Duke of Edinburgh and Queen plan lunch for his 99th birthday

Prince Philip’s low-key 99th birthday: Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen will mark the milestone with a simple lunch at Windsor Castle Sources said there were no plans for a party to celebrate Prince Philip’s birthday He will instead have a simple lunch with the Queen and phone calls from family  Philip has been in … Read more

Rick Stein takes an axe to his restaurant empire with plan to close several eateries

Rick Stein takes an axe to his restaurant empire with plan to close several eateries as business continues to struggle during lockdown Celebrity chef Rick Stein and ex-wife draw up plan to close several restaurants The multi-millionaire chef’s firm shut up shop at start of coronavirus lockdown As virus struck firm told staff: ‘We cannot afford … Read more

David and Victoria Beckham ‘plan to build a secret getaway tunnel from their Cotswolds pad’

David and Victoria Beckham are reportedly amping up their security at their Cotswolds home by building a secret getaway tunnel. The plans come just weeks after footballer Dele Alli was robbed at knifepoint at his North London home and Robbie Williams spoke about his break-in fears. According to planning documents obtained by the Express, the family are … Read more

Border officials complain plan to isolate travelers to UK is ‘unenforceable’

Plans to quarantine travellers coming into Britain were falling apart last night as they came under fire from all sides. Border Force and police officials say the system is ‘unenforceable’ and MPs, including Boris Johnson’s former adviser, warned the scheme would ‘hang the Closed sign on Britain’. Those set to enforce the plans are yet … Read more

Care home lockdown plan was rejected by ministers at the peak of the coronavirus outbreak last month

Care home lockdown plan was rejected by ministers at the peak of the coronavirus outbreak last month Public Health England proposed stronger lockdown in care homes last month  Downing Street had received an 11-point plan from the body on April 28  Plan urged ministers to ‘use NHS facilities… to quarantine and isolate residents’ The moves … Read more

Donald Trump promises ‘big day for fairness’ with plan to investigate social media giants

President Donald Trump promised a ‘big day for fairness’ in a tweet Thursday as he prepared to sign an order expected to open social media platforms to an avalanche of lawsuits from conservatives who claim they have been censored and discriminated against. It comes after Twitter slapped two of the President’s tweets with a ‘fact … Read more

Churches plan to allow witnesses to observe weddings virtually under government proposals

Saying iDo: Churches plan to allow witnesses to observe weddings virtually on mobile phone video calls under government proposals Officials are considering changes to law so small weddings can take place Move would be a boon to people with relative abroad who cannot fly to UK  Reforms would allow witnesses to attend wedding ceremonies virtually  … Read more

Seven former Tory ministers join group of MPs urging the PM to rethink travel quarantine plan

MPs’ quarantine rebellion: Team of Tory politicians including seven former ministers are urging the Government to scrap plan to order all arrivals into UK to self-isolate for 14 days New border regime will force travellers to self-isolate for two weeks on arrival   Group of 40 MPs revolted against the plans and called for PM to … Read more

Office space firm IWG courts investors with plan to raise £315m

Office space firm IWG courts investors with plan to raise £315m and take advantage of knock-down property prices By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 27 May 2020 Office space firm IWG last night launched a £315million shares placing and invited small shareholders to take … Read more