The former chief executive of TalkTalk, who was at the helm of the company when it was hit by an £80 million cyber attack in 2015, will lead the UK’s test and trace scheme to tackle the coronavirus, set to launch tomorrow. Baroness Dido Harding, 53, was raised on a Somerset pig farm and is the … Read more
The Government’s contact tracing programme will only bring down infections by a mere 5 per cent, according to Royal Society scientists. World-leading experts from the prestigious scientific academy warned the scheme was ‘not a silver bullet’ and will only have a ‘modest’ effect on the UK’s crisis. The scientists said that testing times were still … Read more
Hereford has taken the unwanted crown of being named the drink and drug-drive capital of the UK for a second consecutive year. The Herefordshire cathedral city has more drivers with these offence types on their records than any other area in the country, according to analysis of 6million insurance quotes in the last 12 months. … Read more
Oh yes they did! Britain’s largest pantomime producer Qdos Entertainment sees profits soar 43% By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 1 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 1 January 2020 Britain’s love of star-studded shows sent profits soaring to a record high at the largest pantomime producer. Qdos Entertainment notched up … Read more
PM ‘moves to end UK’s reliance on China for essential supplies and manufacturing’ amid fury at its coronavirus ‘cover-up’ as Beijing hawk MP accuses regime of acting like the ‘Mafia’ Boris Johnson ordered Dominic Raab and civil servants to create Project Defend New scheme is designed to beef up UK’s national security resistance to Beijing … Read more
Motorists have been warned that weeks of not using their car could result in a huge number not starting or developing issues caused by neglect and a lack of running. Experts said owners should take measures to ensure their batteries remain charged, tyres inflated and checks are made so cars won’t break down when they … Read more
Day-trippers in camper vans ignored lockdown rules as they slept by Britain’s seaside last night after scores of people rushed to beaches yesterday. Angry locals took to social media to complain of ‘selfish’ tourists sleeping in camper vans in Newquay and Brighton and waste strewn on the ground. Britons staying in camper vans in Cornwall … Read more
Peterborough has the most houses with solar panels on the roof of any city or town in the UK, a study has revealed. The Cambridgeshire city has more than 9,000 solar panel installations, enough to equip 11.1 per cent of the local authority’s 82,000 households. Analysis of 371 local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales … Read more
‘Who’s in charge of this plan. Is it you?’ How Boris Johnson and UK’s most senior civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill clashed over route out of lockdown – as one adviser calls the planning a ‘sh**show’ Boris Johnson and Sir Mark Sedwill said to have had a ‘tense’ stand off last week The PM and … Read more
A family who are taking part in the UK’s first coronavirus vaccine trial have said it was their duty to take part. Mother-of-four Katie, 46, took part in the groundbreaking trial with her husband Tony, 53, and daughter Rhiannon Viney, 19. All three have now received their jabs and have not reported any reactions. A … Read more