British Museum defies Downing Street veto as it plans to make pro-EU scholar Mary Beard a trustee

British Museum defies Downing Street veto as it plans to make pro-EU scholar Mary Beard a trustee Mary Beard, 65, was rejected by Downing Street as a trustee of British Museum  It is thought to be because she frequently expresses pro-Remain views online Museum will now bypass the official process and appoint Beard anyway By … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Rolls-Royce defies the bears

Amid the carnage on world markets caused by fears surrounding the coronavirus health catastrophe, not all shares were deeply in the red. On a day when the FTSE 100 dropped 3.2 per cent and shares of Willie Walsh’s International Airlines Group plummeted 8.4 per cent, stock in Britain’s aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce was the great … Read more

10 year-old boy who suffers from rare condition that causes skin to blister defies the odds to walk

A boy who with a rare skin condition, who first appeared on This Morning with his parents as a baby, returned to the show today to reveal how he’s defied the odds to walk, play sports and become a high achiever at school.  Mason White, 10, from Bournemouth suffers from Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) a rare disorder that … Read more