A furious row broke out yesterday over the Government’s decision to put Leicester back in lockdown. The city’s mayor demanded a new bailout for struggling businesses and police complained they needed clear instructions on enforcing restrictions. The local police commissioner also criticised the ‘drip-feeding’ of information from Whitehall to agencies on the ground. There was … Read more
The boss of Champneys Health Spa has called on the Government to allow spas, swimming pools and gyms to reopen as they provide significant health benefits. Stephen Purdew said his industry had been ‘unfairly ostracised’ by ministers during the pandemic, especially with pubs and restaurants reopening in days. In an interview, the 60-year-old tycoon revealed … Read more
Matt Hancock has been slammed for warning against mass demonstrations while standing next to an NHS test and trace tsar who also sits on the committee that allowed the Cheltenham Festival to go ahead. The Health Secretary tonight pleaded with anti-racism protesters to avoid large crowds as he warned coronavirus ‘thrives on social contact regardless of what your … Read more
An overwhelming majority of Britons oppose moves to ditch animal welfare and environmental rules as part of any new trade deal with the United States, an exclusive Mail on Sunday poll has found. The news comes as TV chef Jamie Oliver joins The Mail on Sunday’s Save Our Family Farms campaign today and issues an … Read more
Boris Johnson flatly dismissed the calls for an official inquiry into Dominic Cummings today as he was grilled by senior MPs, saying the outcry was just a ‘political ding dong’. The PM said he ‘totally understood public indignation’ about the situation, but insisted some of the allegations about his chief aide were ‘not correct’ and … Read more
Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli both pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud in a Zoom court hearing on Friday after accepting a ‘slap on the wrist’ deal that gives her just two months of jail and him five months in prison for bribing her daughters’ way into college. No … Read more
A prominent Saudi princess jailed without charges made a rare public appeal to the king and crown prince on Thursday for her release from a high-security prison, citing her ‘deteriorating’ health. Princess Basmah bint Saud, a 56-year-old businesswoman and an outspoken royal family member, was detained in March last year just before she was due … Read more
‘She needs this food!’ J.K. Rowling pleads with Morrisons supermarket for help after a nurse’s online order was cancelled at the last minute By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 15:59 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 15:59 BST, 11 April 2020 J.K. Rowling took to Twitter to plead with Morrison’s supermarket for help after a … Read more
Surgeon General Jerome Adams pleaded with the African-American community and other communities of color to follow the government’s guidelines to ‘slow the spread’ of the coronavirus – as those communities are being disproportionately hit by the pandemic. ‘We need you to do this if not for yourself than for your abuela. Do it for your … Read more
A lorry driver who was part of an alleged people-smuggling ring has admitted the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants who were discovered in the back of his refrigerated trailer. Maurice Robinson, 25, pleaded guilty during a hearing at the Old Bailey today. The bodies of the Vietnamese nationals were discovered by emergency services at an … Read more