RUTH SUNDERLAND: Coronavirus has exposed Britain’s blindness to the dangers of debt – this time, it is not the banks that are the prime risk, but their corporate customers By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 26 July 2020 The pandemic has ruthlessly exposed many … Read more
Britain ‘will win 60 per cent of its objectives in an EU trade deal’, negotiator David Frost tells Tory MPs amid fears of deadlock UK talks chief is reported to have privately made the assurance to Tory MPs Talks ended last week with both sides playing down chances of a deal EU’s Barnier warned a … Read more
Soaking Sunday! Washout weekend continues as Britain braces for more thunder and heavy rain after torrential downpours swept the UK yesterday Windy and unsettled conditions are expected to continue into next week, with rain forecast until Thursday Despite downpours expected again today, temperatures will remain relatively high, with peaks of 75F (24C) Bands of showers … Read more
Soaking Sunday! Washout weekend continues as Britain braces for more thunder and heavy rain after torrential downpours swept the UK yesterday Windy and unsettled conditions are expected to continue into next week, with rain forecast until Thursday Despite downpours expected again today, temperatures will remain relatively high, with peaks of 75F (24C) Bands of showers … Read more
Emmimarie and daughter made headlines in 1950s In an era before DNA testing, it was the story that shocked 1950s Britain, scandalised the church and divided the medical profession. Emmimarie Jones was convinced that her daughter Monica had been conceived without a man. Author Clare Chambers investigates If it is every journalist’s dream to break … Read more
Lockdown’s not much fun in the rain! Shoppers duck for cover as the heavens open and Britain is given a taste of what it will be like dealing with coronavirus this winter The Met Office have put in place a yellow thunderstorm warning for much of the South and the South West Some parts of … Read more
Soaking in the BATH! Shoppers duck for cover as the heavens open over famous Roman city – while Britain braces for ‘severe’ storms and deluge into next week The Met Office have put in place a yellow thunderstorm warning for much of the South and the South West Some parts of the UK could even … Read more
There can be no greater symbol of mankind’s prosperity than a giant rocket blasting off to a far-flung planet with its engines blazing orange. So in many ways, China’s successful launch yesterday of its mission to conquer Mars was a highly fitting moment for the world’s second largest economy. Certainly it was a bold gesture … Read more
There can be no greater symbol of mankind’s prosperity than a giant rocket blasting off to a far-flung planet with its engines blazing orange. So in many ways, China’s successful launch yesterday of its mission to conquer Mars was a highly fitting moment for the world’s second largest economy. Certainly it was a bold gesture … Read more
Viking raiders were responsible for spreading the deadly smallpox to Britain and around the globe, genetic information extracted from ancient teeth has revealed. The teeth samples contained extinct strains of smallpox — different to the modern virus that was declared eradicated in 1980 — that dated back to the 7th Century. The findings indicate that smallpox … Read more