The calamitous state of the British Army is revealed today in a leaked briefing. All but one of its 33 infantry battalions are dangerously short of combat-ready troops, according to the alarming Ministry of Defence report. Marked ‘Official: Sensitive’, it shows that key frontline units have barely half the manpower needed for operational deployment. A … Read more
Miranda Lambert and her husband Brendan McLoughlin cut their road trip short after they were involved in a scary hit-and-run: ‘Nobody was hurt’ By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 06:47 GMT, 5 February 2021 | Updated: 06:47 GMT, 5 February 2021 Miranda Lambert and husband Brendan McLoughlin were victims of a hit-and-run on an Atlanta … Read more
People with bladder cancer should be given a shorter, more intense course of radiotherapy, say researchers, as it lowers the risk of the disease returning by 29 per cent. Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research and the University of Manchester analysed data from two previous clinical trials on radiotherapy treatments. They found that giving … Read more
The pandemic has left a chasm in the national finances, and it rests on the slender shoulders of Rishi Sunak to ensure our Covid debts are not insupportable. But he should resist siren calls to attempt this through tax grabs on property and other wealth. If the Chancellor is as astute as I believe him … Read more
Martin Short is narrowly hit by a car as he films upcoming comedy series Only Murders In The Building with Steve Martin in NYC By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 20:02 GMT, 17 January 2021 | Updated: 20:51 GMT, 17 January 2021 Martin Short was narrowly hit by a car as he filmed a … Read more
Sir David Barclay has died aged 86 after a short illness Billionaire media mogul and co-owner of The Daily Telegraph Sir David Barclay has died aged 86 after a short illness. His newspaper reported last night that he passed away on Sunday. Together with his identical twin Sir Frederick Barclay, Sir David built a business … Read more
Think yourselves lucky I’m here today. I could have been up before North London magistrates, charged with resisting arrest, if not attempted murder. At the weekend, having been confined to barracks since September recovering from a gammy leg, I took my physio’s advice and attempted a walk in the local park. My first faltering steps … Read more
In yesterday’s first part of P.D. James’s ingenious short story MR MILLCROFT’S BIRTHDAY, an elderly man set out to blackmail his mean-spirited children into moving him to a more luxurious accommodation by telling them a tale of murder… but is it true — and will it work? You remember that one-pound box of soft-centred Belgian … Read more
An American writer has infuriated Twitter users after she proclaimed that one of the main reasons men are attracted to short women is because they seem to be easier to dominate and control. Feminista Jones made the bold claims on Twitter this week, phrasing her tweets in a way that seemed to mock short women … Read more
‘My heart just melted’: Michelle Bridges shares an adorable photo of her five-year-old son Axel after ‘his first short haircut’ By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:58 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 11:24 GMT, 4 January 2021 She balances her lucrative fitness empire with motherhood. And Michelle Bridges doted on her adorable … Read more