A British triathlete has relived the disastrous moment he took a wrong turn just yards from the finish line before his Spanish rival stopped and let him claim third place. Diego Méntrida was trailing British athlete James Teagle at the final stretch of the 2020 Santander Triathlon in Barcelona, Spain. But Teagle mistook the direction … Read more
After 3,160 days… HS2 digging finally starts: Boris Johnson hails controversial rail link as engine for jobs growth as construction starts at last Europe’s largest infrastructure project will today move to full construction Its cost spiralled from projected £36billion in 2012 to an estimated £106billion HS2 Ltd is expect to recruit for around 22,000 roles … Read more
Barratt boss David Thomas hails surging house sales as demand for new homes soars By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 2 September 2020 The boss of one of Britain’s biggest housebuilders has insisted the rally in the property market has further to run after … Read more
SpaceX celebrated a milestone that brings the firm’s Starship rocket one-step closer to Mars. CEO Elon Musk shared on Twitter that the Raptor engine did not explode after reaching a new high combustion chamber pressure during a controlled burn test. The engine, a crucial piece of the Starship rocket, hit a record breaker of 330 … Read more
No10 today insisted student grades in England will still be standardised, despite Nicola Sturgeon apologising for blunders that saw 125,000 Scottish pupils marked down. Boris Johnson said he understood the ‘anxiety’ caused by replacing exams with assessments, after they were effectively wiped out by coronavirus. But the PM’s official spokesman said they believed the arrangements would be … Read more
Love Island’s Luke Mabbott hails new girlfriend Lucie Donlan his ‘partner in crime’ as his ex Demi Jones likes tweet about being ‘better off alone’ By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 17:42 BST, 12 July 2020 | Updated: 20:17 BST, 12 July 2020 Love Island‘s Luke Mabbott branded his new girlfriend Lucie Donlan his ‘partner … Read more
‘He came and shook it up’: Eamonn Holmes hails Piers Morgan as the ‘saviour of breakfast TV’ but fears he could quit at any moment By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 11:42 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 11:51 BST, 29 June 2020 Eamonn Holmes has hailed Piers Morgan as the ‘saviour of breakfast TV’. … Read more
Damilola Taylor’s father hails his son’s school friend Hollywood actor John Boyega a ‘hero’ after impassioned speech at Black Lives Matter protest 10-year-old Damilola Taylor was stabbed to death while walking home in 2000 His close friend John Boyega has since gone on to become a Hollywood star The Star Wars actor made an impassioned … Read more
Peng Liyuan is listed on the World Health Organisation’s website alongside former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker as one of nine ‘goodwill ambassadors’. When she was appointed, the then-head of the WHO hailed the Chinese folk singer’s ‘world famous voice and her compassionate heart’, saying she was ‘a big bright … Read more
British people’s ‘fortitude’ will enable then to survive the Covid-19 crisis and regain ‘the freedoms they hold dear’, Boris Johnson declares today. The Prime Minister says that the epidemic has brought out ‘the best in humanity’ and that the public’s ‘perseverance’ and ‘good common sense’ will enable the country to ‘inch forwards’ out of lockdown … Read more