Tesco hails ‘record’ Christmas as online sales jump 80% – but warns Covid will cost it over £800m this year Tesco’s UK like-for-like sales rose 8.1% in six weeks to 9 January It saw 80% rise in online sales in 19 week period after ‘unprecedented’ demand Pandemic to cost it an extra £85m, taking year total … Read more
Sacha Baron Cohen hails Donald Trump’s Twitter ban and Facebook suspension as ‘the most important moment in the history of social media’ By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 08:00 GMT, 10 January 2021 | Updated: 08:00 GMT, 10 January 2021 Sacha Baron Cohen took to Twitter on Friday to applaud U.S. President Donald Trump‘s ejection from social … Read more
Boris Johnson last night hailed the arrival of the Oxford vaccine as a ‘triumph of British science’ and said he was ‘confident this is the year we will defeat coronavirus‘. The first batches yesterday began arriving at UK hospitals, including the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, where laboratory technician Lukasz Najdrowski carefully … Read more
Hospitals are ‘back in the eye of the storm’ as they battle rising coronavirus cases, the head of the NHS has warned. Sir Simon Stevens hailed the efforts of staff in what he described as the ‘toughest year’ the health service had ever faced. He said: ‘Many of us will have lost family, friends, colleagues … Read more
Looking ahead: Lord Bilimoria makes no bones about the awfulness of the year firms have endured Lord Bilimoria, the new president of the UK’s biggest business group, makes no bones about the awfulness of the year firms have endured. ‘How can I not sound despairing?’ he asks, rhetorically. ‘If you can imagine what we have been … Read more
Former soap boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins has hailed Barbara Windsor as the ‘best executive producer EastEnders never had’ over her no-nonsense attitude behind the camera. The TV icon, who played Peggy Mitchell in the BBC soap, sadly died earlier this month aged 83 after losing her battle with Alzheimer’s. And reflecting on her time on the show, … Read more
Rishi Sunak has congratulated Boris Johnson on securing the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU in what he hailed an ‘enormously unifying moment for our country’. The Chancellor, who was accused of being ‘absent’ in the run up to Christmas, said the agreement was a good deal for British families, businesses and jobs. He also addressed … Read more
Brexit negotiator Lord Frost hails ‘moment of national renewal’ after striking historic deal with the EU Lord Frost has now hailed ‘one of the biggest and broadest agreements ever’ Chief negotiator’s euphoria follows almost 12 months of gruelling negotiations MPs will vote on the deal in Parliament on Wednesday and EU will then ratify it … Read more
The six police officers who rushed to evacuate Nashville residents before a bomb-rigged RV exploded in the early hours of Christmas morning have been heralded as heroes for potentially saved lives with their quick actions. They were named by Metro Police Chief John Drake as Officer Brenna Hosey, Officer James Luellen, Officer Michael Sipos, Officer Amanda Topping, Officer James … Read more
Nigel Farage hails Boris as ‘the man who finished the job’ as PM begins lobbying hardline Brexiteers before his deal heads for the Commons Boris Johnson spoke to senior members of the European Research Group on Christmas Eve in a bid to persuade them to back the Brexit agreement Nigel Farage hailed the agreement, declaring … Read more