Boris Johnson in crony storm: Prime Minister overrules his advisers to hand peerage to ex-Tory treasurer who was embroiled in donations-for-access scandal The Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to ennoble City tycoon Peter Cruddas House of Lords Appointments Commission recommended he be turned down It was claimed he offered access to then PM David Cameron … Read more
A Texan man has built his own bionic hand using artificial intelligence (AI) after three years of research. After finding most bionic hands can cost up to $150,000, Ryan Saavedra, 27, set out to create one at a fraction of the cost. The prosthetic he created, called the Globally Available Robotic Arm (GARA), measures electrical … Read more
The trailer for the upcoming Justin Timberlake-starring drama Palmer was released by AppleTV+ on Thursday. The film caused controversy during its shoot last year, when Timberlake, 39, was pictured holding hands with his 31-year-old costar Alisha Wainwright, at a New Orleans bar during a break in filming. The singer later issued an apology to his wife … Read more
Anne-Marie Glendenning, 63, kept a machine gun, a hand grenade and a Glock pistol in her wardrobe, police have revealed The 63-year-old mother of an ‘untouchable’ crime family kept a machine gun, a hand grenade and a Glock pistol in her wardrobe, police revealed today as the entire family is jailed for weapons and drugs crimes. Officers … Read more
Wickes owner Travis Perkins to hand back £50m in business rates relief and furlough money as it reports strong recovery Multiple supermarkets including Asda and Sainsbury’s have also vowed to repay Travis Perkins revealed like-for-like sales rose 8.6% in October and November Earlier this year, Travis Perkins said it would let go 2,500 staff to … Read more
‘Subtlety wasn’t going to work’: I’m A Celebrity winner Giovanna Fletcher jokes about how her secret hand signal to her sons was ‘clocked’ by fans By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 11:51 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 11:51 GMT, 12 December 2020 I’m A Celebrity‘s Giovanna Fletcher joked about how her secret hand signal … Read more
Why are we letting this terrorist back on UK streets? Asks AMANDA PLATELL after Osama bin Laden’s right hand man was freed from US prison because he’s too fat By Amanda Platell for The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 11 December 2020 Why in Heaven’s name are we … Read more
As three more supermarkets hand back business rates relief, it’s a £1.8bn windfall for the taxman Sainsbury’s, Asda, Aldi and discounter B&M followed Tesco and Morrisons They paid back the windfall after their sales boomed in lockdown Ministers say the action is a ‘real model of good, healthy capitalism’ By Tom Witherow Financial Correspondent For The … Read more
Asda today announced it will hand back £340 million saved in business rates relief, following similar moves by Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Aldi. The supermarket’s move comes after Sainsbury’s confirmed this morning it will hand back around £440million saved from the business rates holiday – after Tesco and Morrisons agreed to respectively return £585 million and … Read more
Sainsbury’s this morning confirmed it will hand back around £440 million saved from the Government’s business rates holiday – after Tesco and Morrisons agreed to do the same yesterday. The supermarket giant follows the lead of two of its rivals who said they would respectively return £585 million and £274 million. Sainsbury’s said last month it received … Read more