Irishman flown in to rescue BA: IAG supremo Luis Gallego replaces controversial chief exec Alex Cruz after four turbulent years By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 12 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 12 October 2020 The new boss of British Airways’ parent company has parachuted in an old hand to … Read more
‘I wasn’t very good at playing football. But I was very good at stopping other people playing football.’ If you search for a definition of ‘old-fashioned English centre-half’ you would probably find Jack Charlton’s name. Strong and uncompromising, he spent 21 years at the heart of the Leeds United defence and retired as a legendary … Read more
Police have arrested two Britons and an Irishman on suspicion of shooting a ‘partner-in-crime’ following a Costa del Sol drugs dispute. One of the men was arrested in Marbella, Malaga, after an armed raid in which police used a battering ram to smash down the doors of a luxury mansion. Footage showed them then pinning … Read more
THURSDAY, MARCH 12 Normally, the news that I’ve just been voted 13th on the annual London Power List would bring me irrational pleasure, particularly as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle came joint 20th, which I know will really irk them both. Yet how utterly pointless and irrelevant such an ‘accolade’ seems today, as coronavirus sweeps … Read more
Rumours of a strange creature living in the waters of Loch Ness have abounded over the decades, yet scant evidence has been found to back up these claims. One of the first sightings, believed to have fuelled modern Nessie fever, came in May 2, 1933. On this date the Inverness Courier carried a story a local … Read more