Drought fears as reservoirs run dry and water demand soars

Brits are being urged to avoid using sprinklers and take shorter showers amid a surge in the demand for water after what is expected to be the driest May for England since 1896.  Leading industry body Water UK  is begging people to ‘use water wisely’ following a string of moorland fires and as dry weather and the … Read more

Senior Tories demand Boris Johnson reduce two metre social distancing rule

Senior Tory MPs have urged Boris Johnson to reduce the UK’s two metre social distancing rule as they warned failure to do so could risk a wave of redundancies in the hospitality sector.  There is a growing campaign for the existing restriction to be eased to one and a half metres.  This would give pubs, … Read more

MasterChef Australia fans demand Channel 10 to sign Reynold Poernomo up for his own show

MasterChef Australia fans demand Channel 10 sign Reynold Poernomo up for his own show – as the ‘dessert king’ says a spin-off would be ‘fun’ By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:34 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 03:34 BST, 30 May 2020 MasterChef Australia‘s ‘dessert king’ Reynold Poernomo has revealed that he … Read more

MPs demand Chancellor take action to save cash system from collapse

MPs demand Chancellor take urgent action to save UK’s cash system from collapse By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 23:04 BST, 26 May 2020 MPs have written to the Chancellor demanding urgent action to save the UK’s cash system from collapse in light of the coronavirus … Read more

Tesco stocks white eggs for the first time in more than 40 years to meet unprecedented demand

Crack in fashion! Tesco stocks white eggs for the first time in more than 40 years after huge rise in demand Fresh eggs sales have risen sharply in the UK since the coronavirus outbreak  Tesco has seen demand for the versatile food rocket by 30 per cent year on year  White eggs are used by … Read more

Now Tory MPs demand the head of Dominic Cummings: Top Brexiteer Steve Baker leads backbench anger

Boris Johnson has told to sack top aide Dominic Cummings today by his own MPs for breaking the coronavirus travel lockdown as the first cracks in party unity appeared. Steve Baker, a former Brexit minister and a senior hardline Brexiteer like Mr Cummings, broke cover to demand the advisor be removed, demanding the Prime Minister … Read more

Beijing accuses America of ‘inciting countries to demand compensation’

China has accused the US of inciting other countries to demand compensation over coronavirus as an economic blame-game over the pandemic escalated today. Beijing vehemently pushed back against suggestions that it should bear financial responsibility for unleashing a virus which has forced countries into lockdown and wiped trillions of dollars off the world economy. Instead, … Read more

School unions demand special ‘bin maps’ and paintbrush cleaning wardens

Union chiefs have told teachers to demand full answers to at least 169 questions from their bosses on bin lids, tissue supplies and employing extra staff to clean paint brushes, scissors and glue sticks before agreeing to return to school, it was revealed today. The National Education Union has also told its 450,000 members to … Read more

Cancer specialists demand urgent meeting with Health Secretary Matt Hancock

Cancer specialists demand urgent meeting with Health Secretary Matt Hancock over ‘crazy’ NHS decision to ration treatment Emerged thousands of cancer patients were denied Covid-safe treatments Some claim NHS decision to ration cancer treatment during the crisis is ‘crazy’  Cancer specialists and MPs demanding meeting with the Health Secretary  Reported eight million people will be … Read more