Emmanuel Macron has been caught on camera in a heated row with a medic just moments before he took part in a public appearance with health professionals. Footage of the French President applauding alongside medical staff was shared by the Elysee Palace before a second video showing the heated exchange over a lack of resources … Read more
Housebuilders spark row over taxpayer cash as they rush to furlough staff – despite making billions off Government’s Help to Buy scheme By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 April 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 April 2020 Britain’s biggest housing companies have furloughed more than 9,000 workers using taxpayer cash … Read more
Brother of moat cleaning expenses MP wins seven-year planning row with neighbour over ‘eyesore’ access strip to his multi-million pound listed mansion James Hogg clashed with council planners in Andover, Hampshire over his home Asked for permission to build an equestrian workers cottage back in 2013 Neighbours claimed that it was an ‘eyesore’ and looked … Read more
Church of England vicars have threatened to defy the Archbishop of Canterbury’s orders to shut over Easter – claiming ‘now is the time to revolt’. Guidance issued by Justin Welby warned the clergy not to enter churches to film services or for solo prayer. Mr Welby prerecorded his Easter services from his kitchen, while other … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo warned he has ‘no privileges’ in the coronavirus lockdown as images emerge of him in a secret training session at a Madeira stadium… while the public are urged to stay home Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo trained at Madeira national stadium this week Government chiefs are adamant that Portugal international is no exception Ronaldo … Read more
Whitehall officials drawing up the government’s disaster contingency plans ‘never considered senior ministers being taken out one by one by disease’ Whitehall disaster plan ‘did not consider scenario of losing ministers one by one’ Plan had focused on what happens if many ministers ‘taken out’ in military strike Lack of planning for a disease sweeping … Read more
A furious row broke out among Government scientists tonight over whether they raised the alarm early enough over just how deadly coronavirus could be. A devastating Reuters investigation published today suggested that the scientific committees that advised Boris Johnson didn’t study, until mid-March, the option of a stringent lockdown. However, the chief scientific adviser Sir … Read more
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is once again the richest person in the world, despite his divorce last year which cost him a quarter of his stake in the tech giant. Bezos, 56 – who founded the e-commerce company out of his basement in Seattle, Washington in 1994 – is worth $113billion today, only a $18billion … Read more
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou warns budget airline will ‘run out of money by August’ as he calls for firm to cancel £4.5billion Airbus order Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou renews calls to cancel £4.5 billion Airbus plane order He also called on the Luton-based airline to sack finance chief Andrew Findlay Sir Stelios had previously requested … Read more
HSBC trashes claims dividend row will see it move its headquarters from London to Hong Kong By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 A boardroom rift has opened up at HSBC after the Bank of England forced it to cancel its dividend. … Read more