As the front door closed behind Manuel Cortes, there was a moment’s hesitation. Then, as he took his first step onto the cobbled street, the 64-year-old lost his footing, his wife Juliana offering a steadying arm to prevent him falling. Later he would reveal it was his shoes that had been the problem — he … Read more
Lewis Hamilton reignites planning war with neighbour David Hockney by proposing extension on £18m mansion ‘that will block out light at the artist’s studio’ next door Formula One champion has allegedly never set foot in the west London property Submitted proposals for extension and a terrace at the mansion in January Hockney and other artists … Read more
Britain’s science and pharmaceuticals expertise was out in full force as a clutch of junior market-listed firms made strides in fighting coronavirus. Novacyt and Yourgene surged after inking a manufacturing deal that will help Novacyt step up production of tests for the disease. Yourgene’s state-of-the-art facility in Manchester will initially make critical components – but … Read more
As so often in her 68-year reign, the Queen gets it right. In her statement to the country (and the Commonwealth) last week on meeting the challenge of the coronavirus, the monarch did not once use the word ‘war’. There was just the suggestive phrase ‘I am reminded that our nation’s history has been forged … Read more
Oscar-winning World War One movie 1917 is recreated in LEGO in stop-motion video Two stop motion and Lego-obsessed brothers created a tribute trailer for 1917 The painstakingly recreated scenes from the award-winning movie’s trailer The trailer was posted by Brick Brothers Production on YouTube Saturday By Maxine Shen For Dailymail.com Published: 04:53 GMT, 22 March … Read more
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Britain’s supermarket sector has been thrown into the spotlight like never before in the last few weeks. Panic-stricken shoppers are stockpiling goods and stripping shelves bare of essentials as the Government’s draconian but necessary lockdown plans ramp up. From the crack of dawn, shoppers are queuing up outside supermarket doors to try and get hold … Read more
Nuclear war using less than one percent of the world’s arsenal would spark a global food crisis in just five years, experts warn A nuclear war of just 100 bombs could be devastating to the world’s food supply Five million tons of black smoke would be released into the atmosphere This would block out the sun … Read more
Two years ago, Chief Inspector Helen Smith, then aged 46, was about to walk out of her ‘job of a lifetime’ at Greater Manchester Police because she found herself unable to think straight. It would have meant not only leaving her role as head of international development, but giving up a large part of her … Read more
With markets opening this week to the biggest crash in oil price since the 1991 Gulf War, motorists would have been rubbing their hands together with the prospect of paying significantly less the next time they brimmed their cars. However, so far we’ve only seen a measly cut of 2p off a litre of unleaded … Read more