The £2.5m prize draw dream home that could leave its winner marooned

You may have seen the glossy TV advertisements offering a chance to win a ‘fully furnished dream home’ in a prize draw. And, no doubt, you would have been pleased to hear there’s ‘no mortgage, no stamp duty and no conveyancing to pay’. Also thrown in alongside the £2.5 million five-bedroom ‘Georgian-style’ house in ‘the … Read more

The £2.5m prize draw dream home that could leave its winner marooned

You may have seen the glossy TV advertisements offering a chance to win a ‘fully furnished dream home’ in a prize draw. And, no doubt, you would have been pleased to hear there’s ‘no mortgage, no stamp duty and no conveyancing to pay’. Also thrown in alongside the £2.5 million five-bedroom ‘Georgian-style’ house in ‘the … Read more

British father faces having to sleep rough in Texas after being marooned because of the coronavirus

A British father-of-four is trapped in Texas due to the coronavirus and fears he will become homeless as he struggles for money and a way home. Daniel Lawrence, from Hertfordshire, is running out of money and says he will no longer be able to afford anywhere to stay. He fears he may be marooned away from … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson is ‘marooned above the shop’

From the plumped up pillows of his king-size bed, through the tall windows above the famous rose garden, he can look down on the vast emptiness of Horse Guards Parade. Closer to home he can see the couriers bringing government papers, the delivery men with their supplies and the to-ing and fro-ing of visitors. But … Read more

The prisoner of Downing St: Boris Johnson is marooned above the shop, writes RICHARD KAY

From the plumped up pillows of his king-size bed, through the tall windows above the famous rose garden, he can look down on the vast emptiness of Horse Guards Parade. Closer to home he can see the couriers bringing government papers, the delivery men with their supplies and the to-ing and fro-ing of visitors. But … Read more