Disney will lay off 32,000 workers – 4,000 more than previously announced

Walt Disney Co will lay off about 32,000 workers – 4,000 more than the 28,000 announced in September – as the company continues to struggle with its theme parks due to coronavirus closures and restrictions.  The increased cuts were announced on Wednesday and will take place in the first half of 2021,  the company said in … Read more

Care homes need urgent funding so staff can lay on family visits this Christmas, report warns 

Care homes desperately need more funding to enable family visits this Christmas, a major report concluded yesterday. Ninety-four per cent of care home managers are trying to arrange visits but the cost of making it happen is an enormous barrier, the National Care Forum (NCF) found. It said an urgent injection of Government funding is … Read more

Care homes need urgent funding so staff can lay on family visits this Christmas, report warns 

Care homes desperately need more funding to enable family visits this Christmas, a major report concluded yesterday. Ninety-four per cent of care home managers are trying to arrange visits but the cost of making it happen is an enormous barrier, the National Care Forum (NCF) found. It said an urgent injection of Government funding is … Read more

Workers lay Westminster Abbey’s field of remembrance crosses

Thousands of crosses are being placed at Westminster Abbey today as the nation gets set to remember fallen servicemen and women.  Volunteers are laying more than 12,000 crosses over 380 plots laid out in the names of military associations and other organisations.  But remembrance services are under threat as a second lockdown looms over the UK, with … Read more

Workers lay Westminster Abbey’s field of remembrance crosses

Thousands of crosses are being placed at Westminster Abbey today as the nation gets set to remember fallen servicemen and women.  Volunteers are laying more than 12,000 crosses over 380 plots laid out in the names of military associations and other organisations.  But remembrance services are under threat as a second lockdown looms over the UK, with … Read more

Harry and Meghan lay out list of demands for virtual event organisers

Revealed: Harry and Meghan’s list of demands for their $1million ‘virtual’ speaking events – including upfront fees and picking the moderators A Virtual Event Request Form to book Harry and Meghan as speakers was leaked Document from Harry Walker Agency details requests for information on events Event organisers must specify in advance the fee being offered, … Read more

Britain’s smallest retailers lay off more than 53,000 staff 

Hidden jobs crisis on the High Street: Redundancies by big-name retailers are just the tip of the iceberg as we reveal small shops have shed at least 53,000 staff By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 10 August 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 10 August 2020 Britain’s independent retailers have been forced … Read more

LSE law graduate, 24, begged ‘Don’t leave me here’ as she lay dying after falling 40ft from flyover

A 24-year-old LSE law graduate begged her friend ‘Don’t leave me here’ as she lay dying after she fled from a burning car and fell 40ft from a flyover.  Azra Kemal, 24, was on her way home from a night out with friends and was in the car with a 31-year-old male friend when the … Read more

LSE law graduate, 24, begged ‘Don’t leave me here’ as she lay dying after falling 40ft from flyover

A 24-year-old LSE law graduate begged her friend ‘Don’t leave me here’ as she lay dying after she fled from a burning car and fell 40ft from a flyover.  Azra Kemal, 24, was on her way home from a night out with friends and was in the car with a 31-year-old male friend when the … Read more

Chinese pop talent Lay Zhang primed for crossover success as he releases genre-bending new album LIT

Chinese pop talent Lay Zhang primed for crossover success as he releases genre-bending new album LIT By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 19:54 BST, 20 July 2020 | Updated: 19:54 BST, 20 July 2020 Lay Zhang takes a global approach to pop music. And the ‘Justin Timberlake of China’ is ready to woo the west … Read more