TONY HETHERINGTON: I paid for a flight I couldn’t use

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below.  K.M. writes: Last January, we booked our family holiday to France, with an outward flight and car hire … Read more

Maurice Wilson wanted to crash land a plane and walk to the top of Everest but couldn’t fly or climb

For nearly a century, all those hoping to conquer Mount Everest, and to stab their country’s flag into the ice at the top of the world, have faced a delicate balancing act involving fitness, cost, risk, preparation, fear and bravado. All, that is, bar Maurice Wilson, a salesman from Yorkshire who tackled the highest peak … Read more

Maurice Wilson wanted to crash land a plane and walk to the top of Everest but couldn’t fly or climb

For nearly a century, all those hoping to conquer Mount Everest, and to stab their country’s flag into the ice at the top of the world, have faced a delicate balancing act involving fitness, cost, risk, preparation, fear and bravado. All, that is, bar Maurice Wilson, a salesman from Yorkshire who tackled the highest peak … Read more

Des O’Connor became one of Britain’s best loved performers despite his mother’s saying he couldn’t 

What a gift for the headline writers. One evening in December 1980 an argument broke out at Risley Remand Centre in Cheshire.  A few of the prisoners wanted to watch a Panorama documentary on the only TV set in the young offenders’ wing. The rest were insisting on a variety show…Des O’Connor Tonight on BBC2. … Read more

Des O’Connor became one of Britain’s best loved performers despite his mother’s saying he couldn’t 

What a gift for the headline writers. One evening in December 1980 an argument broke out at Risley Remand Centre in Cheshire.  A few of the prisoners wanted to watch a Panorama documentary on the only TV set in the young offenders’ wing. The rest were insisting on a variety show…Des O’Connor Tonight on BBC2. … Read more

Jeannie Mai’s fiance Jeezy says she ‘couldn’t breathe’ amid ‘life-threatening’ health condition

Jeannie Mai’s fiance Jeezy says she ‘couldn’t breathe’ amid ‘life-threatening’ health condition that led to her Dancing With The Stars withdrawal and surgery By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 07:04 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 07:04 GMT, 13 November 2020 Jeannie Mai’s fiance Jeezy told her castmates on The Real Thursday that Mai ‘couldnt breathe’ amid … Read more

SAS Australia: Candice Warner says former friend Roxy Jacenko ‘couldn’t land a punch’

Candice Warner has revealed what really went down between herself and Roxy Jacenko during their boxing match on SAS Australia. Appearing on Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa show on Tuesday, Candice said Roxy ‘couldn’t land a punch’ during their fight and admitted that she was ‘shocked’ by the end of their friendship. ‘Let’s just say we know … Read more

Davina McCall says it would be ‘tragic’ if her daughter Holly, 18, couldn’t come home for Christmas

Davina McCall has told how it would be ‘tragic’ if her daughter Holly is prevented from coming home from university for Christmas after she recovered from COVID-19.  The TV presenter, 53, is preparing for the festive period after her daughter Holly, 18, contracted coronavirus within 10 days of arriving at Newcastle University.  Davina spoke about … Read more

Britain couldn’t eradicate Covid-19 even if it banned ALL international travel

Britain could never eradicate Covid-19 — even if it banned all international travel, top experts believe. Professor Paul Hunter, an infectious disease specialist based at the University of East Anglia, insisted closing the borders would not have stopped the crisis taking hold in the UK. Research suggests the coronavirus was already spreading between Britons before it … Read more

Donald Trump mocks Obama’s return to campaign trail, noting he couldn’t help Hillary win in 2016

President Donald Trump mocked Barack Obama’s return to the campaign trail on Tuesday by reliving an old claim – that his inauguration had a larger audience than the former president’s – and pointing out that he won in 2016 despite Obama’s campaigning for Hillary Clinton. Trump fired back at Obama at a campaign rally in … Read more