As if lockdown couldn’t get any worse! Social media users share their quarantine mishaps – from shrinking a favourite jumper to being photobombed by a cat on live TV People from around the world have shared their most hilarious lockdown fails A man was left with a ridiculous hairstyle after his clippers died mid haircut … Read more
A secret military operation to overthrow Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro Moros was simple, but perilous. Some 300 heavily armed volunteers would sneak into Venezuela from the northern tip of South America. Along the way, they would raid military bases in the socialist country and ignite a popular rebellion that would end in President Nicolás Maduro’s … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva revisiting Brexit during coronavirus crisis suggests she hasn’t quite washed away her EU past By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:30 BST, 16 April 2020 | Updated: 22:37 BST, 16 April 2020 The International Monetary Fund deserves credit for not holding back on highlighting the stunning £7 … Read more
Beijing’s chief medical advisor on the novel coronavirus has questioned the US governments’ abilities to fight the pandemic amid a tit-for-tat row between the two nations over the global emergency. Epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan claimed he worried about what would happen in America, adding ‘the problem of the US will be the problem of the world’, … Read more
BASE jumper’s parachute FAILS after throwing himself off a Swiss ravine but he miraculously survives after landing in a shallow river The unidentified thrill-seeker leapt into a 300ft deep ravine in Switzerland He said online the canopy opened the wrong way and he got twisted under it As he tried to free himself he crashed … Read more
That can’t be safe! Shocking snaps capture the horrifying building fails seen during structural inspections – including a car jack holding up part of a house California-based firm revealed bizarre fails found during structural inspections Range from cracked structure being ‘fixed’ with tape to dangerous sloping floor Alpha Structural, Inc’s snaps also include a car … Read more
Boris Johnson has refused to shut schools across the country as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take hold despite public clamouring for him to do so. A number of other countries such as Ireland, Austria, Turkey and Norway have taken drastic measures to stymie the spread of the disease, including closing schools, colleges and childcare facilities. … Read more
Owner of Trafford Centre and Lakeside ‘could go bust’: Shopping centre giant Intu sees share price wiped out after slumping to a £2bn loss Annual loss rose from £1.17bn to over £2bn in the last year, dismal results show Group admits numbers show ‘material uncertainty’ to carry on as a business But, company insisting it still … Read more
Home buyers left disappointed after Stamp Duty overhaul fails to materialise but surcharge on foreign investors could ‘level the playing field’ for UK buyers Chancellor decides against Stamp Duty overhaul this afternoon in 2020 Budget The tax is due to bring £12.8billion into the Treasury’s coffers this tax year He confirmed a 2 per cent surcharge would … Read more
NHS campaign promoting cervical smear tests fails to mention women in leaflet – but does offer guidance for transgender men Informational leaflet was created by Public Health England on behalf of the NHS Early edition did not mention specifically women under heading ‘Who we invite’ Been amended to say ‘cervical screening is for women and people with a … Read more