Brothers Chris and Jeff Abbott went back to work last Saturday, when they opened their two DIY shops for the first time in four weeks. Only three customers are allowed in at a time and chip-and-pin machines are cleaned frequently with antibacterial wipes. Acrylic screens shield staff from customers at the tills. But the coronavirus … Read more
Headteachers have asked the government to clarify whether they will have to fine parents who refuse to return their children to school after the coronavirus lockdown is eased. More than 1.7 million pupils who are vulnerable, or whose parents are key workers, may be asked to return to school as early as next week, while … Read more
Bosses of two of Britain’s biggest gambling companies refuse to take pay cuts despite using taxpayer money to prop up their businesses By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 4 May 2020 The bosses of two of Britain’s biggest gambling companies have refused to take … Read more
Confession: I am a really bad granny. I have four grandchildren; my husband John has three with another on the way. The eldest is 12, youngest two months. In the way of presents, educational kits, and birthdays, John’s lot fare much better than mine. I don’t think I have ever remembered a grandchild’s birthday. This … Read more
Tips across the country are heaving this morning as cooped-up Brits rushed out to reopened refuse centres to dump their rubbish for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown. There were long queues from as early as 8am at dumps in Greater Manchester and Northumberland after local councils were finally given the green light to … Read more
The REAL reason Kyle Sandilands and his model ex-girlfriend Imogen Anthony refuse to sell their $3million Southern Highlands farm By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:26 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 01:40 BST, 27 April 2020 Radio host Kyle Sandilands and his ex-girlfriend Imogen Anthony won’t be selling their $3million farm in … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will no longer respond to enquiries from journalists at four British newspaper groups because they are adopting a ‘zero engagement’ policy – but insist it is not a move aimed at ‘avoiding criticism’. In a letter released to the Guardian on Sunday night, Los Angeles-based Prince … Read more
Nurses have been told they can refuse to treat coronavirus patients if there is inadequate personal protective equipment – as one is left on a ventilator and in an induced coma after treating a patient without a mask. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the step can be taken as ‘a last resort’ amid … Read more
Bailed-out TUI’s bosses refuse to accept a pay cut despite furloughing 11,000 UK staff TUI received a £1.6billion bailout from the German government It claims its executive board is ‘also making its financial contribution in the crisis’ It also said it was unlikely there would be any bonuses this year for executives By Jamie Nimmo … Read more
A father has blocked a bin lorry in the street in a 30-minute standoff after being told his recycling could not be emptied because it had an empty Pot Noddle tub. Robert Watts, 44, claimed when his wife Linzie, 29, offered to remove it, bin men still refused as the rubbish would now be ‘contaminated’. … Read more