Premier League set to speak to club captains about keeping the Black Lives Matter slogan on players’ shirts amid increased scrutiny of the movement The Premier League are set to discuss whether to keep BLM slogan on shirts Top flight players took a knee before every game of the restart in June Sports have responded … Read more
Wearing the same blue and green school tie as them, Boris Johnson addressed a group of children last week and said: ‘Education is the great equaliser. It’s the liberator. It’s the transformer of society. And it’s the single most important way in which we can unite and level up across this whole country, and deliver … Read more
‘It’s better for us to go our separate ways’: The Chase’s Mark Labbett ‘splits from wife Katie so she can date her lover after their open marriage failed to work’ By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 22:58 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 22:59 BST, 29 August 2020 The Chase star Mark Labbett has revealed … Read more
The Voice Kids: Host Emma Willis wows in a strapless black dress as Pixie Lott’s contestant Justine Afante WINS in show’s first virtual final By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 22:45 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 22:45 BST, 29 August 2020 Pixie Lott’s contestant Justine Afante has won the show’s first ever virtual final. The 13-year-old … Read more
It’s Wednesday lunchtime on Market Street, the main shopping parade in Nelson town centre. Pensioners potter about, unbothered by the steady drizzle. Determined-looking mums hurry around, pushing buggies. Most are in masks. There are one-way markers stuck to the floors of all the shops and, of course, ubiquitous queues. So far, so ordinary. I’m here … Read more
Children are ‘more likely to be hit by a bus’ than catch coronavirus at school. Classrooms are ‘safe’. The chances of kids becoming seriously ill with Covid? ‘Strikingly low,’ according to the latest studies. These have been the messages coming from Ministers and scientists over the past fortnight – aimed at reassuring parents, as schools … Read more
When is someone going to speak for London? The greatest city on the planet is being left to die a slow, silent death. Every day in the capital is like a Sunday now. The Square Mile lies largely abandoned. Whitehall is solely patrolled by armed police and a small handful of inquisitive tourists. Footfall on … Read more
Badge of shame: How TSB’s famous slogan seems now TSB once boasted that it was ‘the bank that likes to say yes’ – but it is now blowing a rude raspberry ‘no’ in the face of customers wanting to be served at its branch counters. The bank has started pulling down the shutters at 14 … Read more
Living in Los Angeles for nearly 30 years, I’ve got used to strange bumps in the night. They usually mean a seismic rumbling from the San Andreas Fault, something all Californians learn to live with. But last week it was different, because the dull thuds above my head were the sound of two intruders making … Read more
Business leaders rage at Matt Hancock’s ‘scaremongering’ talk about a second lockdown as they warn of ‘untold damage’ to businesses trying to recover from coronavirus lockdown Business leaders responded with shock and disbelief to Mr Hancock’s comments He said that England could face restrictions and very extensive local lockdowns He also warned he warned other countries … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. B.S. writes: Great Rail Journeys, which is based in York, cancelled our £10,000 railway tour of the southern … Read more
The perfect hangouts across the UK for adrenaline junkies, from a huge skate park to one of the world’s highest (and scariest) indoor bungee jumps Adrenaline Alley in Corby has huge, warehouse-style arenas for skateboarders and BMX riders Manchester is home to the country’s longest indoor ski slope, providing nearly 600ft of ‘real’ snow to … Read more
When the pandemic left millions stuck at home, bored Britons took to their gardens to grow their own vegetables. Seed suppliers sold out within weeks of lockdown, and the Royal Horticultural Society reported a five-fold rise the number of calls and emails from people seeking advice. After all, what could be healthier than being out … Read more