Fossils prove 6ft-long dire wolves split off from other wolves nearly six million years ago 

The fearsome 6ft-long dire wolves – as featured in Game of Thrones – first split from other wolf species about six million years ago, a new study discovered. The remains of more than 4,000 now extinct dire wolves have been excavated from La Brea Tar Pits in California and examined by experts from Durham University.   … Read more

Fossils prove 6ft-long dire wolves split off from other wolves nearly six million years ago 

The fearsome 6ft-long dire wolves – as featured in Game of Thrones – first split from other wolf species about six million years ago, a new study discovered. The remains of more than 4,000 now extinct dire wolves have been excavated from La Brea Tar Pits in California and examined by experts from Durham University.   … Read more

Fortnum & Mason boss gives dire forecast that a ‘THIRD of British retail brands will disappear’

The Fortnum & Mason CEO today gloomily predicted a third of British retail brands will disappear by March after an 80% plunge in footfall due to lockdown and shoppers avoiding the West End.  Ewan Venters said the Government’s new strict tier system, which bans people meeting anyone outside their household indoors, would restrict the number … Read more

BEN SPENCER analyses the dire warnings from Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty 

Boris Johnson will unveil a major crackdown on normal life today in a bid to halt a second wave of coronavirus. He will drop his ‘back to work’ drive, announce restrictions on socialising and impose a 10pm curfew on bars and restaurants from Thursday. Pubs and other venues will be allowed to serve seated customers … Read more

The Singapore Grip viewers slam ‘dire’ acting in ITV’s new WWII Sunday night drama 

The Singapore Grip viewers slam ‘dire’ acting in ITV’s WWII Sunday night drama after bemoaning the ‘boring’ plot – and say the ‘awful’ script has given the cast ‘nothing to work with’ Viewers of the new ITV drama The Singapore Grip last night slammed the show Many criticised acting, others said the script gave actors … Read more

Britain’s top business leaders desperate for Covid airport testing issue dire warnings

A string of business leaders yesterday issued dire warnings about the disastrous economic consequences of failing to get Britain flying again. Rolls-Royce, which makes and services engines for airlines around the world, threw its weight behind the campaign to bring in an airport Covid testing regime. Experts said quarantine rules for travellers coming to Britain … Read more

The UK’s recession is dire but what matters is how we climb out it

The UK economy is in recession. The ONS’s confirmation that we are technically in recession managed to be both important and perhaps the most meaningless piece of news of this year. Often with a recession there is a ‘will we or won’t we moment’ as GDP figures are closely watched to see if the economy … Read more

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston says he is ‘in dire need’ of haircut and want to lose lockdown weight

Line Of Duty star Martin Compston has joked he’s in ‘dire need of a haircut’ and has ‘a few lockdown pounds to lose’ before filming on the BBC police drama resumes. The actor, 36, who has played lead character DS Steve Arnott for almost a decade, said he is desperate to return to the show so … Read more

The Voice Australia winner Judah Kelly issues dire warning to this year’s contestants 

‘People aren’t really fans’: The Voice Australia winner Judah Kelly issues dire warning to this year’s contestants By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:09 BST, 28 June 2020 | Updated: 09:09 BST, 28 June 2020 Judah Kelly won The Voice Australia in 2017.  But the one-time champion of the singing competition has issued … Read more

Premier League finances are in a dire state with teams at risk of going BUST

The House Of Cards atop English football could collapse as financial lifeboats threaten to desert Premier League clubs during the coronavirus pandemic. That is the stark warning from experts, one of whom compared the crisis to the financial crash, when the US housing market sleepwalked into ruin because it was considered too secure to fail. … Read more