Fury over plan for ‘taxpayer handouts’ to rescue troubled high street brands including Pizza Express

Fury over plan for ‘taxpayer handouts’ to rescue troubled high street brands including Pizza Express, Prezzo and Legoland which are owned by foreign private equity ‘vampires’ who have made millions Treasury looking at away around EU state aid rules that block payments   Pizza Express, Prezzo and Legoland owner Merlin cited as possible recipients All are struggling in … Read more

Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud’s troubled housing firm is at risk of insolvency

Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud, pictured, has written to investors in his eco property firm to warn them the company may be going into a formal insolvency process  Investors in an eco-friendly property venture launched by Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud have said they fear they may never see their money again. McCloud launched Happiness … Read more

Pictured: ‘Troubled’ neighbour who ‘shot children’s book-writing parish councillor’

A parish councillor was gunned down in the front garden of his thatched cottage by a neighbour who was then killed in a police chase.  James Nash, 42, was in hospital last night with serious injuries following the attack in the pretty Hampshire hamlet of Upper Enham, near Andover. Officers gave chase in a patrol … Read more

Delta Goodrem announces dates for her Bridge Over Troubled Dreams tour

From The Voice to the stage! Coach Delta Goodrem announces dates for her 2021 Australian tour after performing her new single Paralyzed during the season finale By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:39 BST, 20 July 2020 | Updated: 03:39 BST, 20 July 2020 Delta Goodrem has announced dates for her Bridge Over … Read more

Tyrese Haspil – personal assistant accused of murdering his tech CEO boss – had ‘troubled childhood’

A relative of Tyrese Haspil (pictured) has revealed the troubled childhood that led up to the 21-year-old’s arrest for the murder of his tech entrepreneur boss The personal assistant charged with murdering his wealthy tech entrepreneur boss had a troubled childhood but never showed a violent streak, one of his relatives has revealed.   Tyrese Haspil, … Read more

Is this the last stop for troubled bus and train operator Firstgroup?

Is this the last stop for troubled Firstgroup? Bus and train operator warns it may not survive the pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:15 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 8 July 2020 First Group warned it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic as it racked up a third … Read more

Tending and growing plants has always proved to be therapeutic for a troubled mind 

BOOK OF THE WEEK THE WELL-GARDENED MIND   by Sue Stuart-Smith (William Collins £20, 352pp) Back in 1915 Alexander Douglas Gillespie, an officer with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, wrote a letter home from the battlefields of Northern France. He told how ‘a big shell suddenly swooped down from nowhere into the trench, killing five and … Read more

The troubled lad who dances to heal himself: Christopher Stevens reviews last night’s TV

Soul Boy – Our Lives Rating: Men At The Barre – Inside The Royal Ballet Rating: When it comes to dance, every bloke is either a Baryshnikov or an Ed Balls, an athletic paragon or a Strictly heffalump. At any wedding disco, I resemble a broken Meccano kit with joints spinning in odd directions. That … Read more