An Inspector Calls… A good value and friendly hotel within easy striking distance of the New Forest The Inspector checked into the Lord Bute located close to the Dorset coast The hotel was once home to Lord Bute – a former prime minister in 1762/63 There are 13 rooms and the Inspector found his had a … Read more
Boris Johnson tried to cool a rash of stockpiling today as he insisted Britain will not run out of food during the coronavirus outbreak. The PM said he had faith in the ability of the public to see the ‘balance of risk’ with the disease, and he hoped they would carry on with ‘business as … Read more
Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong calls South Korea a ‘frightened dog’ for protesting its live-fire weapons drills in a rare sign of her growing power Jim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong has issued insults towards its rival South Korea She criticised the South for expressing concerns over the North’s firing drills It … Read more
An Inspector Calls… Ye Olde Bell in Nottinghamshire is a ‘welcoming sort of place’ – but please turn down the radio Ye Olde Bell is a former coaching inn in Barnby Manor, near Retford There are 60 rooms and people come from ‘far and wide’ to visit the spa The Inspector couldn’t quite forgive being … Read more
Co-op boss calls for grocers to become greener by cutting plastic use and ditching polluting lorries By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:57 GMT, 26 February 2020 The boss of the Co-operative supermarket says ‘the climate emergency is upon us’ and has called on retailers to … Read more
Calls for Priti Patel to quit as she heads to the Home Office amid claims she led ‘vicious campaign’ to oust Sir Philip Rutman while ex-aide says ‘bullying’ minister drove her to take ‘overdose’ ending with £25,000 DWP payout Diane Abbott insisted Ms Patel should stand down while complaints are analysed PM has asked Cabinet … Read more
Bill Nye warns ‘the planet’s on f***ing fire’ as he calls on viewers to address the climate change ‘crisis,’ in profanity-laden tirade on HBO’s Last Week Tonight TV personality, Bill Nye, had some tough words about mitigating climate change On ‘Last Week Tonight’ Nye proclaimed the ‘planet’s on f***ing fire’ Nye’s comments were designed for laughs, … Read more
It is an issue troubling some of the greatest minds in the world at the moment, from Bill Gates to Elon Musk. SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk described AI as our ‘biggest existential threat’ and likened its development as ‘summoning the demon’. He believes super intelligent machines could use humans as pets. Professor Stephen … Read more
Boris Johnson insists he ‘absolutely’ has full confidence in his under-fire Home Secretary Priti Patel as Labour demands he sack her over civil servant bullying row Prime Minister said Priti Patel is ‘fantastic Home Secretary’ during a visit to PHE He added that he ‘absolutely’ has confidence in the under-fire Home Secretary His comments came as … Read more
Philanthropist Bill Gates on Friday warned that the coronavirus is beginning to behave like a ‘once-in-a-century’ pathogen with the potential to kill more people than the 66,000 Americans who died in the 1957 influenza pandemic. ‘The data so far suggest that the virus has a case fatality risk around 1 per cent,’ Gates wrote. ‘This … Read more