Key workers are to be tested for Covid-19 twice a week in bid to ‘break the chain’ of people passing on the virus without knowing they have it Key workers unable to work from home will be eligible for two Covid tests a week Lateral flow tests will become a key way to avoid current … Read more
Dressed to kiln! Multi-tasking model in bid to win TV pottery contest is China-born Cambridge graduate By Eleanor Sharples Tv & Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 10 January 2021 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 10 January 2021 Most days she can be found up to her arms in clay, creating vases, bowls … Read more
Bill Gates throws weight behind £3.2bn takeover of Signature Aviation as bidding war looms for historic British firm By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 8 January 2021 Bill Gates has thrown his weight behind a £3.2billion takeover of Signature Aviation as a bidding war … Read more
GPs are being urged to ‘stand down’ routine appointments so they can prioritise Covid vaccinations, it was claimed last night. Guidance sent to doctors says the jabs should be their top priority – with other ‘non-essential’ activities postponed, potentially for weeks. NHS England has already advised surgeries to focus on the delivery of the vaccine … Read more
A property developer’s plan to convert a £3million plot overlooking millionaire’s row Sandbanks into a £10million super-development has sparked anger among local residents. Bayview Developments hope to convert the prime plot, currently occupied by a single bungalow, into a site for three luxury homes – including a neo-classical mansion. But residents in the affluent area … Read more
Europe was set to say ‘Au revoir’ as Britain finally stood on the verge of a deal today following nine months of protracted Brexit negotiations. Only a week ago an agreement appeared to be on the brink of collapse, with both British and EU diplomats briefing that the negotiations would end in failure. But it … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Why Andrew Bailey’s bid to calm the storm around £237m savings scandal could cause MORE trouble By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 00:29 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 00:32 GMT, 19 December 2020 The choice of Andrew Bailey as governor of the Bank of England in December 2019, just days … Read more
Facebook tests voice and video calling on its WhatsApp desktop site in a bid to take on Zoom Facebook-owned WhatsApp is testing voice and video calling on its desktop app The features are available to just beta testers at the moment The example shows the voice and video calling options at the top of a … Read more
A 21-year-old swimming teacher who had never rowed in her life before January has set off on a journey to become the youngest woman to race 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic. Jasmine Harrison is taking part in the Talisker Atlantic Challenge, a gruelling challenge which will see her row across the world’s second-largest ocean … Read more
MPs accuse The Crown’s Prince Charles star of ‘outrageous’ bid to silence critics after he slapped down Culture Secretary who asked for ‘fiction’ disclaimer Tory MPs accused Josh O’Connor of trying to silence criticism of The Crown Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden insisted show should carry ‘fiction’ disclaimer The actor who plays Prince branded Mr Dowden’s intervention ‘outrageous’ … Read more