Flybe jet’s brakes FAIL sending it ROLLING across taxiway to WEDGE under Loganair plane

Ground crew at Aberdeen airport removed chocks from Flybe jet’s wheels allowing it to roll across the tarmac when its brakes failed and smash into Loganair plane, accident report reveals Flybe jet was sent rolling across the tarmac at Aberdeen Airport when ground crew removed wheel supports It collided with a Loganair plane at a … Read more

Used car sales halved as lockdown put the brakes on 1m motor transactions

Second-hand car sales were cut in half between April and June this year as the coronavirus lockdown prevented dealerships and private owners selling vehicles. New figures from the motor trade body show that the used car market declined by 49 per cent, with transactions for used cars slipping by one million units.  However, industry insiders … Read more

The tense 36 hours that led Boris to put the brakes on

Boris Johnson‘s decision to delay the easing of lockdown came after of 36 hours of tense talks in which ministers grappled with sobering statistics, furious MPs and fears of stoking religious tensions, it was revealed last night. Government sources have described how grave forecasts of a second coronavirus onslaught sparked a series of behind-the-scenes discussions … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘will put the brakes on the return of fans to sport’

BREAKING NEWS: Boris Johnson puts the brakes on the return of fans to sport as spectators are now BANNED from cricket, snooker and racing test events for another two weeks… leaving football to face a longer wait for crowds to come back By Oli Gamp For Mailonline Published: 12:18 BST, 31 July 2020 | Updated: … Read more

Union barons put the brakes on PM’s bid to get government staff back at desks by end of next week

Union chiefs have slammed Boris Johnson’s order to return thousands of civil servants to their desks and insisted they won’t be used ‘as an example to get everybody back to work’. The Prime Minister has told mandarins to tear up the ‘work from home’ guidance which has been in place since March and start getting officials back … Read more

DOUGLAS MURRAY: Anarchy is breaking out – Where are the brakes on this thing? Does anyone know? 

Today, a rabble of overweight, tattooed thugs hurled insults, cans and bottles at the police. Officers with shields and riot gear scrambled to contain the violence a short walk from the heart of government. This was co-ordinated law-breaking. We are supposed to be in lockdown, remember, confined to our homes while the R-rate hovers close … Read more

Glenn Murray urges the Premier League to slam the brakes on Project Restart

‘People are dying… So why are we rushing to start an unnecessary sport?’: Glenn Murray urges the Premier League to slam the brakes on Project Restart as he reveals players are split over safety fears Premier League captains took part in a video conference call on Wednesday   Glenn Murray has revealed there is a reluctance … Read more