Four wild bison will be released into woodland in Kent by spring 2022 as part of a plan to naturally boost Britain’s wildlife habitats. The European bison will live in a cordoned-off area of Blean Woods near Canterbury, close to the University of Kent campus. Although they are thought to have grazed here thousands of … Read more
Matthew Vaughn, the brains behind the Kingsman films, hopes to turn its prequel — The King’s Man — into a spy franchise to rival the James Bond pictures. Vaughn’s terrific new movie, set during the start of World War I and starring Ralph Fiennes and Gemma Arterton, is due to open in cinemas on September … Read more
Forty-three authorities in England have suffered a spike in Covid-19 cases in the past week — but the outbreak in locked-down Leicester has shrunk by 18 per cent, official statistics revealed today. Southampton endured the biggest week-on-week rise in coronavirus infection rates, jumping 12-fold from 0.4 new cases for every 100,000 people living in the … Read more
So the deed is done. But will the BBC pay a price for going ahead with its plan to end free TV licences for most over-75s after a two-month stay of execution because of the Covid-19 pandemic? The Corporation’s panjandrums evidently think they can get away with it. They will reason that, although more than … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Housebuilders on the move as buyers begin to return with average selling prices for their properties holding steady By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 9 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 July 2020 Investors cheered after major housebuilders said a tentative recovery was under way and buyers were … Read more
Prince Philip famously quipped of his daughter ‘if it doesn’t fart or eat hay, she isn’t interested’. However not even the dedicated equestrian Princess Royal could come to the rescue of the Animal Health Trust, of which she has been president since 1991. I can reveal the much lauded veterinary charity, which celebrated its 75th … Read more
Fears Rolls-Royce will need billions in taxpayer bailout: Engineer has taken a £3bn Covid pandemic hit By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 9 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 July 2020 Rolls-Royce burned through £3billion of cash during the first six months of the year as coronavirus dealt a hammer-blow … Read more
‘Unknown pneumonia’ said to be deadlier than coronavirus is sweeping across Kazakhstan, Chinese embassy says More than 32,000 cases of the ‘unknown pneumonia’ have been reported in Kazakhstan from June 29 to July 5, along with 451 deaths The Chinese embassy says Kazakhstan saw 1,772 pneumonia deaths in the first half of the year, including 628 … Read more
Reprieve for fund star Richard Buxton as Boohoo bounces back from scandal following three-day rout By Lucy White and Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 9 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 9 July 2020 Glitzy: Supermodel Jasmine Tookes in a Boohoo dress Shares in Boohoo bounced back following a three-day rout … Read more
Apple releases iOS 14 public beta for users to test ahead of the official fall launch – but it may be riddled with bugs Apple unveiled its iOS 14 on June 22 at the Worldwide Developers Conference Thursday the firm released first public beta of its new iOS 14 for users to test This allows users … Read more