Councils warn of £10billion cash black hole as Robert Jenrick pumps an extra £500m into authorities

Councils warn of £10billion cash black hole as Robert Jenrick pumps an extra £500million into struggling English local authorities – less than £1.5million each – amid bankruptcy fears Local Government Secretary said cash would go towards covering lost income  It is part of £4.3billion package of support put in place by the Government so far … Read more

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken start 7-hour spacewalk

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken begin seven-hour spacewalk to replace ageing batteries on the International Space Station The spacewalk is the latest in a series of mission to replace ageing batteries Cassidy and Behnken will swap out nickel-hydrogen batteries for lithium-ion It is the 229th spacewalk from the ISS and the eighths walk … Read more

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken start 7-hour spacewalk

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken begin seven-hour spacewalk to replace ageing batteries on the International Space Station The spacewalk is the latest in a series of mission to replace ageing batteries Cassidy and Behnken will swap out nickel-hydrogen batteries for lithium-ion It is the 229th spacewalk from the ISS and the eighths walk … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: The anger and despair of Leicester residents sent to, er, Coventry 

So much for all these smart new post-Covid council signs erected all over the city which say: ‘Great to have you back in Leicester’. As of this week, they might as well add: ‘But I’m afraid you’ve been sent to Coventry.’ Poor Leicester woke up yesterday to discover that it is the first place in … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Is Robert Jenrick a developer’s darling… or a pal to the poorest? 

During a Commons debate earlier this year, Robert Jenrick singled out one vital planning policy that helps deprived communities. The Housing Secretary argued it was right that developers making huge sums from major housing schemes should pay the so-called Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to local councils, which can then spend the cash on schools, health … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Is Robert Jenrick a developer’s darling… or a pal to the poorest? 

During a Commons debate earlier this year, Robert Jenrick singled out one vital planning policy that helps deprived communities. The Housing Secretary argued it was right that developers making huge sums from major housing schemes should pay the so-called Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to local councils, which can then spend the cash on schools, health … Read more

Steven Bing was heartbroken over death of his girlfriend, the great-granddaughter of Robert Mitchum

Liz Hurley’s  ex Steve Bing was heartbroken and wracked with guilt over the death of his girlfriend, the great-granddaughter of film legend Robert Mitchum, when he jumped from his 27th floor apartment on Monday, DailyMail.com can reveal.  His suicide, at age 55, was days before the one-year anniversary of his girlfriend’s death from a drug … Read more

Costa Corona? What’s really riled locals is the tidal wave of rubbish, says ROBERT HARDMAN 

For all the talk of a second wave of Covid-19, it was not the risk of killer germs which had infuriated the locals hereabouts yesterday. It was all the rubbish. As yesterday’s Mail revealed in graphic detail, Bournemouth beach had resembled a human ant heap this week on the hottest afternoon of the year when … Read more

Costa Corona? What’s really riled locals is the tidal wave of rubbish, says ROBERT HARDMAN 

For all the talk of a second wave of Covid-19, it was not the risk of killer germs which had infuriated the locals hereabouts yesterday. It was all the rubbish. As yesterday’s Mail revealed in graphic detail, Bournemouth beach had resembled a human ant heap this week on the hottest afternoon of the year when … Read more

Dossier of private messages show Robert Jenrick rushed through property scheme

Robert Jenrick rushed through approval of a Tory donor Richard Desmond’s £1billion property deal to help him avoid handing £45million in fees to a Labour-run council after the businessman said he didn’t want to hand cash to ‘Marxists’, explosive messages suggested last night. The Housing Secretary was forced to hand over damning texts he exchanged with former … Read more