Ex-Army generals have urged the Chancellor to reward frontline NHS workers with cash bonuses as a thank you for risking their lives in the war against Covid-19. General Lord Richard Dannatt and ex-chief of the Defence Staff General Lord David Richards backed calls for nurses, doctors and care workers to be granted a tax-free allowance, … Read more
Prince Harry feels he would have been ‘better protected’ from the turmoil he has faced in recent months if he was still in the Army, sources have claimed. The Duke of Sussex reportedly told friends he ‘cannot believe’ how his life has been ‘turned upside down’. He is said to miss the ‘camaraderie’ of life in … Read more
Are Britons too soft for the Land Army? Only 200 signed up out of 50,000 applicants because most wanted ‘part time roles while they are furloughed’ but farmers need pickers for weeks or at a time A staggering 900 have rejected job offers in Britain’s newly-launched Land Army And only 6,000 people have completed video … Read more
Bruce Kerr is a third-generation farmer in Suffolk, with 150 of his sandy acres dedicated to early asparagus. Each year, 90 experienced pickers will gather 500-600 tonnes of plump green spears from his land between the beginning of April and June 21, when the season ends. They’ll pick from 6am to 6pm, with just 60 minutes’ … Read more
Farmers who have received death threats for flying in potato pickers from Eastern Europe hit back today, saying ‘What else could we do – British people haven’t wanted this sort of work for decades.’ Fearing spuds, strawberries, plums, parsnips, rhubarb and other crops will rot in the fields, planes were chartered to bring Romanian workers … Read more
Army of THOUSANDS of coronavirus tracers ‘will be recruited to track down infected people’s contacts’ as part of plans to stem the virus Council staff and civil servants will be among thousands drafted in to help Contact tracing was abandoned a month ago as ministers focused on testing Claims three-tier tracing system could be in … Read more
The head of the Army has hit back at criticism of the handling of the NHS PPE crisis by describing it as the ‘greatest logistical challenge’ in his 40 years of service. Sir Nick Carter told tonight’s Downing Street press conference that in just 25 days of working with the NHS on delivering personal protective … Read more
‘We wanted a patriotic name’: Hallmark star Jill Wagner welcomes baby daughter Army Gray By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 02:05 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 02:05 BST, 21 April 2020 The Hallmark Channel actress Jill Wagner gave birth to a daughter with her husband David Lemanowicz on Friday. The couple named their first … Read more
Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher was on a mission to investigate a Taliban compound near Sangin in Afghanistan in 2008 when he accidentally triggered a booby-trapped grenade. He and his men were heading back to base under cover of darkness when he stumbled into a four-metre tripwire linked to the explosive. Instead of running for cover, the … Read more
A farming boss says his company had spent £40,000 to fly 150 experienced Romanian farm workers to the UK to teach unskilled British fruit and vegetable pickers how to harvest. Anthony Gardiner, boss at G’s Growers, says the situation was getting desperate because their regular land army of foreign workers are locked down in their … Read more