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Nicola Sturgeon rejects calls for an urgent inquiry into Scotland’s Covid-19 care home scandal

Nicola Sturgeon has rejected calls for an immediate public inquiry into Scotland’s Covid-19 care home catastrophe. Politicians have demanded an urgent pro... read more

M&S in price war against Waitrose ahead of Ocado launch but cuts jobs

Marks & Spencer has launched a middle-class supermarket price war as it prepares for its products to replace Waitrose’s on the Ocado website next mont... read more

Leicester could leave lockdown TODAY as coronavirus infections fall

Leicester is set to have its lockdown relaxed today just seven weeks after seeing the rate of coronavirus infections fall. The city in the East Midlands, whic... read more

Piers Morgan jokes he and his family are ‘quarantine dodgers’ as they cut St Tropez trip short

Piers Morgan jokes he and his family are ‘quarantine dodgers’ as they cut St Tropez trip short to return to the UK before France’s air bridge ... read more

Four-day week could save thousands of jobs lost due to coronavirus, Europe’s biggest union says

Four-day week could save thousands of jobs lost due to coronavirus, Europe’s biggest union says The IG Metall union is Europe’s largest, representin... read more

George Furbank reflects on Northampton comeback and England debut as Premiership rugby returns

George Furbank is comparing two rugby games, 28 weeks apart that could hardly have been more different. Northampton Saints’ 34-21 defeat to Wasps on Sunda... read more

Apple’s iOS 14 lets users control an iPhone without touching the screen

Apple’s iOS 14 lets users control an iPhone without touching the screen – all you have to do is tap the back Apple is set to launch its iOS 14 in th... read more

Apple bans Epic Games from App store after anti-trust lawsuit

Apple retaliated against Epic Games after being served an anti-trust lawsuit for pulling the wildly popular video game Fortnite from the App Store.  The tech g... read more

French President Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte sport a tan as they return from the Cote d’Azur

French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte sport healthy tans as they return from the Cote d’Azur to attend the 76th anniversary of the Alli... read more

Chronic stress caused by Covid-19 pandemic will lead to a generation of babies being born smaller

Chronic stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic may lead to a wave of babies being born smaller, scientists claim.  Researchers analysed eight studies involving... read more

Coronavirus: Why face masks DO work, according to study

Coughing or sneezing without a face covering exposes bystanders to at least 10,000 times more droplets, scientists claim.    Droplets — large particles tha... read more

Gordon Ransay planning to open fifty UK restaurants next year

Expansion is on the menu for Ramsay: Celebrity chef plans to open fifty UK restaurants after making a £15m profit last year By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Ma... read more

Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds sells his gin brand to Diageo for £465m

Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds toasts a blockbuster payday after drinks giant Diageo buys his gin brand for £465m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Publi... read more

MARKET REPORT: Cranswick bulks up as families eat more meat

Shares in Cranswick rose yesterday after the meat producer revealed the lockdown had bulked up its sales. The company, which owns farms and supplies pork and ch... read more

Ladbrokes boss sitting on £6.5m windfall after exploiting bonus scheme

New Ladbrokes boss exploits bonus scheme to make a potential £6.5m profit in his first month on the job By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST... read more

Natwest customers slam bank’s poor branches and overdraft services

Natwest customers slam bank’s poor branches and overdraft services as they rate it one of the worst for service By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published... read more

ALEX BRUMMER: High Street banks face digital stress

ALEX BRUMMER: High Street banks face digital stress as online rivals’ slick software wins over customers By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:... read more

Households reign in spending  amid fears of mass job cuts

Families keep tight hold on purse strings: Households reign in spending amid fears of mass job cuts By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 17 A... read more

Scientists hope to clone almost-extinct Sumatran rhinoceros

The Sumatran rhinoceros once thrived in rain forests and swamps across India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. Their numbers have fallen dange... read more

Tarantula ‘Lil Kim’ loses all hair on its bottom due to stress

Tarantula named ‘Lil Kim’ loses all hair on its butt due to physical stress caused by illegal pet trafficking Researchers rescued hundreds of tarant... read more

Penguins first evolved almost 22 million years ago in Australia and New Zealand

Penguins first evolved almost 22 million years ago in Australia and New Zealand and NOT in Antarctica Researchers analysed the genomes of 18 different species o... read more

Facebook merges Instagram and Messenger adding more functions to Direct Messages

Facebook rolled out an update that merges Instagram with Messenger, providing users with access to a list of features in Direct Messages. The move adds a ‘... read more

Feeling sleepy: Going out for evening drinks helps you sleep better at night

An evening meal and drinks out can help you sleep better and feel more refreshed, but going for brunch has the opposite effect and makes you more tired, study f... read more

Giving unique names to children’s toys helps infants distinguish between different objects 

Giving names to children’s toys does help infants with their recognition skills early in life, a new study shows.  One-year-olds successfully recognised ... read more