Airline billionaires told: Put hands in your OWN pockets to help the bailout

Sir Richard Branson and other billionaire aviation investors should reach into their own pockets and contribute to any bailout deal for the sector, former Ministers have demanded. The Government is thought to be on the verge of agreeing a multi-billion pound rescue deal for airlines and airports – which could include the State taking stakes … Read more

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas put on a loved up display as they step out for a walk

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas put on a loved up display as they step out for a walk amid COVID-19 self-isolation By Annita Katee For Dailymail.com Published: 19:33 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 19:33 GMT, 21 March 2020 Ben Affleck took a break from self-isolating with his new girlfriend, Ana de Armas, on Saturday … Read more

Rise and shrine! Direct flights to Japan’s Osaka will put this heavenly region on the map 

Hiro raises his bare thigh and slams his foot on the ground spreading ripples across his man mountain of a body. He bows at his opponent and, in a vision of manboobs and giant wedgies, they engage in combat; wrestling, pushing, heaving and tugging until one emerges victorious. Suddenly, it’s my turn. I step into … Read more

Millions of households to get relief on energy bills after emergency measures are put in place

Millions of vulnerable households set to get relief on their energy bills after emergency measures are put in place by the Government and suppliers New measures mean vulnerable customers will be kept supplied   The Government and suppliers agreed they will help people keep topped up   Many will worry about paying their bills during the self … Read more

Our critics select the best novels to put under the tree 

LITERARY FICTION  ANTHONY CUMMINS OLIGARCHY by Scarlett Thomas (Canongate £14.99) OLIGARCHY by Scarlett Thomas (Canongate £14.99) Nothing I’d previously read by Scarlett Thomas prepared me for the wall-to-wall joy of Oligarchy — a wickedly well-turned black comedy centred on an Instagram-fuelled wave of anorexia among teenage girls at a Home Counties boarding school favoured by … Read more

Italians put on a musical laser light show from their balconies

Coronavirus DISCO fever: Italians put on a musical laser light show from their balconies to keep their spirits up amid coronavirus quarantine Locals in Rome leaned out of their windows to shine the lights onto apartments  Others can be heard singing, in voices which echo around residential complex  The communal disco to lift spirits took … Read more

Coronavirus UK: NHS staff put on ‘war-footing’ amid outbreak

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 5,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 140,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Put on a tin hat – and try our four defensive tips for the trenches 

‘Market falls: is it time to pack up and go home?’ That was the stark question posed by a leading investment expert in response to Thursday’s 10.9 per cent fall in the FTSE 100 Index – the largest daily correction in the index since the Black Monday stock market crash of October 1987. (I remember … Read more