The Government is considering putting on extra trains and may suspend engineering work as Britons hit the railways for their Christmas bubble. Ministers are understood to be concerned about a demand for rail travel following the five-day rule over Christmas which allows up to three households to mix. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has reportedly urged … Read more
A former boss of Marks & Spencer said Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group is facing collapse because the business tycoon didn’t move ‘from an analogue world to a digital world fast enough’. Lord Stuart Rose said he ‘dreads to think’ what would have happened if Sir Philip had bought M&S in 2004 – when the … Read more
She has been keeping busy training for the upcoming 2021 series of Dancing on Ice. But Faye Brookes took time out from her hectic schedule to go Christmas tree shopping with her beau Joe Davies in Warrington, near Manchester, on Thursday. The former Coronation Street star, 33, did not shy away from packing on the … Read more
Gemma Collins wows in a fur coat and gold mask while Drag Race UK’s Baga Chipz puffs on cigarette outside the studio as they ‘film festive special’ By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 09:15 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 09:15 GMT, 28 November 2020 They are both icons of the reality television world. And … Read more
It is a winter of discontent in Shakespeare’s birthplace after Stratford-upon-Avon found itself in Tier Three despite low infection rates. Pubs and restaurants in the historic market town had been busy putting up Christmas decorations and taking bookings when they got the bad news. Although the Warwickshire town’s already low rates are falling still further, … Read more
Think Christmas decorations are on display earlier each year? Well, in 2020 they certainly are. It’s not even December, but already they’re twinkling here and twinkling there. As Joan Collins, pictured by her decorated tree, wrote on Instagram: ‘What else should one do during lockdown in November?’ Christmas in November: A John Lewis tree with … Read more
Well, that’s scuppered my plans for Christmas. I knew there would be a limit to the number of people I could invite, so I came up with the ripping wheeze of inviting the virus instead of the relatives. All of it. No problem with the seating plan. Some scientists have calculated that the amount of … Read more
Poor Alice. After falling down a rabbit hole into a bizarre world of contradiction and threat, she was totally confused in Wonderland — and who can blame her? By the time that funny old Caterpillar asked who she was, Alice had stopped believing in anything at all. She told him: ‘I hardly know, Sir, just … Read more
They recently revealed that they will ‘talk about having another baby after Christmas’. And Peter Andre took to Instagram on Friday night to share a loved-up snap with wife Emily as they relaxed at home. The singer, 47, went shirtless as he beamed to the camera and cosied up to his doctor spouse, 31. Smitten: Peter Andre … Read more
Care home managers have been promised rapid Covid testing kits within weeks so residents can be reunited with loved ones in time for Christmas, the Mail can reveal. Officials have written to all care home bosses announcing the rollout of a scheme to ensure proper visits by family members can resume. The Department of Health … Read more