Harry Styles continues to defy gender conventions by posing with a Gucci handbag

Harry Styles continues to defy gender conventions by posing with a Gucci handbag for campaign shoot – after facing backlash for THAT dress By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 21:18 BST, 23 April 2021 | Updated: 21:20 BST, 23 April 2021 Harry Styles has once again shown he cares little for gender conventions as he … Read more

Banks defy watchdog’s plea – and just carry on shutting branches

Banks defy watchdog Financial Conduct Authority’s plea – and just carry on shutting branches By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 13:17 GMT, 31 January 2021 The City regulator’s call for banks to reconsider their decision to axe branches during lockdown has fallen on deaf ears.  Barclays, … Read more

Yorkshire couple defy government advice to quit their jobs and jet off on a round-the-world trip

A British couple have told how they to quit their jobs to travel the world for a year despite the ongoing global pandemic.  Lizzy, 25, and Richard, 27, both from Yorkshire, decided to push ahead with their globe-trotting plans and jetted off on December 30.  They travelled to London Gatwick in West Sussex, despite government advice … Read more

Brexit Britain can defy gloom says Santander boss

Brexit Britain’s economic recovery this year could be stronger than most experts predict, according to Santander chairman William Vereker said a return of business investment and consumers unleashing savings will drive growth  He believes the Brexit deal along with the roll-out of vaccines could lead to a stronger than expected bounce-back this year Mr Vereker expects a … Read more

Markets defy gravity despite soaring Covid rates and anarchy in the US

Markets shot out the blocks this week with the FTSE 100 clocking its best ever start in its 37 year history. The premier index has climbed more than 6 per cent in the first four sessions this year after a rotten 2020 when the market plummeted by 14 per cent – its worst performance since … Read more

Shares at Next defy Covid gloom thanks to surging online sales 

Next has emerged as a clear winner from the High Street’s brutal Christmas after its booming online business cushioned the blow of store closures. In an update that sent its shares to five-year highs, the fashion and homeware retailer said full-price sales in November and December fell just 1.1 per cent – far better than … Read more

Brits defy Covid rules to party at 2,500-strong underground curfew-busting rave in France

Britons defied Covid rules to party at a 2,500-strong underground rave in France where revellers attacked police trying to shut it down. The partygoers had set up the illegal rave in Lieuron, Brittany, on New Year’s Eve after skirmishes with officers, said a statement from the local prefecture. Many people were still on the site … Read more

Georgia Steel and Francesca Allen defy Covid rules on Dubai yacht

They have joined a host of reality stars in jetting to the United Arab Emirates over the festive season. And Love Island’s Georgia Steel and Francesca Allen made the most of their holiday in Dubai as they ignored social distancing rules to embrace on a yacht on Tuesday. The Love Island stars, Georgia, 22 and … Read more

Labour MPs prepare to defy Kier Starmer’s call to vote for Boris’s deal

Labour MPs claim ‘we don’t want Brexit blood on our hands’ as they prepare to defy Kier Starmer’s call to vote for Boris’s deal Labour MPs set to defy leader Sir Keir Starmer’s call to vote for the Brexit deal  Around 20 expected to embarrass leader by ignoring abstain or vote against call  Comes despite … Read more

Labour MPs prepare to defy Kier Starmer’s call to vote for Boris’s deal

Labour MPs claim ‘we don’t want Brexit blood on our hands’ as they prepare to defy Kier Starmer’s call to vote for Boris’s deal Labour MPs set to defy leader Sir Keir Starmer’s call to vote for the Brexit deal  Around 20 expected to embarrass leader by ignoring abstain or vote against call  Comes despite … Read more