated its 40 millionth piece of personal protective equipment to the war on Covid-19 – with more to come – the PM said the campaign was … Read more
Airbus says extra defence spending announced by Government is vital to protect Britain’s satellites from attack By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 November 2020 Airbus has said the extra defence spending announced by the Government this month is vital to protect Britain’s satellites … Read more