Polish lorry driver, 34, is arrested for ‘despicable’ attempt to smuggle 30lbs of cocaine in to the UK in consignment of FACEMASKS The drugs haul was worth £1 million that was discovered in the back of the van Border Force boss Ian Hanson said it ‘shows the lengths’ smugglers will go to He vowed to … Read more
Calls for children’s TV to turn on the subtitles in a bid to raise literacy levels among youngsters missing school due to coronavirus quarantine The campaign to add subtitles to children’s TV hopes to raise the reading age Research shows 94 per cent of children engage with subtitles if they are shown Presenter Stephen Fry … Read more
The Mafia is handing out food to Italy’s needy and offering interest-free loans to impose control over people’s lives and capitalise on the country’s coronavirus crisis. Anti-mafia author Roberto Saviano, who wrote the script for Italian crime drama Gomorrah, told journalists yesterday that at the most basic level, the mob is handing out groceries to … Read more
China abandons bid to seize control of chip maker Imagination Technologies after Westminster backlash By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:57 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 7 April 2020 Chinese investors have abandoned an attempt to seize control of a British technology star after a furious backlash in Westminster. A … Read more
Lender’s court bid tips troubled private hospital group NMC Health towards collapse By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 6 April 2020 A major lender to troubled NMC Health has filed to have the company put into administration. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), which is … Read more
Crisis-hit NMC Health started the week with a bang after it said it is considering takeover bids from private equity firms. Shares in the FTSE 100-listed firm, which runs one of the biggest hospital chains in the United Arab Emirates, soared after bosses confirmed they had been approached by KKR and GK Investment with possible … Read more
Ocado removes bottled water from its deliveries in a bid to make space for other products as it claims ban will allow them to deliver to up to 6,000 extra homes a week The move comes as many retailers desperately try to adapt to feed the public The online supermarket delivered to 250,000 homes across … Read more
Firms that ARE doing the right thing by slashing pay in bid to save cash and survive the coronavirus pandemic By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 April 2020 Growing numbers of companies are slashing bosses’ pay in a bid to save cash and … Read more
Britain’s youngest female murderer – who stabbed a stranger to death aged just 12 – loses bid to relax her jail regime after fantasizing about killing an inmate Sharon Carr brutally murdered Katie Rackliff by stabbing her 32 times in 1992 She is now eligible for release but authorities consider her a danger to society … Read more
The House on Friday passed a $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package, defeating a move by a rogue lawmaker to hold up a vote on the legislation, which now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature. The threat from Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky united President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House GOP Leader Kevin … Read more