Officials in Florida on Sunday warned of a 20 foot wall of wastewater and ‘catastrophic flooding’ after a significant leak at a large pond threatened to burst a system that stores polluted water. Governor Ron DeSantis took part in an aerial tour of the site and later held a press conference after more than 300 homes were evacuated … Read more
One year on from the start of the first lockdown, the brutal price of this drastic policy is all too obvious. Amid battered public finances, rising unemployment and widespread business failures, entire sectors of the economy have been devastated. At the same time, the quality of life for most of the population has been profoundly … Read more
Terrified United Airlines passengers clapped in relief as their flight touched down safely in Denver on Saturday after suffering catastrophic engine failure shortly after take-off. The Boeing 777-200 aircraft, with 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, was heading to Honolulu on Saturday from Denver International Airport when debris struck the plane’s right engine, causing … Read more
The World Health Organization chief on Monday warned that the world was on the brink of a ‘catastrophic moral failure’ on distributing vaccines which were mostly ‘hoovered up’ by wealthy countries. During WHO’s week-long executive board meeting, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lamented that Guinea received a mere 25 vaccine doses while over 39million jabs have been … Read more
Russia ‘is researching how to weaponise deadly Ebola virus as part of a catastrophic doomsday project’, experts fear Unit of the FSB spy agency is believed to be researching Ebola and Marburg virus Diseases lead to organ failure and internal bleeding and have caused outbreaks Ex-intelligence insider fears Moscow could be going beyond studying diseases … Read more
Duty-free loss will hit us harder than Brexit and the pandemic combined, says luxury jeweller Boodles By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:08 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 22 December 2020 The boss of luxury jeweller Boodles said the loss of duty-free shopping could hit the sector harder than Brexit … Read more
The parents of three sons were all diagnosed with a ‘catastrophic’ muscle wasting disease say their children give them the ‘hope and resilience’ to keep going. Archie Naughton, 14, from County Roscommon, and his identical twin brothers, 10, George and Isaac were diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in 2012. The genetic disease, which causes muscle tissue to … Read more
London’s Tory MPs have urged Boris Johnson not to inflict ‘untold damage’ on the capital by moving it into a tier 3 lockdown this week. In a letter seen by The Mail on Sunday, the MPs urge the Prime Minister to spare the capital because shutting it down would hurt not just Londoners, but ‘people … Read more
High Street firms preparing for ‘catastrophic’ Christmas as Marks & Spencer heads for its first loss in its 94-year history as listed company By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2020 High Street firms are preparing for a ‘catastrophic’ Christmas as Marks & … Read more
A 15-year-old girl who was killed in front of her family in a speedboat crash could not be revived after suffering a catastrophic chest injury when the high-speed RIB hit a buoy in choppy conditions on the Solent, an inquest heard today. Emily Lewis was among 12 people enjoying a ‘sightseeing trip’ with Southampton charter … Read more