Clarks enters talks with landlords over plan to shut 50 stores

Clarks enters talks with landlords over plan to shut 50 stores putting hundreds of jobs at risk as part of new reduced rent deal based on turnover at each branch Clarks could shut 50 of its 345 stores as footwear retailer battles to survive Footwear retailer in talks with landlords about shop closures and rent … Read more

Liverpool landladies fear for survival of pubs as city enters lockdown

We’ve been sold down the river: Liverpool landladies fear for survival of their pubs as city is plunged into coronavirus lockdown Bar owners in Liverpool are devastated as city became a ‘tier three’ Covid zone Pubs not serving food must shut from Wednesday under the new lockdown rules Paula Smith, who runs The Dog House, … Read more

James Bond-style takes shape as build enters final stage 

A UK company has nearly completed construction on the world’s ‘most technically advanced surface-submersible’, capable of operating both on and under the water.  Being hailed as something out of a James Bond film, photographs have been released of the construction of the VICTA craft by its developers, Hampshire-based company SubSea Craft.   VICTA, which is being built … Read more

BGT: Ashley Banjo enters to Elton John’s I’m Still Standing after OfCom complaints about Diversity

Ashley Banjo put on a defiant display as he stepped out on to judge Britain’s Got Talent‘s second semi-final on Saturday night. The dancer, 31, entered the show to the tune of Elton John’s classic hit I’m Still Standing, apparently hitting back at criticism he received about Diversity’s Black Lives Matter routine last weekend.  As … Read more

Viewers are sent into a frenzy after ‘stunning’ intruder Bec Cvilikas enters The Bachelor

‘She sounds like a robot programmed to like sunsets?’ Viewers are sent into a frenzy after ‘stunning’ intruder Bec Cvilikas enters the race to win Locky Gilbert’s heart on The Bachelor By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:25 BST, 9 September 2020 | Updated: 12:29 BST, 9 September 2020 Wednesday’s episode of The … Read more

Zopa enters the cash savings competition as the new bank launches its first fixed-rates

Zopa now offers savings accounts as the new bank launches its first fixed-rates: How do they stack up to the competition? Peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa was granted a banking licence in late June  It has launched fixed-rate accounts with credit cards coming soon  More competition in the savings market is good news for savers, with … Read more

Fleabag actor Andrew Scott enters hospital for minor surgery

Fleabag’s ‘Hot Priest’ actor Andrew Scott taken to hospital for minor surgery forcing live-streamed theatre show to be halted The actor, 34, is undergoing surgery, which has forced the live-streamed theatre show, in which he stars, to be halted  The star was due to front five performances of Three Kings, from July 29 to August … Read more

Map of Australia without Victoria goes viral after Melbourne enters second coronavirus lockdown

Now it’s VEXIT: Map of Australia with Victoria cut off goes viral – after coronavirus cases surged in Melbourne Victoria has been cut out off a new map that has been circulating on Facebook 36 north Melbourne suburbs went into lockdown at midnight on Wednesday The state recorded 289 new cases since Monday and 77 … Read more

Jessica Gomes stocks up on groceries LA enters new lockdown

Australian model Jessica Gomes ventures out to buy groceries and sunflowers as COVID-19 forces Los Angeles back into lockdown By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 17:00 BST, 30 June 2020 | Updated: 21:01 BST, 30 June 2020 She’s the Australian model who is known for her stellar dress sense.   And Jessica Gomes certainly … Read more

Mail Force helps out Mencap home as PPE charity drive enters fresh phase, writes ROBERT HARDMAN 

Mail Force, the charity providing personal protective equipment for the UK’s fight against the coronavirus, will enter a fresh phase this week as it begins an ambitious new programme of support for some of Britain’s best-known charities. Some of that PPE is now already in active use on the Covid-19 front line following the first … Read more