Schoolgirls spend night trapped inside train after falling asleep when it finished its journey – sparking desperate all-night hunt for them Amy Greenan, 12, spent the night locked in with her friend in Balloch, Scotland The schoolgirls were about to break a window when they were discovered Families were panicked after girls didn’t return home … Read more
Online grocery group Ocado saw sales surge nearly 40 per cent to £559million in the 13 weeks to 28 February, a new trading update shows. On average, Ocado customers spent £147-a-time on their shop, with Marks & Spencer products ‘consistently’ accounting for over a quarter of the basket. With plans to open further warehouses and … Read more
End of the road for Black Boy Lane: Officials are to spend £186,000 to rename London street Labour-run council decided to change Black Boy Lane after last year’s protests It will give a ‘voluntary’ £300 payment to 183 homes impacted by name change It will also spend £50,000 on a salary to a support officer … Read more
Prince Philip is preparing to spend his 25th night in hospital. The Queen’s husband of 73 years – whose 100th birthday is on June 10 – underwent heart surgery last week after being initially admitted on February 16 as a ‘precautionary’ measure when he felt unwell. He was operated on at St Barts but has … Read more
Spending on holidays surged by 109 per cent in the week after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his roadmap out of lockdown, new research has revealed. Bookings soared with spending rising by 102 per cent at travel agencies and 122 per cent at airlines, compared to the week of spending prior, according to card data … Read more
Child murderers WILL spend life in prison under new sentencing reform bill that will also hand judges power to lock up offenders aged 18 to 20 after Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi missed strictest jail time due to his age New law coming next week will give judges new powers on whole life sentences Police, … Read more
Government to spend £20m on offshore wind farms and £5m on ‘hydrogen hub’: The Budget funding helping UK reach net zero emissions In Budget speech, Rishi Sunak says £20m will go to offshore wind technology Another £4.8m will support the development of a hydrogen hub in Wales The Government target is for the UK to … Read more
Ben Fogle has revealed he sat his children down to talk to them about the dangers of radiation before heading into Chernobyl’s high-radiation Exclusion Zone. The 47-year-old TV star’s new documentary, Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle, which airs on Channel 5 this week, sees him visit the abandoned city of Pripyat in Ukraine, which lay in … Read more
Kimberley Garner sports a cream high-waist bikini as she and designer Julien Macdonald spend the day at Soho Beach House in Miami By Lydia Spencer-elliott For Mailonline Published: 11:15 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 11:15 GMT, 2 March 2021 They have forged a firm friendship while living it up in Miami for the past … Read more
Rishi Sunak put Britain on standby for tax rises yesterday – as he warned we cannot afford to keep borrowing record sums. Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the Chancellor all but confirmed that the £50billion furlough scheme and other Covid support measures will continue until the end of June. The measures are likely to cost … Read more