The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Freddie Flintoff says not trying is far worse than failure

The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Freddie Flintoff says not trying is far worse than failure Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff retired from cricket in 2010 and now presents Top Gear Father-of-four, 42, who lives in Surrey, reveals he has learned not to fear failure He reflects on trying new things after having to retire because … Read more

Tories on verge of revolt over failure to fix cladding scandal in wake of Grenfell tragedy

Tories on verge of revolt over failure to fix cladding scandal in wake of Grenfell tragedy Leaseholders facing bills of up to £115,000 each to remove dangerous cladding  MPs Stephen McPartland and Royston Smith have attacked Government over it They aim to build support for solutions that will stop leaseholders paying out By Miles Dilworth … Read more

Cygnet failure! Hapless rail staff struggle to round up two runaway swans

Cygnet failure! Hapless rail staff struggle to round up two runaway swans after they land on station platform Incident took place at Bath Spa station, in Bath, Somerset, on Saturday morning Hilarious footage shows moment Great Western Railway workers remove swans A member of staff attempts to throw his coat on one bird before falling … Read more

Why Liverpool is STILL counting the cost of Carillion failure

Standing next to Liverpool’s flagship hospital, a £1.1billion replacement lies unfinished even as the city battles the pandemic. The new Royal Liverpool was meant to be opened in 2017 – but the 13-storey building is five years behind schedule. It has been branded a ‘monument to greed’ and is a towering reminder of construction giant … Read more

Ireland warns failure to get Brexit trade deal will be ‘ruinous’ for the UK

Ireland warns failure to get Brexit trade deal will be ‘ruinous’ for the UK and anger US president-elect Joe Biden as negotiations stall with just a WEEK to the ‘final’ deadline By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 12:31 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 12:32 GMT, 12 November 2020 Dublin turned up the … Read more

Scientists link ‘media multitasking’ with memory failure

Scientists have linked ‘media multitasking’ – engaging with several forms of digital media at the same time – with poor memory.  In lab experiments, US researchers found people who engaged in heavy media multitasking at home had an impaired ability to recall items on a computer screen.  Media multitasking could include simultaneously watching TV while … Read more

Second World War seaplane named ‘Miss Pick Up’ suffered an engine failure

Pilots raise more than £20,000 for Second World War seaplane named ‘Miss Pick Up’ which suffered an engine failure on Loch Ness PBY Catalina flying boat suffered an engine failure after landing on Loch Ness  The seaplane was moored in the water before it was lifted out by a crane  Plane Sailing have raised more … Read more

Prince William reveals he gets upset over politicians’ failure to combat climate change 

‘I am kept awake by climate failures’: Prince William reveals he gets upset over politicians’ failure to combat climate change Speaking to campaigners, Prince William, 38, said he doesn’t understand why ‘those who have the levers’ don’t do more to tackle climate change emergency Prince said pointing out ‘bad things’ was not always best way … Read more

Prince William reveals he gets upset over politicians’ failure to combat climate change 

‘I am kept awake by climate failures’: Prince William reveals he gets upset over politicians’ failure to combat climate change Speaking to campaigners, Prince William, 38, said he doesn’t understand why ‘those who have the levers’ don’t do more to tackle climate change emergency Prince said pointing out ‘bad things’ was not always best way … Read more

Prince Philip is ‘very disappointed’ by Meghan Markle’s failure to ‘support the monarchy’

Prince Philip is ‘very, very disappointed’ by Meghan Markle’s failure to ‘support the monarchy’ and her husband, a royal expert has claimed. The Duke of Edinburgh, 99, who gave up his naval career to support the Queen, 94, when she ascended the throne in 1952, was ‘irritated’ when the Duchess of Sussex, 39, failed to … Read more