Ministers ‘will not be forgiven’ if they fail to act over pelvic mesh scandal

Ministers ‘will not be forgiven’ if they fail to act over pelvic mesh scandal which ruined thousands of lives, author of damning report warns Report found thousands of UK women and children harmed by mesh implants  Baroness Cumberlege, who led the enquiry, said patients had waited ‘too long’  Health Secretary Matt Hancock has issued an … Read more

Ex-Kasabian singer Tom Meighan apologises to partner and fans

Tom Meighan, pictured leaving Leicester Magistrates’ Court yesterday, has issued a grovelling statement to his partner and fans Ex-Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has today issued a grovelling statement to his partner and fans a day after admitting domestic abuse charges that led to him quitting the band. Band members of Kasabian revealed how they demanded … Read more

United Airlines could furlough 36,000 employees by October 1 once its $5 billion COVID-19 aid ends

United Airlines could furlough 36,000 employees, or roughly 45 per cent of its workforce, by October 1 amid a drop in air travel resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.   The fall deadline marks when a restriction against enacting furloughs and layoffs in a $5 billion payroll bailout of the airline expires. Officials at United made the … Read more

Victorians hit Melbourne before six weeks lockdown for COVID-19

Melburnians have converged on the CBD under magnificent winter sunshine to farewell their lives as they know it for the next six weeks.  Beers were flowing across the city as people congregated as part of a civilised society for the last time.   For many restaurants and bars, it will be the last time they open … Read more

Gyms ‘will get the green light to reopen within days, Boris Johnson to announce

Boris Johnson is set to give gyms the green light to reopen within DAYS – provided they take measures to slow the spread of Covid Boris Johnson will announce that gyms will be given the go-ahead to reopen   Ministers are satisfied that the sector is ready if they follow stringent measures Gyms across the UK … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Nice try, Rishi

Every time I go shopping, I leave with vouchers, a wad of extra paper promising cash and discounts off my next purchases. Loyalty in the hard-fought battle between supermarkets and discount stores, can only be bought with cash, not quality. Spending £60 in Marks and Spencer’s Food Hall today, I was rewarded with a whopping … Read more

Marine who played wide receiver in college catches boy thrown from burning building by his mom

A former Marine and college wide receiver was able to catch a three-year-old boy thrown from burning building by his mother, dramatic cellphone footage shows.  Phillip Blanks, 28, ran to the home in Phoenix on July 3 barefoot after hearing calls for help and was able to save Jameson Long from the flames on the third … Read more

Photo of ‘fake’ $20 bill that led to George Floyd’s death shown

The ‘fake’ $20 bill George Floyd was killed over in Minneapolis in May has been seen for the first time in court documents filed by one of the cops charged with his death.   Thomas Lane was one of four cops who held Floyd down as he gasped for breath and begged for life on May … Read more

What Disney World will look like when it reopens after lockdown

Walt Disney World Resort will welcome guests through its doors for the first time in four months this weekend with a host of coronavirus safety precautions in place.   The Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom will reopen Saturday with new measures including being able to unlock hotel rooms with an app, sanitizer and hand-washing stations everywhere … Read more