The Repair Shop restores treasured box saved by Holocaust survivor

Repair shop’s leather expert tells This Morning of the ‘depth of emotion’ in Holocaust survivor’s eyes after she restored late husband’s treasured box which was all that was left of his home after the Nazis confiscated everything else Suzie Fletcher appeared on This Morning today to speak about BBC Repair Shop Leather expert revealed that … Read more

Repair shop’s leather expert recalls ’emotion’ in woman’s eyes after restoring late husband’s box

Repair shop’s leather expert tells This Morning of the ‘depth of emotion’ in Holocaust survivor’s eyes after she restored late husband’s treasured box which was all that was left of his home after the Nazis confiscated everything else Suzie Fletcher appeared on This Morning today to speak about BBC Repair Shop Leather expert revealed that … Read more

Donald Trump’s private jet remains mothballed and in need of repair in New York state

PICTURED: Trump’s mothballed private Boeing 737 lies on tarmac in upstate New York with covers over the engines because he didn’t think he would need it until 2025 (but he still has a Cessna and a helicopter) Donald Trump’s $100 million Boeing 757 is sitting at Stewart Airport in New York The plane has not … Read more

Romanian gang stripped lead from rural churches leaving communities facing £2million repair bill

A prolific gang stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across England causing utter devastation to village communities, a court was told today.  Police swooped on the Romanian men, who were all living in the West Midlands, after the targeted churches were left with repair bills collectively totalling more than £2million.  Among those counties … Read more

The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades and Will Kirk well up as sisters dance to parents’ restored stereogram

The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades and Will Kirk fought back tears in last night’s festive special as two sisters were reunited with their parents’ lovingly restored stereogram. Sandra and Donna were overcome with emotion when the machine began playing Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song – the first time they’d heard it play since the … Read more

Holly Willoughby’s husband Dan Baldwin launches new TV firm with The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades

‘We can’t wait to reveal what we’ve been working on together!’: Holly Willoughby’s husband Dan Baldwin launches new TV firm with The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline Published: 02:02 GMT, 29 November 2020 | Updated: 02:10 GMT, 29 November 2020 Holly Willoughby’s husband Dan Baldwin has launched a new TV firm … Read more

Prosthetics hope as synthetic skin ‘can repair itself 5,000 times’

Strong, stretchy and sensitive synthetic skin that can repair itself up to 5,000 times has been developed and could be used in future prosthetics, experts claim.   Known as ‘electronic skin’ or ‘e-skin’, it has been developed by researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. The team say that in future … Read more

Synthetic skin that ‘can repair itself 5,000 times’ could be used in future prosthetics 

Strong, stretchy and sensitive synthetic skin that can repair itself up to 5,000 times has been developed and could be used in future prosthetics, experts claim.   Known as ‘electronic skin’ or ‘e-skin’, it has been developed by researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. The team say that in future … Read more

MPs: Flat owners should not pay repair bills on buildings with cladding

Pressure is pilling on the Government to ensure owners of flats earmarked as potentially unsafe in the cladding scandal following the Grenfell disaster do not have to pick up massive repair bills. A cross-party committee of MPs has made it clear in a new report that leaseholders should not be burdened with the costs to … Read more

Jobsworths say it will take SEVEN YEARS and £140m to repair Hammersmith Bridge, but a fix is at hand

Night is falling on Chiswick Mall as hundreds of schoolchildren and their parents suddenly encounter a fresh challenge: the route home is now under water. Ever since the total closure of Hammersmith Bridge three months ago, after years of neglect, life has been increasingly complicated in West London. Many people now have to walk or … Read more