The pandemic ‘puppy boom’ has handed Pets at Home a double-digit sales boost, putting the retailer on track for a near-£80million profit. In a third quarter trading update, the UK’s biggest pet care business said revenues increased to £302million during the 12 weeks to December 31. That was 18 per cent higher than a year … Read more
A father-of-three who was furloughed from his mechanic job has relished the latest lockdown because it has given him more time to live his double life as a rabbit. Adrian James, from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, has swapped his overalls for rabbit costumes after splurging more than £12,000 on his bizarre hobby. The 31-year-old uses the … Read more
London has driven a 7.6 per cent national rise in house prices after the average property in the capital surpassed £500,000 for the first time. In the UK as a whole, the average price of a home rose to a record £249,633 in November, up from £231,100 a year earlier, said the Office for National … Read more
The Queen and the Pope led world leaders today in congratulating Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States. While the contents of Her Majesty’s message to Biden were kept private, Boris Johnson heralded the ‘step forward’ following a ‘bumpy period’ under the Trump administration. The triumphal tone was echoed … Read more
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo leads world condemnation of Kremlin for arresting Alexei Navalny – but Moscow hits back telling Americans: ‘Deal with problems in your own country’ By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline and Wires Published: 02:42 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 02:47 GMT, 18 January 2021 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo led … Read more
‘One of our all-time great footballers’: Gary Lineker leads tributes to retiring Wayne Rooney after former England and Manchester United star calls time on 19-year career to take over at Derby permanently Wayne Rooney has signed a two-and-a-half year deal to become Derby boss The move however brings to an end a spectacular end a … Read more
Kate Garraway and Charlotte Hawkins have joined a slew of stars showing their support for Myleene Klass ahead of her long-awaited Dancing On Ice debut this weekend. In an exclusive video the presenter, 42, received plenty of advice from her colleagues at Global Radio, including investing in some padded underwear should she suffer a nasty … Read more
How the Government’s vaccine plan breaks down PHASE 1 (FEB 15 TARGET) CARE HOME RESIDENTS – 300,000 CARE HOME WORKERS – 500,000 AGE 80+ – 3,300,000 HEALTHCARE WORKERS – 2,400,000 SOCIAL CARE WORKERS – 1,400,000 AGE 75-79 – 2,300,000 AGE 70-74 – 3,200,000 CLINICALLY EXTREMELY VULNERABLE (UNDER 70) – 1,200,000 PHASE 2 (SPRING) 65-69 2,900,000 … Read more
Shocking new footage shows a police officer being yanked out of the building and beaten with a flagpole bearing the American flag, as it emerged that another officer’s quick-thinking inside the building may have saved Senators’ lives. The footage, circulating online, shows the moment the first officer was hauled out of a door on Wednesday … Read more
Chris Evans leads stars reacting to Donald Trump supporters invading Capitol Hill to protest his loss in election A number of celebrities took to social media on Wednesday after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol Ava DuVernay, Chris Evans, Bette Midler and Armie Hammer among those to speak out Trump’s Twitter … Read more