The owner of a North Carolina racetrack advertised ‘Bubba Rope’ for sale in a social media marketplace days after black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace found a ‘noose’ in his garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Mike Fulp, the 55-year-old owner of the half-mile (0.8 km) 311 Speedway in Stokes County, posted what many have … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has gone to war with allies of Jeremy Corbyn after sacking his former leadership rival Rebecca Long Bailey for sharing an article that contained an ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theory’. The new Labour leader is expected to meet with over 12 members of the hard-Left Socialist Campaign Group on the frontbench today to repair relations, after … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… dental surgery backlogs By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:14 BST, 26 June 2020 | Updated: 02:14 BST, 26 June 2020 Advertisement ‘My receptionist tells me you were complaining that I’m charging a Covid supplement?’ To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk … Read more
That’s pants! Some men admit to keeping their old underwear for more than 20 YEARS, a new poll reveals Clothing firm Tom Clinch carried out a poll on men’s underwear buying habits It found that some men only purchase new underwear once every five years Some men have also admitted to keeping underwear for more … Read more
Britain’s satellite race: Boris Johnson bids to secure £400m stake of US operator OneWeb as UK loses access to EU’s Galileo space system post-Brexit PM and chancellor Rishi Sunak signed off purchase of 20% stake in American operator last night OneWeb could deliver same civil/military tracking services as EU’s rival system UK-licensed OneWeb filed for … Read more
Actress Maxine Peake has condemned racism after she was accused of spreading an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory in an interview with The Independent. The 45-year-old Shameless star came under fire yesterday after claiming Israeli secret forces taught US police tactics which killed George Floyd. Peake, a Jeremy Corbyn supporter, also called for the overthrow of ‘capitalist, … Read more
A mother and her two young boys were ‘critical’ in hospital with severe burn injuries after their home was destroyed in a huge explosion. Nursery worker Jessica Williams, 31, her son Reuben, five and his two-year-old brother, Elliott, were found in the rubble of the demolished three-bedroom house. Friends said the boys were in so … Read more
Father dies after getting into swimming difficulty with his son off the coast of Cornwall Air ambulance, police and the RNLI lifeboat rushed to Porthcurno, Cornwall Coastguard confirmed that the man’s body had been recovered from the water Father was pronounced dead at the scene, while the son has survived By Jack Wright For Mailonline … Read more
Number 10‘s ‘ad hoc’ Covid-19 test, track and trace scheme relies too heavily on private companies and will have missed thousands of cases, leading doctors fear. In a letter published in the British Medical Journal, three public health experts questioned why ministers chose to create a new system when a ‘straightforward’ one already existed. Professor … Read more
Liverpool fans are celebrating wildly tonight after their team ended a 30-year wait to win the Premier League title. The Reds, who had to endure a three-month wait for glory amid the coronavirus pandemic, were crowned champions tonight after Manchester City failed to beat Chelsea. This means that Liverpool’s lead at the top of the … Read more
Children are unlikely to fall seriously ill with coronavirus and the risk of them dying from the disease is ‘very low’, another study has confirmed. Researchers from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London looked at more than 582 children aged three and above who were diagnosed with Covid-19 across Europe during the height of the crisis … Read more
A house in Brooklyn where Al Capone lived as a child with his Italian immigrant parents has gone on the market for $2.9million. The five-bedroom townhouse in the Park Slope neighborhood comes with two guest suites, modern kitchens, ‘chic bathrooms ‘ and a roof deck – and a link to America’s most famous gangster. Capone … Read more
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells caused outrage yesterday after trying to shift the blame for an IT scandal that ruined the lives of more than 1,000 postmasters. The part-time priest, 61, insisted she did not approve prosecutions of her staff and was misled by computer experts. She said she was told the IT system … Read more