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The future of an entire generation is on the line today. And that is not an exaggeration, writes former Education Secretary Alan Johnson (pictured) The future of an entire generation is on the line today. And that is not an exaggeration. We have been worrying about foreign holidays, football matches and music festivals, and while these … Read more
There is no doubt that it is an extraordinary achievement to have vaccinated so many people in such a short time. Almost five million have now had injections, and vaccines are certainly the way out of the pandemic crisis. But I firmly believe that they should be used as they were intended to be. And … Read more
A beautician who was left nothing in her father’s £300,000 ‘DIY will’ while her ‘disappointing’ identical twin sister and other siblings shared the lot has won a court fight to pocket the money. Terri Tibbles, 40, had been close to her car dealer father William Tibbles, from Tilbury, Essex, expecting to inherit his entire estate … Read more
Hurricanes were a feature of life when I was a boy growing up in Jamaica. And in their devastating aftermath, with buildings destroyed and water supplies and sewers damaged, diseases including polio, typhoid and TB often ran rife. So it was routine for me and my schoolmates to find ourselves queueing outside the church hall … Read more
The work of teachers has never been tougher or more important than it is right now, under lockdown. The vast majority of them are doing everything they can to provide education under impossible circumstances. With millions of pupils forced to stay at home while classrooms remain open for some children of key workers, teachers have … Read more
These senseless lockdown fines will only foster contempt among the public, writes ROSS CLARK By Ross Clark for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 10 January 2021 | Updated: 09:16 GMT, 11 January 2021 We all know we are in the middle of a pandemic, that Covid-19 is spread by human contact, that the new … Read more
Mindy Kaling is working with pal Reese Witherspoon once again. And the six-time Emmy nominee has her work cut out for her, as she’s co-writing the long-awaited Legally Blonde 3 film. She said it’s been ‘really fun to imagine’ Witherspoon’s iconic character Elle Woods at age 40, as she recently discussed penning the script for … Read more
Lazarus (dice.fm) Rating: Verdict: Required viewing for Bowie fans Let’s not pretend to be surprised that the David Bowie musical Lazarus is a teeny bit pretentious. That was certainly the view of many critics when it first appeared in London five years ago. But for those of us who were certified Spiders From Mars, back … Read more
Alexander von Schoenburg, Editor at Large at Bild newspaper in Germany Britons may understandably be feeling more than a little frustrated with their leaders right now during this new and more vicious phase of the pandemic. Covid infections are soaring in the UK, there are more patients hospitalised than at the peak of the first … Read more
Putting young people first for the vaccine can slow the spread of Covid-19 because most elderly people ar already shielding, writes Professor ANGUS DALGLEISH By Professor Angus Dalgleish For The Daily Mail Published: 23:05 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 00:11 GMT, 7 January 2021 Professor Angus Dalgleish (pictured) said: ‘The administration of the jabs … Read more