New loan deals help ease plight of first-time buyers

First-time buyers who watched in dismay last year as high loan-to-value mortgages all but disappeared now have something to celebrate By Sarah Bridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 May 2021 Wannabe first-time buyers who watched in dismay last year as high loan-to-value mortgages all but … Read more

Ministers are ignoring the plight of pupils who have been left behind, says Children’s Commissioner

Ministers are ignoring the plight of pupils who have been left behind after months away from school during Covid-19 pandemic, says Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield blamed remote officialdom for plight of millions of children   She asked ministers: ‘Are you serious about ”building back better”?’  Ms Longfield also pointed to the ‘scandal’ of almost a fifth … Read more

Ministers are ignoring the plight of pupils who have been left behind, says Children’s Commissioner

Ministers are ignoring the plight of pupils who have been left behind after months away from school during Covid-19 pandemic, says Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield blamed remote officialdom for plight of millions of children   She asked ministers: ‘Are you serious about ”building back better”?’  Ms Longfield also pointed to the ‘scandal’ of almost a fifth … Read more

PAUL THOMAS on… the plight of our pubs

PAUL THOMAS on… the plight of our pubs By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:09 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 02:09 GMT, 1 December 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178  Share or comment on this article:

PAUL THOMAS on… the plight of our pubs

PAUL THOMAS on… the plight of our pubs By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:09 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 02:09 GMT, 1 December 2020 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178  Share or comment on this article:

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge tell Kate Garraway they’d hug her over Derek Draper’s plight

Prince William told TV presenter Kate Garraway that he and the Duchess of Cambridge wanted to give her a hug after hearing that her husband was critically ill with Covid. The royal couple, who met Kate while attending a Pride of Britain award at a London hospital yesterday, were clearly moved by the plight of … Read more

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge tell Kate Garraway they’d hug her over Derek Draper’s plight

Prince William told TV presenter Kate Garraway that he and the Duchess of Cambridge wanted to give her a hug after hearing that her husband was critically ill with Covid. The royal couple, who met Kate while attending a Pride of Britain award at a London hospital yesterday, were clearly moved by the plight of … Read more

Rashford accuses ministers of ‘turning a blind eye’ to plight of vulnerable kids over free meals

England ace Marcus Rashford says children ‘will go to bed feeling hungry and worthless’ tonight as he blasted MPs for rejecting plans to provide free school meals during the Easter holidays. The Manchester United forward, who has been a strong campaigner on the issue, lashed out on Twitter as a Labour motion to extend the … Read more

Tormented father reveals his five-year plight to save his daughter, 9, from a cult

The blank, almost ghostly stare that Graham’s six-year-old daughter gave him was quite troubling enough. But what came next sent a sliver of ice through his heart. ‘You are not love, Daddy,’ she told him, quietly. ‘Serge is love.’ By themselves, the words made little sense. But to Graham, they were the realisation of his … Read more

Tormented father reveals his five-year plight to save his daughter, 9, from a cult

The blank, almost ghostly stare that Graham’s six-year-old daughter gave him was quite troubling enough. But what came next sent a sliver of ice through his heart. ‘You are not love, Daddy,’ she told him, quietly. ‘Serge is love.’ By themselves, the words made little sense. But to Graham, they were the realisation of his … Read more