Hedge fund crisis wipes billions off value of big banks after Viacom share price fall

Billions of pounds have been wiped off the value of big banks after a meltdown at a hedge fund. Credit Suisse and Nomura of Japan face a huge hit to their profits after bets placed by their client, Archegos Capital, turned sour. The crisis could cause major losses for British investors exposed through ISAs, pensions … Read more

Social media says Pharaoh’s curse is to blame Suez ship crisis and two other disasters in Egypt

A procession to move 22 royal mummies from one museum in Egypt to another has coincided with a number of strange incidents last week that some are blaming on Pharaoh’s curse. Officials are planning on transport the mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat on … Read more

Donald Trump slams Joe Biden over border crisis during Mar-a-Lago wedding reception

Former President Donald Trump took to the dance floor of his Mar-a-Lago country club which was hosting a wedding reception to bemoan his election loss and rail against President Biden, China, Iran and the current crisis at the southern border, before finally wishing the happy couple well. Trump appeared at the reception dressed in a … Read more

Senior police chief warns ‘wicked’ race crisis is damaging battle against crime

One of Britain’s most senior police chiefs has warned that the race crisis is damaging the fight against crime as he vowed to change ‘generations of history’ between officers and black communities across the country. Martin Hewitt, chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), said trust in policing was 20 per cent lower in the … Read more

Trump slams Biden for squalid border crisis during Mar-a-Lago reception asking do you miss me yet

Former President Donald Trump took to the dance floor of his Mar-a-Lago country club which was hosting a wedding reception to bemoan his election loss and rail against President Biden, China, Iran and the current crisis at the southern border, before finally wishing the happy couple well. Trump appeared at the reception dressed in a … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Who is to blame for Nicola Sturgeon’s diversity crisis?

ANDREW PIERCE: Who is to blame for Nicola Sturgeon’s diversity crisis? By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:57 BST, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 01:57 BST, 29 March 2021 After winning a no-confidence vote last week, an embattled Nicola Sturgeon has launched her party’s campaign for the Scottish Parliament elections in May. Scotland, … Read more

Boris Johnson’s handling of coronavirus crisis helps the Tories to an 8 point poll lead over Labour

Boris Johnson’s handling of the coronavirus crisis helps the Tories to an 8 point poll lead over Labour – their largest since last June A Deltapoll survey for The Mail on Sunday puts the Conservatives on 44 per cent  Labour behind on 36,as public supports Boris Johnson’s rollout of Covid vaccine PM’s ratings also boosted … Read more

Venezuela’s economic crisis forces families to live in cemeteries as tomb raiders loot graves

With nowhere to live, families in Venezuela have been forced to live in a cemetery, where their children beg for money and looters dig up graves around them. In the south of Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, more and more families are calling the Southern General cemetery home.  Among them are Jendry, 11, and his sister Wineisis, … Read more

Catherine Tyldesley urges the government to tackle obesity crisis in an impassioned plea

‘I swear to god Boris, I will lose my marbles’: Catherine Tyldesley urges the government to tackle the obesity crisis in an impassioned plea By Aisha Nozari For Mailonline Published: 13:10 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 13:10 GMT, 23 March 2021 Catherine Tyldesley has urged the government to tackle the UK’s ‘obesity crisis’ in … Read more

Dozens of MPs write to Priti Patel demanding protests should be allowed during Covid crisis

Politicians across the House of Commons have called for Priti Patel to change coronavirus legislation to allow protests despite lockdown. More than 60 MPs joined campaign groups Big Brother Watch and Liberty in writing to the Home Secretary to say it is a human right to demonstrate. Tories Steve Baker and Sir Christopher Chope as well … Read more