Grocers and butchers return to our high streets

Grocers and butchers return to our high streets: New trend as Co-op and Post Office back our £5m boost for small firms  Independent traders are moving into vacant high street stores across London  Wave of interest from independent butchers, fruit and vegetable retailers  Small traders are looking for sites on high streets in so-called urban … Read more

Russell Wilson wishes he met wife Ciara in high school: ‘How many more babies would we have?’

Russell Wilson wishes he met wife Ciara in high school in adorable throwback: ‘How many more babies would we have?’ By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 21:53 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 23 May 2020 If he could rewind time, Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson would want to meet wife Ciara earlier.   … Read more

High noon at high table: Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, refuses to resign

All academic institutions like to think of themselves as a cut above. But there is probably no institution in Britain quite as grand as Christ Church, Oxford.  Founded by Henry VIII in 1546, it is one of the richest of Oxford University’s 39 colleges, with architecture designed by Sir Christopher Wren and an endowment approaching … Read more

Despair engulfs High Street: Lockdown triggers record sales

Hundreds of High Street shops expected to close after lockdown ends, as retailers endure worst month on record By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 22 May 2020 Hundreds of High Street shops are expected to close after the lockdown ends, as retailers endured the … Read more

Delivery driver, 25, accused of destroying £1m worth of supercars in high speed chase

This is Ahmed Al Husseini, the 25-year-old delivery driver accused of destroying £1 million worth of supercars in a horrifying incident caught on video This is the 25-year-old delivery driver accused of destroying £1 million worth of supercars in a horrifying incident caught on video.  Ahmed Al Husseini is to appear before magistrates in August charged … Read more

Can the High Street hold out? Every day of lockdown makes survival harder 

Southwold on the Suffolk coast is usually thronging on a sunny May weekend, not just with tourists but locals from surrounding villages, coming to enjoy the town’s thriving High Street with its independent retailers.  It is home to fashion stores, restaurants, a bakery, art galleries, a newsagent, a couple of hairdressers, an ironmonger, a book … Read more

Isolated citizens of Barrow fear for the future amid shockingly high infection and death rates

Wearing white hazmat suits over their uniforms and protective face-masks beneath their helmets, a phalanx of police officers stand sentry beside a barrier slung across a country road. Sinister-looking signs warn approaching motorists they would endanger their lives, and face serious criminal proceedings, should they be foolish enough to venture any further. As the rest … Read more

Owen Wilson appears in high spirits as he enjoys a solo hike at Point Dume Beach in Malibu

Owen Wilson appears in high spirits as he enjoys a solo hike at Point Dume Beach in Malibu By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 03:01 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 04:57 BST, 16 May 2020 Owen Wilson has refused to let COVID-19 stop him from getting his nature derived endorphin rush.  And on Friday afternoon, … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Opera star Luciano Pavarotti’s ‘niece’ preys on high society

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: What a Pava-rotter! Opera star Luciano Pavarotti’s ‘niece’ preys on high society By Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail Published: 00:39 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 00:39 BST, 15 May 2020 No other opera singer could match the late Luciano Pavarotti — neither in his 20st girth nor in his global renown. … Read more

HETHERINGTON: Left high and dry by RBS’s mortgage scandal

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. Ms J.F. writes: In 2013, the Royal Bank of Scotland said we had to reduce our Virgin One … Read more