Lord Mersey’s private journal reveals notes of the mistakes he believed led to the sinking of the ship A documentary is about to reveal the private journal of the judge who investigated the Titanic disaster and wrote in his notes mistakes he had found out such as ‘travelling at ‘excessive speed’ despite ice warnings’. British jurist … Read more
Southern California hospitals are being inundated with coronavirus patients and do not have enough oxygen to treat those who are the most critically ill. The supply issue led to at least five Los Angeles County hospitals declaring an ‘internal disaster’ on Sunday, which included turning away all incoming ambulances with patients. The Los Angeles County … Read more
Romantic proposal ends in disaster when man’s new fiancee topples 650ft off a snowy Austrian mountain moments after saying yes Woman, 32, from St Pölten, Austria, said yes after the proposal on December 27 Partner, 27, tried to catch her when she fell from Falkert mountain in Carinthia He was rescued by helicopter and the snow … Read more
Contaminated blood scandal which left tens of thousands of NHS patients infected with hepatitis C is ‘a disaster bigger than Hillsborough’ By Holly Bancroft For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:47 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 01:26 GMT, 27 December 2020 The contaminated blood scandal which left tens of thousands of NHS patients infected with … Read more
Duty free loss will be like a ‘Covid for 2021 for jobs’, says Kurt Geiger fashion boss Neil Clifford By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 21:56 GMT, 23 December 2020 The removal of duty-free shopping will be like a ‘Covid for 2021’ for high street jobs, … Read more
MPs have demanded the Government reveal how hard the UK economy will be hit when duty free shopping for foreign tourists is scrapped next month. Chancellor Rishi Sunak will end VAT refunds for international visitors to British shops from January 1, even as the high street is fighting for its survival after the Covid-19 crisis. … Read more
Maurice Abrahams Maurice Abrahams, 76: Chauffeur Mr Abrahams, from Brighton, was en route in his classic Daimler to collect bride Rebecca Sheen and take her to her wedding when the plane crashed. A former police officer with Hampshire Constabulary, he was an ex-member of the Grenadier Guards and Parachute Regiment, and had served in Cyprus … Read more
Close shave! Nail-biting clips reveal people who narrowly avoided disaster – including a diver almost swallowed by a blue whale TikTok user Romeo Goku shares nail biting compilation videos on his page Show people seconds away from disaster but usually saved at the last minute Includes a man who was saved from colliding with a train … Read more
Will the lockdown end next week? Yes. Boris Johnson has confirmed today that the lockdown will end on December 2 – next Wednesday – and it is thought this will come into effect at 00.01am that day. What will replace the lockdown? The lockdown will be replaced by a system of regional restrictions in three … Read more
Ministers have been warned that clamping harsh restrictions on pubs and restaurants next month would be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for thousands of venues and trigger a jobs bloodbath. Hospitality bosses today railed against the tighter tiers system, which have been trailed ahead of an announcement by Boris Johnson, and said it represents … Read more