City watchdog under fire over data breach less than three weeks before Andrew Bailey takes over from Mark Carney at the Bank of England By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 23:46 GMT, 25 February 2020 | Updated: 00:34 GMT, 26 February 2020 The City regulator has reported itself to Britain’s data watchdog after … Read more
Families looking to escape the winter weather are today warned of the dangers of using hotel comparison sites. The websites claim to work with thousands of partners across the world to guarantee the best prices for your budget. But all too often travellers using the platforms are running into problems. Some 7 per cent of … Read more
The grandfather accused of dropping Indiana toddler Chloe Wiegand from a cruise ship window is to plead guilty to causing her death. Salvatore ‘Sam’ Anello is to admit to negligent homicide just days after telling a court in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that he wanted a trial. The IT worker has consistently protested his innocence … Read more
Advertising tycoon Martin Sorrell, 75, splits from his second wife, 45, after 12 years Sir Martin Sorrell married Cristiana Falcone in 2008 and had a daughter He is one of the country’s wealthiest and best-known advertising tycoons Lady Sorrell could become one of UK’s richest women after splitting from him By Matt Oliver City Correspondent For … Read more
MI5 let their hair down with Strictly Come Dancing and Bake Off contests at London HQ to raise £300,000 for charity The intelligence officers called it Secretly Come Dancing and agents paired up MI5 also had a Bake Off event, named The Great MI5 Bake Off, it’s been revealed Details of the dancing competition emerged … Read more
Tesco opens its first cashless store with contactless pay but experts say it leaves vulnerable shoppers frozen out The cashless Tesco Express, on High Holborn, central London, opened yesterday It lets customers pay using contactless cards and Apple Pay at self-service tills Tesco said it wanted feedback before considering rolling out the idea elsewhere By Sean … Read more
Donald Trump’s menu for his visit to India pushed him far out of his comfort zone, with the president offered vegetarian dishes and even goat. President Trump first refused to anything served at a vegetarian luncheon hosted Monday by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, a strict vegetarian. He and Melania passed up broccoli and corn … Read more
The sordid story of Harvey Weinstein has taught us many unsavoury truths about Hollywood, and about the kind of abuse that lurks behind those million-dollar smiles. Never before have the workings of this tawdry world been laid bare in such excoriating detail. We have been spared nothing, from detailed descriptions of the ex-mogul’s apparently deformed … Read more
Boris Johnson sizes up colossal boost in defence spending as he launches most detailed review into Whitehall’s security policy since the Cold War PM is launching the most in-depth review of security policy since the Cold War Downing Street says it will go beyond the parameters of a traditional defence The Prime Minister warns that … Read more
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Those royal doubles are back and they’re bitingly bananas By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:34 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 01:45 GMT, 26 February 2020 The Windsors Rating: Back In Time For The Corner Shop Rating: As she gives the footmen a night off and … Read more