Prince Harry feels he would have been ‘better protected’ from the turmoil he has faced in recent months if he was still in the Army, sources have claimed. The Duke of Sussex reportedly told friends he ‘cannot believe’ how his life has been ‘turned upside down’. He is said to miss the ‘camaraderie’ of life in … Read more
Prince Harry feels he would have been ‘better protected’ from the turmoil he has faced in recent months if he was still in the Army, sources have claimed. The Duke of Sussex reportedly told friends he ‘cannot believe’ how his life has been ‘turned upside down’. He is said to miss the ‘camaraderie’ of life in … Read more
An infuriatingly complicated application process has today been blamed for the failure of the Government’s Pick for Britain scheme that succeeded in recruiting only 200 UK volunteers out of 50,000 applications. Applicants claim to have faced a wall of bureaucracy which saw furloughed workers asked to film videos about their team working skills to … Read more
Britain’s Land Army goes AWOL! Just 112 people take up roles picking fruit and veg out of 50,000 applicants after they discover the rigours of working in the fields Alliance of Ethical Labour Providers received 50,000 initial applications for jobs Only 6,000 completed video interview with 900 later rejecting a seasonal role Up to 80,000 … Read more
Bruce Kerr is a third-generation farmer in Suffolk, with 150 of his sandy acres dedicated to early asparagus. Each year, 90 experienced pickers will gather 500-600 tonnes of plump green spears from his land between the beginning of April and June 21, when the season ends. They’ll pick from 6am to 6pm, with just 60 minutes’ … Read more
Farmers who have received death threats for flying in potato pickers from Eastern Europe hit back today, saying ‘What else could we do – British people haven’t wanted this sort of work for decades.’ Fearing spuds, strawberries, plums, parsnips, rhubarb and other crops will rot in the fields, planes were chartered to bring Romanian workers … Read more
DR MICHAEL VON BERTELE is the former Director General of the Army Medical Services We all know the saying: ‘We won the battle but lost the war’ – and that is what could well happen with the fight against coronavirus. King Pyrrhus, from whom the term Pyrrhic victory was derived, might have defeated the Roman … Read more
Army of THOUSANDS of coronavirus tracers ‘will be recruited to track down infected people’s contacts’ as part of plans to stem the virus Council staff and civil servants will be among thousands drafted in to help Contact tracing was abandoned a month ago as ministers focused on testing Claims three-tier tracing system could be in … Read more
Army of THOUSANDS of coronavirus tracers ‘will be recruited to track down infected people’s contacts’ as part of plans to stem the virus Council staff and civil servants will be among thousands drafted in to help Contact tracing was abandoned a month ago as ministers focused on testing Claims three-tier tracing system could be in … Read more
Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher was on a mission to investigate a Taliban compound near Sangin in Afghanistan in 2008 when he accidentally triggered a booby-trapped grenade. He and his men were heading back to base under cover of darkness when he stumbled into a four-metre tripwire linked to the explosive. Instead of running for cover, the … Read more