How quickly the pandemic is rotting the minds of supposedly clever civil servants and ministers. The latest crazy ideas to emanate from Whitehall are contained in a leaked 16-page official document. Mad idea number one: to pay £500 to every person testing positive for Covid-19. Mad (and dangerous) idea number two: to give police access … Read more
Actor Odessa Young details the eerie timing of Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic thriller as the COVID-19 pandemic unraveled worldwide By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:21 GMT, 17 January 2021 | Updated: 05:21 GMT, 17 January 2021 She’s starring in Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic thriller, The Stand. And on Sunday, Odessa Young detailed how her … Read more
At the turn of the 20th century, the question that most preoccupied British policymakers was: What do we do about Germany? The answer turned out to be two world wars, the collapse of British power and the rise of two new superpowers — the Soviet Union and the United States. The German problem was eventually … Read more
For more than a decade President Donald Trump has been disseminating lies and abuse on Twitter. He claimed in 2012 that the Chinese ‘created the concept of global warming’. He asserted in 2017 that in the previous year’s presidential election he had won more votes than Hillary Clinton, though he actually received three million fewer. … Read more
Gogglebox’s Stephen Webb looks almost unrecognisable as he unveils his new buzz cut transformation By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 10:58 GMT, 10 January 2021 | Updated: 10:58 GMT, 10 January 2021 His amusing remarks and honest commentary have made him an instant fan favourite among Gogglebox viewers. And Stephen Webb shocked his social media followers … Read more
We British like to think of ourselves as a moderate people, and most of us believe that our police are equally measured and sensible. Thank God, we say, that we don’t suffer the heavy-handed policing which is the bane of European countries. Not for us armed coppers who are wont to bash you over the … Read more
We British like to think of ourselves as a moderate people, and most of us believe that our police are equally measured and sensible. Thank God, we say, that we don’t suffer the heavy-handed policing which is the bane of European countries. Not for us armed coppers who are wont to bash you over the … Read more
A sombre ritual on a leafy street in South-East London: three generations of one family gather, bow their heads in prayer, leave flowers. Baroness Doreen Lawrence returns three times a year to the exact spot where her son Stephen was murdered by racist thugs in 1993 to place a small, colourful bouquet there — on … Read more
At 11 o’clock tonight we are finally leaving the European Union behind. I can scarcely believe I have written those words. We will be an independent country again. As Boris Johnson declared yesterday, this is ‘a new chapter in our national story’. Whatever happens, we have set another course. The year 2021 may be remembered … Read more
At 11 o’clock tonight we are finally leaving the European Union behind. I can scarcely believe I have written those words. We will be an independent country again. As Boris Johnson declared yesterday, this is ‘a new chapter in our national story’. Whatever happens, we have set another course. The year 2021 may be remembered … Read more