How consulting giant McKinsey has become a magnet for criticism over France’s bungled Covid response

Consulting giant McKinsey has been blamed for France’s slow vaccine rollout after Emmanuel Macron gave the firm £2.83 million to handle logistics. The president signed contracts totalling £9.46 million with four large consulting firms, despite France’s traditional pride for the quality of its vast civil service.  Within weeks of those deals, Macron was receiving flak … Read more

Alan Bennett’s former home in The Lady In The Van is ‘magnet for drunks and drug addicts’

Alan Bennett’s former home that featured in the film The Lady in the Van has become a ‘magnet for drunks and drug addicts’. Neighbours have complained over the state of the dilapidated former home of the legendary British playwright and are now welcoming plans to restore it.  The home in Camden, North London, which Mr … Read more

Three brothers aged 14, five, and four find GUNS in canal during magnet fishing trips

That’s a deadly catch! Three brothers aged 14, five, and four find GUNS in canal during magnet fishing trips  Reece Nixon, 14, found a World War One machine gun at the bottom of a canal His brother Riley fished out a handgun about a year later  Their younger brother found a BB gun on his … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: Post-Brexit Britain must stay a magnet for talent

Hong Kong citizens are coming to the rescue of the London property market – and they are coming here to live, not just to buy properties as an investment. The reasons are obvious. Since the crackdown on dissent by China and the British Government’s response of offering a path to UK citizenship, the case for … Read more

Bomb squad rush to city centre after magnet fisherman pulls suspected explosive device out of river

Bomb squad rush to city centre as area is evacuated after magnet fisherman pulls suspected explosive device out of river Rusty object believed to be an explosive device pulled from River Aire in Leeds  Large cordon was placed around the area and nearby businesses evacuated  West Yorkshire Police later confirmed ‘shell-like’ object is an old … Read more