Consulting giant McKinsey has been blamed for France‘s slow vaccine rollout after Emmanuel Macron gave the firm £2.83 million to handle logistics. The president signed contracts totalling £9.46 million with four large consulting firms, despite France’s traditional pride for the quality of its vast civil service. Within weeks of those deals, Macron was receiving flak … Read more
Police in Pakistan‘s largest city, Karachi, are deploying an rollerblading unit armed with Glock pistols to curb theft and harassment on its teeming streets. Gliding in a circle with their weapons pointed inwards, and lifting and lowering the guns in unison, the 20-member unit was filmed undergoing rigorous training. ‘We felt we needed to come … Read more
European Union foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions on four senior Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin in response to the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Russia‘s foreign ministry on Monday blasted the move amid the crackdown on Kremlin critic Navalny and his supporters. EU foreign ministers earlier Monday agreed to impose … Read more
UK’s coronavirus pandemic response was SIXTY-SIXTH place in the world and worse than Italy’s, Ireland’s and Sweden, Australian think tank claims Britain was mid-table along with Poland, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia and Morocco Lowy Institute’s Covid Performance Index judged 98 countries on their response New Zealand was ranked as the world’s most effective handler, with 25 deaths … Read more
UK’s coronavirus pandemic response was SIXTY-SIXTH place in the world and worse than Italy’s, Ireland’s and Sweden, Australian think tank claims Britain was mid-table along with Poland, Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia and Morocco Lowy Institute’s Covid Performance Index judged 98 countries on their response New Zealand was ranked as the world’s most effective handler, with 25 deaths … Read more
Edwina Bartholomew offers brutal response when asked whether President Donald Trump is attractive By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:49 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 05:49 GMT, 18 January 2021 Edwina Bartholomew didn’t hold back when she was asked whether Donald Trump was attractive on Friday. The 36-year-old presenter was discussing the … Read more
A mental health campaigner has described how his family have learned how to to re-write family celebrations such as Christmas since his younger brother died by suicide at the age of just 15. Ben West, 20, from Cranbrook in Kent, has campaigned for better mental health services since his brother Sam’s death in January 2018 … Read more
Spain became the latest EU country to ban flights from the EU today, with every member of the bloc now having slammed their doors shut to British travellers apart from Greece and Cyprus. Urgent talks are underway in Brussels this morning to agree a EU-wide response to contain the new mutant strain of the virus … Read more
‘I was meant to see the mother-in-law – it’s a right touch!’ Man in Covid hotspot of Thurrock gives hilarious response to BBC reporter after Christmas plans were cancelled An unnamed man went viral after sharing his joy at cancelled Christmas plans The ‘Essex geezer’ told a reporter he wouldn’t be seeing his mother-in-law Twitter … Read more
Mark Wahlberg sings Sydney’s praises over its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and says he wishes the US had ‘followed suit’… after training a string of Aussie stars at an F45 gym By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:27 GMT, 15 December 2020 | Updated: 07:27 GMT, 15 December 2020 He arrived in … Read more