UK cases of coronavirus WILL keep rising and infections are taking place between Britons, warns Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty as he says the focus is now on delaying the spread By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 09:21 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 09:27 GMT, 5 March 2020 UK cases will keep … Read more
Post Office bosses are to face MPs as part of official inquiry into scandal of staff who were wrongly accused of theft The Post Office accused its staff for years of stealing from its branches Many former postmasters were convicted and fined, and in some cases jailed But it later emerged that its IT system … Read more
Calls for Priti Patel to quit as she heads to the Home Office amid claims she led ‘vicious campaign’ to oust Sir Philip Rutman while ex-aide says ‘bullying’ minister drove her to take ‘overdose’ ending with £25,000 DWP payout Diane Abbott insisted Ms Patel should stand down while complaints are analysed PM has asked Cabinet … Read more
Post Office staff are to launch Britain’s largest ever miscarriage of justice case to have theft slurs quashed Postmasters wrongly accused of theft appeal for convictions to be quashed More than 50 staff could front Britain’s largest ever miscarriage of justice case The Post Office settled a High Court case brought by 550 former postmasters … Read more
We are seemingly in the middle of nowhere as we sail off the Antarctic Peninsula, with giant icebergs bobbing and snowy peaks protruding. But as we turn the corner, a tiny wooden hut comes into view. We’ve reached the southernmost post office in the world. Port Lockroy postal station is located on Goudier Island, which is … Read more
The personal office of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan has been hit with bombshell claims of assault, sexual harassment, racism and transphobia. On Friday, Business Insider published an explosive report detailing misconduct allegations made by employees of the family office – West Street – against one another, dating back three years … Read more
An employee of Alphabet Inc’s Google, who had been in the Zurich office, has tested positive for coronavirus, the company said on Friday. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Switzerland has risen to 15, and more than 100 people are in quarantine, government minister Alain Berset said. Google is restricting its employee travel as … Read more
None of the remaining 700-plus guests at a hotel in Spain’s Canary Islands on lockdown over the coronavirus have shown any symptoms of the virus and 130 of them have been cleared to leave the building, a spokesman for the regional government said on Thursday. The guests at Tenerife’s H10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel have … Read more
NOW Britain faces snow and ice chaos: Forecasters warn the white stuff will sweep most of UK tomorrow with flurries approaching London Met Office has issued severe yellow warnings for snow and ice from 10pm on Wednesday to midday Thursday Snow will reach the south east and London by tomorrow with up to four inches … Read more
Two senior civil servants ‘leave Home Office amid Priti Patel row’ as former top mandarin Lord O’Donnell says it’s good for ‘creative tension’ to exist between ministers and staff Patel is at the heart of a furious row over treatment of staff in the department The 47-year-old’s opponents have accused her of bullying staff But … Read more