Author: Laura Robinson
Sajid Javid joins 100 business leaders to call for return of tax-free shopping for overseas touristsBy Harriet Line Deputy Political Editor Published: 13:53 EDT, 25 April 2023 | Updated: 16:33 EDT, 25 April 2023 Sajid Javid today joined 100 business leaders in calling for the return of tax-free shopping for overseas tourists.The former chancellor, who has also served as culture and as business secretary, said restoring VAT-exempt shopping could help to grow the economy.’It would be good to find a way to remove that, but I say that deliberately very carefully because I know as a former chancellor that you’ve…
Wild swimmers and bathers take note – an interactive map reveals the scale of toxic algae in Britain’s beautiful rivers and lakes near you.Citizen-scientists across the UK have been report sightings of dangerous blue-green algae in local fresh waters bodies to the UK Centre for Hydrology & Ecology (UKCHE) through an app.Scientists then study the submissions to the Bloomin’ Algae app to confirm if suspected sightings are in fact blue-green algae, which is not actually algae but a phytoplankton called cyanobacteria.Blue-green algae can cause severe skin rashes, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, eye or throat irritation and allergic reactions or breathing…
Is the menopause so horrific that it drives some women to take their own lives? It’s an alarming claim, often stated as fact – or, at least, it has been over the past few years.Most recently, it was made by high-profile menopause guru Dr Louise Newson – a GP and founder of the private Newson Health clinic chain, which sees roughly 4,000 patients a month, all seeking treatment for menopausal symptoms.A Mail on Sunday investigation, published earlier this month, revealed concerns about her clinic, which prescribes doses of HRT above the licensed limits to one in five of its patients.Experts…
Every politician likes to deploy a back-story, but few of the current crop have one as vivid as Wes Streeting’s.Labour’s Health spokesman, who could be just a year away from taking a Cabinet seat, was raised in a council house by a single mother – the daughter of a reputed armed robber – before studying at Cambridge University, where he came out as gay. And he has been successfully treated for cancer.The 40-year-old, widely touted as a future leader, must also be the only front-rank politician with parents still in their 50s: he was born when his mother was 17…
A British couple have accused French police of an ‘astonishing’ dereliction of duty after two migrants attempted to stowaway to the UK in their caravan.Catherine Broughton, 71, and her husband Bruce, 74, were returning from a two-week holiday near La Rochelle.The couple were shopping for wine in the port of Caen when a fellow shopper told them two men believed to be migrants had broken into their caravan.They ran outside and after spotting their four-berth Bailey Unicorn caravan had clearly been broken into they alerted two gendarmes who were driving by in a patrol car.Mrs Broughton, a writer, said what…
Furious parents have claimed that teaching material use in sex education classes for children as young as 14 tells pupils that transition gender would stop them getting bullied.The content produced by education consultancy Chameleon PDE says that puberty can be optional and that there are seven genders, a report claimed.Included in the material is a presentation on gender diversity which tells the story of Tom, who had transitioned from being known as Tina May, who said that they were no longer bullied at school after transition gender.In the story Tom says that he was upset after being put in the…
Government plans that could force households to sort waste into up to seven separate bins and foot higher costs have descended into chaos amid fears the Tories would suffer a huge voter backlash.Confirmation of the massive overhaul – branded ‘madness’ by critics – had been expected last month, but any announcement has now been delayed until after local elections next month. Under the scheme, designed to make processes more consistent across England, rubbish would need to go into an array of different containers to stop cross-contamination before being taken to recycling centres.However, concerns have been raised that it will be too onerous…
Outraged MPs call for militant junior doctor leader to be sacked after he went on HOLIDAY and couldn’t go to negotiations as his colleagues started the most disruptive strike in NHS historyBy Shaun Wooller, Health Editor For The Daily Mail and Izzy Lyons Published: 17:00 EDT, 12 April 2023 | Updated: 06:45 EDT, 13 April 2023 Outraged MPs have called for a militant junior doctors’ leader to be sacked for going on holiday during the most disruptive strike in NHS history.The British Medical Association (BMA) last night asked the Government to attend talks with conciliation service Acas as they seek…
Albanian gangster is granted anonymity in the UK ‘to protect him from rivals’ after arriving by boat and claiming asylum – despite serving a life sentence for murder in his home countryCriminal served a prison sentence for murder and other ‘very serious offences’ By Rory Tingle, Home Affairs Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 03:56 EDT, 10 April 2023 | Updated: 06:38 EDT, 11 April 2023 An Albanian gangster convicted of murder in his home country has been granted anonymity after claiming asylum in the UK – to protect him from rivals. The criminal served a life sentence for murder and other ‘very serious…
The daughter who can’t find out when her mother was diagnosed with dementia. The grieving husband desperate to know how his wife died – but blocked from reading her hospital notes. The son who may be forced to take his late mum’s hospice to court – because they refuse to hand over her medical records.These are just a few of the heartbreaking stories from people who have been denied vital information about their dead relatives.Last week, The Mail on Sunday’s resident GP Dr Ellie Cannon asked readers if they’d been blocked from accessing deceased loved ones’ documents. We received a…