BOOK OF THE WEEK PUTIN’S PEOPLE by Catherine Belton (William Collins, £25, 640pp) Thank heavens for coronavirus! I know I shouldn’t say that but there are some small blessings in the current pandemic. In Russia, the national referendum to extend Vladimir Putin’s stay in office for another 12 years has been postponed. The proposal that … Read more
‘She has 28 days to apologise’: Married At First Sight star Stacey Hampton reveals the TRUTH about her legal stoush with reality star Jessika Power By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:05 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 06:08 BST, 15 April 2020 Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton has hit back at … Read more
Scientists have long warned that China’s live food markets are a breeding ground for disease, epidemics and pandemics – spreading infection from animals to people. These public abattoirs were behind the SARS outbreak in 2002 and have now produced Covid-19. Yet the Beijing government has done nothing to abolish these ‘wet’ markets that threaten so … Read more
The long goodbye is over. Jeremy Corbyn’s exit spells the end of the power exercised by the very small clique around him. But it does not spell the end of a much wider group who still control the party’s machinery and decision-making processes. Proclamations of unity and outbreaks of sweetness and light are, to say the … Read more
The long goodbye is over. Jeremy Corbyn’s exit spells the end of the power exercised by the very small clique around him. But it does not spell the end of a much wider group who still control the party’s machinery and decision-making processes. Proclamations of unity and outbreaks of sweetness and light are, to say the … Read more
For centuries, the United Kingdom was the leader of the world in the freedom of its citizens. We were permitted to do what we wanted to, unless the law explicitly prohibited it. Unless the sign said ‘Do not walk on the grass’, we could stroll across the lawn. Not for us some irksome, officious policemen … Read more
‘Everyone needs to exercise!’ Married At First Sight’s Jessika Power hits back at a troll who accused her of flouting social distancing rules for a beach day By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:55 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 13:55 BST, 3 April 2020 Jessika Power was accused of flouting social distancing … Read more
‘Self-isolation, day 15’: Married At First Sight’s Jessika Power barely covers her modesty in a bubble bath while enjoying Champagne and doughnuts during her COVID-19 lockdown By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:20 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 13:23 BST, 2 April 2020 Married At First Sight’s Jessika Power has been in … Read more
Bookie tie-up between Paddy Power owner Flutter and Sky Bet owner Stars Group gets backing By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:21 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 31 March 2020 Bookie merger: The combination of Flutter and the Stars Group will have a turnover of over £4.4bn A £10billion mega-merger … Read more
Britons have been warned of the potential for blackouts amid fears that staff shortages could lead to issues with the country’s power network. Fears have been raised that staff sickness during the coronavirus outbreak, mixed with the government’s self-isolation rules, could lead to a shortage of engineers. The National Grid insists that the network is … Read more