The Cabinet has backed the Great British September Clean to tackle the litter that has blighted the country during lockdown. All 22 ministers, led by Boris Johnson, have pledged to take part in a socially distanced litter pick when the scheme begins in September. The Mail and Keep Britain Tidy are encouraging the public and … Read more
A massive nationwide campaign to clean up Britain backed by the Daily Mail is relaunched today after being postponed by the coronavirus crisis. Shocking pictures have shown the lockdown litter blighting the nation’s beauty spots in recent weeks. From the countryside to the coast, thoughtless people have left piles of waste and plastic while meeting … Read more
Some 6,000 small businesses apply for the Mail’s £5m free advertising fund By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 The Mail’s scheme was hailed by both the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and small business minister Paul Scully Around 6,000 small businesses have applied … Read more
Royal Mail’s chief executive Rico Back quit today after two years in charge marked by battles with unions over efforts to restructure the postal service. In a surprise departure, the 66-year-old German businessman has agreed with the board to step down with immediate effect and will leave the company on August 15. Hamburg-born Mr Back … Read more
Standing delightedly in her new coveralls, nurse Vicky Burns voiced the sentiments of all her colleagues yesterday, declaring: ‘Can we just say a big thank you.’ Within 24 hours of touching down on UK soil, a 20-ton planeload of personal protective equipment was on its way to the NHS front line yesterday, courtesy of Mail … Read more
Four simple words, but to a nation in lockdown they offer comfort and hope. When the Queen assured us in a public address this week, ‘We will meet again’, she was quoting from Dame Vera Lynn’s most iconic wartime song. In doing so, Her Majesty gave us reason to soldier on in the face of … Read more
We try before you buy: The Mail’s Jenny Wood puts eight cordless vacuums to the test By Jenny Wood For The Daily Mail Published: 22:07 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 22:17 GMT, 25 March 2020 Named ‘best cordless vacuum’ by Which?, this is packed with hightech features. Dyson V11 Absolute Vacuum, £599, Dyson.co.uk 5/5. … Read more
The date: May 1990. The scene: the ice-white beauty of the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, a mythical movie star retreat on the French Riviera. Two of Hollywood’s leading action men, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger are there, graciously permitting photographs to be taken. So far so predictable when a voice from behind one of the clicking … Read more
Picking up a record! Number of litter volunteers backing the Mail’s Great British Spring Clean overtakes last year’s 563,000, as The Co-op gets on board Co-operative Group is encouraging all its staff to join drive to clean up Britain Company is donating 8,000 hours of paid staff time and hosting litter events Comes after the … Read more