Bad news for summer holidays: UK DROPS ‘air bridges’ plan for Brits to holiday in low-risk countries

Families’ hopes of a summer getaway were dealt a blow last night as Downing Street played down the idea of opening ‘air bridges’ to some foreign resorts. The prospect of quarantine-free travel between the UK and countries with low coronavirus rates had been raised by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. But with ministers expected to unveil … Read more

Floods will get so bad in areas of England that emergency services will struggle to respond quickly

Flooding will become so bad in parts of England over the next 30 years that ambulances and fire brigades will struggle to reach locals within the seven-minute window for life-threatening incidents, study shows When flooding occurs, roads can become impassable or congested with traffic At the same time, demand for the emergency services often significantly rises  Experts … Read more

Bad Company singer Brian Anthony Howe dead at 66 due to cardiac arrest

Bad Company singer Brian Anthony Howe dead at 66 due to cardiac arrest By Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com Published: 14:31 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 14:54 BST, 7 May 2020 Brian Anthony Howe – who was the lead singer of Bad Company from the early 80s to mid 90s – is dead at 66 … Read more

Virgin Money suffers 60% drop in profits and gets ready for bad debts

Virgin Money saw its underlying profits slashed by nearly 60 per cent in the first half, as it braces itself for a spate of bad loans triggered by the pandemic. The group admitted that around 12,000 of its credit card customers, or 1.2 per cent, were already seriously in arrears by three months or more … Read more

Statins may help fight obesity ‘by destroying bad gut bacteria’

Statins may reduce the amount of harmful microbiota in the guts of obese people, according to a new study.    Scientists have found that a type of gut bacteria known as Bact2 is far more common in obese people.   These microbes are seen in just 3.9 per cent of lean individuals, but are present in more than … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: Bad catarrh? Just swap it for a banjo! All your health questions answered by Dr Donald

Q: What is your recommended cure for insomnia, Dr Donald?  DR DONALD: You’ve asked the right guy. You know what? I have the best insomnia, one of the highestrated insomnias in all the world. Nobody counts sheep like I do. In the space of two minutes, I can count a million, two million sheep. And … Read more

Will I ever be able to eat without bad heartburn? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

Will I ever be able to eat without bad heartburn? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions By Martin Scurr for the Daily Mail Published: 22:46 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 23:22 BST, 4 May 2020 Q I have had persistent heartburn for some time, and was recently diagnosed with Barrett’s oesophagus. I take … Read more

PRUE LEITH: I’m a bad granny and I refuse to feel guilty about it!

Confession: I am a really bad granny. I have four grandchildren; my husband John has three with another on the way. The eldest is 12, youngest two months. In the way of presents, educational kits, and birthdays, John’s lot fare much better than mine. I don’t think I have ever remembered a grandchild’s birthday. This … Read more

RBS sets aside £800m to pay for bad loans as profit falls almost 50%

RBS sets aside £800m to pay for bad loans as profit is dragged down almost 50% in the coronavirus slump By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 Royal Bank of Scotland has set aside £802million to prepare for the coronavirus slump – … Read more