North Koreans desperate to meet scrap metal quotas are plundering in the wreckage of the liaison office with the South that was blown up on Kim Jong-un’s orders. Residents of Kaesong are risking arrest by scavenging in the ruins of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office which was set up in a spirit of unity in 2018 … Read more
The explosive chemicals which caused the Beirut disaster may have been diverted to Lebanon on purpose, it has been claimed. The shipment of ammonium nitrate was officially destined for Mozambique when it sailed on the cargo ship Rhosus in 2013, but the vessel made an unscheduled stop in Beirut where the chemicals were impounded. A … Read more
Series 1: Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole Did they/didn’t they? Natasha Kaplinsky and her hunky partner Brendan Cole sparked affair rumours Strictly hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons during season one. Viewers were transfixed by the apparent close bond between newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky and her hunky partner Brendan Cole. Although the pair went on to … Read more
Sir Alec Reed is founder of Reed, one of the most familiar names in recruitment. He started the business in Hounslow in 1960 and was knighted in 2011. Below, he outlines a five-point plan to get Britain back to work – including a 35-hour working week and basic income tax to be scrapped. Before beginning … Read more
Trainer firm Vans scrap ad campaign showing teenager on rail tracks after complaint from heartbroken driver who saw youngster killed by her train Vans ad shows young woman holding a camera as she clambers onto platform Heather Waugh, a freight train driver for Network Rail Scotland, saw a 15-year-old boy die after he lay down … Read more
Scrap two-metre rule to save economy: Business leaders plead with the Prime Minister to relax social distancing By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 23:55 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 23:55 BST, 9 June 2020 Business leaders have pleaded with the Prime Minister to relax the two-metre rule amid fears that millions of … Read more
EastEnders bosses are reportedly planning to scrap all the storylines and start afresh in a huge post-coronavirus reboot. The BBC soap is set to go off air in a matter weeks after running out of episodes following a halt in filming amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, show bosses have come up with a plan to … Read more
BBC is ‘preparing’ to scrap free TV licences for over-75s in August, says Lord Hall By Sebastian Murphy-bates For Mailonline Published: 10:04 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 10:05 BST, 24 May 2020 The BBC is ‘preparing’ to scrap free TV licences for over-75s in August, says Lord Hall. Share or comment on this article:
Boris Johnson’s ambition to reopen primary schools on June 1 could be scrapped amid mass dissension from teachers, unions and growing numbers of Labour councils, it was revealed today. The Prime Minister’s spokesman said the Government would ‘listen to their concerns’ about safety and insisted opening schools in 12 days was not a ‘hard deadline’ … Read more
A former Conservative Party leader has called on the Prime Minister to reconsider the two-metre social distancing rule to ‘get the economy moving’. Iain Duncan Smith said the UK is the ‘only country in Europe’ using the two metre distance, with Germany, Poland and the Netherlands using 1.5 metres. Relaxing the strict social distancing rules, … Read more