New ‘polluter pays’ tax on high-rise developments will fund repair of fire safety defects – including unsafe cladding – in the wake of Grenfell Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will reveal details of a ‘polluter pays’ tax Sources said the move would protect leaseholders and taxpayers from the cost More than a million private flats are … Read more
Ned’s Declassified personality Lindsey Shaw leaves social media in wake of TikTok racial controversy By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 04:34 BST, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 04:34 BST, 13 July 2021 Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide star Lindsey Shaw says she is leaving social media for awhile in the wake of a racial … Read more
Sleeping dog will ONLY wake up if her owner says the ‘magic word’ – as viral video shows her snoozing while he lists foods until he finally says ‘chicken’ Isaac Brown, an athletic coach from Canada, has gone viral on TikTok for revealing the ‘magic word’ that will wake up his dog, Xena He talks … Read more
Do YOU think 10.30pm is too late to do the laundry? Furious mother says her neighbours’ ‘horrendously loud’ washing machine wakes up her son – but is told it’s ‘normal household noise’ Anonymous British mother said her neighbour’s washing machine was too loud Took to Mumsnet to complain about them using the appliance at 10.30pm … Read more
Mourning members of the Royal Family swapped their smiling social media profile photos to their official coats of arms today in a mark of respect to Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle this morning, aged 99. The Royal Family issued a statement reading: ‘It is with deep sorrow that … Read more
Back in the 80s, and even the 90s, there were only a few dahlias that were at all acceptable to self-appointed arbiters of horticultural good taste, but thankfully we have moved beyond all that nonsense and I’d recommend that every garden should grow as many dahlias as they have room for. I certainly do. Dahlias … Read more
Queen is deluged with hundreds of letters of support and encouragement in the wake of Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview – and her ladies-in-waiting reply to every one Every day, sacks full of post are delivered to the Queen at Windsor Castle Cards, gifts and letters are said to be a source of great comfort … Read more
‘It’s because of greed, my friends’: Boris Johnson says UK left EU trailing in its wake over Covid vaccines through self-interest… but later apologises and insists he ‘regrets’ remark Boris Johnson made comments during private meeting of the 1922 Committee He said: ‘The reason we have the vaccine success is because of capitalism…’ But the … Read more
Almost three-quarters of EU countries are experiencing spiralling Covid infection rates, forcing vast swathes of the continent back into lockdown. As a third wave sweeps across Europe, Britons were yesterday warned that foreign summer holidays are ‘extremely unlikely’. In France alone, 21 million people awoke yesterday to a fresh draconian lockdown. Millions more in Italy, Germany, … Read more
Rio de Janeiro closes its famous beaches in wake of Brazil’s Covid crisis Rio’s mayor Eduardo Paes said the virus situation in the city was ‘very critical’ Public hospitals in the city currently have a 95% occupancy rate in intensive care Like much of Brazil it is struggling against the impact of the so-called P1 … Read more