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Insulting No.10 nickname for Sajid Javid helped trigger big bust-up – as JASON GROVES reveals

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Julian Smith Julian Smith: Out as Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith’s removal as Northern Ireland Secretary represents a crushing blow for the man who successfully helped restore powersharing at Stormont after three years of deadlock. Mr Smith did what his predecessors failed to do when he steered the devolved assembly back on track in January … Read more

Airbus plunges into the red after paying £3bn to settle bribery claims

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Airbus plunges into the red after being forced to pay £3bn to settle bribery claims in three countries By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 February 2020 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 13 February 2020 Airbus plunged into the red last year following a thumping bribery settlement in three countries. The commercial … Read more

Is coronavirus in an UBER? Patient tests positive after taking taxi to casualty

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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. At least 1,370 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 60,380 have been infected in at least 28 countries and regions. But experts predict the true number of people … Read more

‘I was thrashed by a ruthless emperor – at ping pong’: Susanna Johnston collates her diary entries

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MEMOIR RESCUING MY FATHER by Susanna Johnston (Zuleika £10, 128pp)  Doting elder sister of the late Spectator editor Alexander Chancellor, slightly less adoring daughter of the late-lamented (and late-demented, poor man) former Reuters chairman Sir Christopher Chancellor, the writer Susanna Johnston has collated this charming, witty selection of vignettes and diaries from her well-connected life. … Read more

The women who call the midwife, then bite her!

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MEMOIR THE SECRET MIDWIFE  by Anonymous (John Blake £16.99, 320 pp) On her first day as a student on a labour ward, the Secret Midwife was directed to a quiet room. Inside, a woman was sitting on a bed, cradling a small, silent bundle. ‘Ah, thank goodness!’ the woman said. ‘I’ve been pressing the buzzer … Read more

Twitcher at No. 10: Played for a fool by Adolf Hitler, Neville Chamberlain’s staff worried

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BOOK OF THE WEEK NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN’S LEGACY  by Nicholas Milton (Pen & Sword £25, 279pp) The wheel had turned, and, in a matter of a few weeks, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain had gone from the hero promising ‘peace in our time’ to the villain whose attempted appeasement of the rapacious Adolf Hitler had failed. He … Read more