Last spin of the wheel for the nation’s potters? Traditional British crafts including fan-making face financial ruin due to coronavirus Traditional British crafts such as pottery are facing ruin due to coronavirus In a recent survey, 73% said they were at a reduced capacity or unable to work More than half believed their firms might … Read more
Labour plans to portray Sir Keir Starmer as the hero lawyer who foiled a ‘British 9/11’ in a bid to ‘outflank’ Boris Johnson on law and order Labour strategists are planning to ‘outflank’ Prime Minister on law and order Starmer oversaw prosecution of terrorists linked to Al Qaeda suicide bomb plot The men planned to … Read more
A prominent union leader has called for university students to stay at home this autumn to help prevent a second wave of coronavirus – unless they are poor, black, disabled, gay or transgender. Larissa Kennedy, president of the National Union of Students, warned it was too dangerous for undergraduates to flood campuses but said exceptions … Read more
A Labour council that spent tens of millions of pounds on brand-new offices has not had a single employee return to work since lockdown restrictions were lifted. The startling revelation comes as a Mail on Sunday audit of local authorities across the country found most council staff are still working from home, despite government advice … Read more
SEVEN men are stabbed in one night in violent scenes across Lawless London including a teenager knifed on the Underground – as police make five arrests A teenager was stabbed at London’s West Ham Station at 6.50pm this evening Another knife victim was found shortly afterwards at Abbey Road DLR station Both were treated by paramedics … Read more
Flawed body armour tests which could be potentially fatal for Special Forces troops and anti-terrorism units have been ‘ignored for decades’ Research showed plates that met standards could still lead to fatal injuries Could occur if police officers and elite military personnel are shot at close range It follows report into results of experiments on … Read more
More used to talking about war than fighting one, TV historian Neil Oliver says lately he has felt like he’s in ‘the Ypres Salient in the First World War’, fighting skirmish after skirmish. The area in Belgium was the scene of some of the Western Front’s fiercest battles and, recently, the 53-year-old presenter has found … Read more
By Sarah Sands for the Mail on Sunday Give them their due, Meghan and Harry appear to have played a blinder with their Netflix deal. We have wondered about the valuation they place on their celebrity: it turns out to be about £100 million, if reports are to be believed. No wonder they bet the … Read more
Gordon Ramsay plans to open up 200 new restaurants in Asia to expand his empire across the world in the next five years. The TV chef began reopening the first of his 35 restaurants in July after the business struggled during the coronavirus pandemic. But now the father-of-five has unveiled new plans to extend his … Read more
Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown’s ex-wife says his affairs left her emotionally shattered as he countersues HER for libel Blythe Brown launched a lawsuit against her husband Dan Brown in July She claimed he had extra-marital affairs and ‘secretly plundering’ marital assets Last week, Mr Brown revealed he is countersuing his ex for libel … Read more