China has released a new state-produced musical showing Uighurs singing and dancing as part of a propaganda bid to counter international fury over the minority group’s treatment. The 100 minute-long film, set in Xinjiang and has hit the country’s cinemas under the uplifting title ‘The Wings of Songs’. Uighurs can be seen happily singing and … Read more
FORTY rebel Tories including six ex-Cabinet ministers join forces with opposition MPs in bid to block ‘divisive and discriminatory’ vaccine passports Unlikely alliance condemned vaccine passports as ‘divisive and discriminatory’ Members of coalition were organised by the pressure group Big Brother Watch Signed a pledge to oppose the idea if it is brought forward by … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Shares in debt collection group Arrow Global soar as TDR Capital hits bullseye with a £560m bid By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 31 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 31 March 2021 Arrow Global shares shot up after its private equity suitor made an official takeover offer. The debt … Read more
Co-op starts putting GPS satellite tracking tags on MEAT in bid to stop shoplifters Co-op has put the hi-tech boxes to house meat being sold in their stores The devices have been spotted on items including rump steak and pork loin It comes after the chain introduced body-worn cameras for some of its staff By … Read more
Tree-planting drive takes root as National Trust record first 60,000 saplings in bid for 20million more National Trust has received £500,000 in public donations for its campaign Charity has planted 60,000 trees so far and plans to plant 20million by 2030 More locations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been earmarked By Xantha Leatham Health … Read more
Salvage teams have intensified excavation and dredging efforts around a massive container ship blocking the busy Suez Canal after canal chiefs launched a last-ditch bid to take advantage of the king tide brought on by the supermoon to help free the vessel. Officials said operations were under way to make use the high tides created by … Read more
Women celebrate victory in Asda equal pay bid: ‘Made in Dagenham’ case paves way for shop workers to earn same as male warehouse staff The Supreme Court ruled that lower-paid staff who work on the shop floor can compare themselves with higher-paid workers in warehouses This has been a contentious issue and the 44,000 claimants … Read more
Secret evidence could shed light on whether MI5 and police failed to prevent the Fishmongers’ Hall attack, a court has heard. Cambridge University graduates Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, were killed by convicted terrorist Usman Khan at a prisoner rehabilitation event near London Bridge on November 29 2019. Khan, 28, who was armed … Read more
Johnny Depp LOSES bid to overturn High Court ruling that he beat Amber Heard and left her in ‘fear for her life’ Judge previously said column calling Depp a ‘wife beater’ was ‘substantially true’ Mr Depp, 57, assaulted Ms Heard, 34, on a dozen occasions, the court declared Today, Court of Appeal refused permission for Mr … Read more
Members of the Shrewsbury 24 – including Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson – who were convicted for unlawful assembly during the 1972 builders’ strike have won a bid to clear their names at the Court of Appeal. Two dozen trade unionists who picketed during the 1972 national builders’ strike were charged with offences including unlawful … Read more