Ministers could change the law to cut Britain’s foreign aid budget as part of sweeping economic reforms. The current rate of 0.7 per cent of GDP was enshrined in law by the Coalition government in 2015, but the current administration wants to cut it to 0.5 per cent. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to outline … Read more
Actress Sally Phillips tears into Emmerdale over ‘irresponsible’ Down’s syndrome plot Actress Sally Phillips accused ITV story line of bringing ‘unnecessary hurt’ Plot sees couple terminate pregnancy after learning baby has Down’s syndrome 23,000 people signed petition, charities & MPs calling for story to be scrapped By Liz Hull for the Daily Mail Published: 01:20 … Read more
A hotel worker accused of being involved in an ‘Oceans-Eleven-style’ £4.2million diamond heist at a Mayfair jeweller has today insisted she knew nothing about the plan. Georgeta Danila, 52, is accused of being part of a team of criminals who tricked staff into handing over the gems at family-owned jewellers Boodles in New Bond Street … Read more
Good Will House Hunting in Byron Bay! Ben Affleck ‘to build a dream home on an ocean-view plot’ after best friend Matt Damon snags $22M mansion on coastal town By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:42 GMT, 8 November 2020 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 8 November 2020 With its glorious ocean views and … Read more
Planning a fence! Couple spend £15,000 buying plot of land beside their bungalow and building wall around it… only for council to refuse permission and order it pulled down Gordon Gaffney wanted to extend their existing garden to enjoy more sunshine Council said they had ‘no issues’ with ‘surplus’ land or acquiring planning permission Retired businessman … Read more
Hard-Left activists and unions are considering a legal challenge against Labour’s decision to suspend Jeremy Corbyn. The former leader was stripped of the party whip after he questioned the scale of the party’s anti-Semitism problem. This came after a damning report found Labour guilty of breaking equality laws over its treatment of Jews. Amid warnings … Read more
‘They make you look like a totally different person just for the story’: Bachelorette and Bachelor insider claims contestants have ‘no control’ over how they’re depicted and can be heavily edited to suit a plot line By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:00 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 10:01 GMT, 30 October … Read more
Prince Charles backed plot to oust beleaguered Australian PM Gough Whitlam in 1975, private letters reveal Dismissal of Whitlam’s government plunged Australia into a constitutional crisis Then governor-general Sir John Kerr, the Queen’s representative, dismissed him In March 1976 the 27-year-old prince wrote to express sympathy for Sir John Kerr By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:49 BST, … Read more
Looks like men have lost the plot! Half of allotments are now held by women as demand reaches record high amid the Covid pandemic More than 60 per cent of London council allotments are occupied by women The National Allotment Society estimates half of holders nationally are women Allotment demand has soared in areas including Brighton … Read more
Senior Tories plot for ‘Parliamentary lock’ to stop Boris Johnson imposing limits on the public’s freedom without scrutiny Tory MPs unhappy with new restrictions like the Rule of Six are planning a revolt A new amendment could force ministers to put measures to a vote by MPs first The MP leading the charge says ministers … Read more