ANDREW PIERCE: Spare us your winks and get a grip, Becky! By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:53 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 01:55 BST, 27 April 2020 Sir Keir Starmer managed to find a place in his Shadow Cabinet for onetime ‘Continuity Corbyn’ candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey — whom he trounced in … Read more
The last light of the day is dipping over the hill as shepherdess Emma Gray mounts her quad bike to head home. With her young son, Len, strapped to her back, she makes one last round of her fields before calling it a night. It’s been a long day for the 34-year-old, who has spent the … Read more
Health secretary Matt Hancock has avoided saying how low coronavirus cases will have to drop before the lockdown can be eased. At the daily coronavirus briefing on Thursday, Mr Hancock announced a huge programme of testing in an effort to get a picture of the spread of the disease. Testing and tracing lines of transmission … Read more
Millions of households are wondering how they will cope with a big drop in income because of measures prompted by the Covid-19 crisis. Exclusive figures for Money Mail today reveal that the average family will be left with little more than £1 a week to spare if they don’t adjust their spending habits after a … Read more
NHS how has more SPARE criticial care beds than it did before the coronavirus pandemic struck Britain, says Matt Hancock He hailed the work done to boost the the ability of the health service to cope But it came as the UK death toll surged past 10,000, with another 737 fatalities Among those to die … Read more
Think your lockdown’s a handful? Spare a thought for the nation’s puppy breeders – and one family who have 12 six-week-old pups living in their kitchen! Mrs Cousins-Brown, a Kennel Club breeder, has 12 six-week-old briard pups All the puppies are reserved and were due to be picked up by their new owners The coronavirus … Read more
Younger American adults are also at risk of becoming seriously ill because of the novel coronavirus, a new report reveals. Although those who are oldest, aged 80 and above, have the greatest risk of dying, a sizeable portion of those hospitalized were younger, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among 508 … Read more
A pensioner behind a £53million smuggling ring has been spared jail as his lawyer claims he is vulnerable to the coronavirus. Gilbert Khoo, 67, made a fortune smuggling critically endangered elver eels from a barn in Gloucestershire to the Far East. Khoo would import the live baby eels from Spain, hide them under hauls of … Read more
By Gum, it’s quality stodge (but spare me the goat’s cheese!) By Tom Parker Bowles Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 The Gumstool Inn Calcot & Spa, Tetbury, Gloucs Rating: The road wears the mist like a sodden blanket, the headlights barely … Read more
Artisans are using them as studios and gardeners are adorning them with flowers. The shed has never had it so good — but, then, I am a true devotee. My husband, Dave, and I inherited a very tired shed when we bought our house in Guildford, Surrey. It came with no door and a roof … Read more