CVC backing a surprise bid to run the National Lottery

One of the world’s leading private equity firms is backing a surprise bid to run the National Lottery By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:54 BST, 11 April 2021 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 11 April 2021 One of the world’s leading private equity firms is backing a surprise bid to run the National … Read more

Farage takes aim at pub passports, Carrie’s power and the Johnson family’s backing for Beijing

Meet Nigel Farage 2.0: a healthy-looking figure, sipping mineral water in a Knightsbridge hotel as he announces that he is transitioning from polarising Brexit insurgent to hug-a-husky green activist. The former Ukip leader is regenerating, Doctor Who-style, into a paid expert on ‘carbon-offset’ – the planting of trees to mitigate the environmental impact of big … Read more

Boris Johnson gives his backing for the Oxford Covid vaccine amid blood clot fears in EU nations 

Boris Johnson gives his backing for the Oxford Covid vaccine amid blood clot fears in EU nations The European Medicines Agency said it had received reports of 22 cases of blood clotting among the three million vaccinated with the jab on the Continent Denmark, Norway and Iceland have said they will temporarily halt the rollout … Read more

Heading to school near you: 5,000 FREE laptops thanks to your generosity in backing Mail Force drive

Heading to a school near you… 5,000 FREE laptops thanks to your generosity in backing Mail Force drive 5,000 brand new Chromebooks and other models already on way to classrooms Several thousand refurbished laptops donated by companies will follow shortly Astonishing £10.8million now been raised to help pupils get on the internet  By Sam Greenhill … Read more

Boris Johnson rebuked by Lord Coe for using tired mantra after confirming backing for 2030 World Cup

Prime Minister Boris Johnson blasted by Lord Coe for using the ‘red-blooded’ and ‘very tired mantra’ of ‘bring football home’ to confirm Government’s £2.8m backing for UK and Ireland’s 2030 World Cup joint-bid – as he calls for ‘humility’ By David Coverdale For The Daily Mail Published: 20:25 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 20:38 … Read more

Boris Johnson confirms backing for UK and Ireland’s joint-bid to host the 2030 World Cup

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed the Government is hoping to bring the World Cup to the UK for the first time since 1966 and will pledge £2.8million in funding for a joint-bid with Ireland. Buoyed by the success of the coronavirus vaccine rollout – the UK hit the milestone of vaccinating 20million people last … Read more

Government slammed for backing down to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg over news media bargaining code

The Australian government has been accused of backing down to Mark Zuckerberg by watering down new laws to regulate big tech in response to Facebook’s news ban.  Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young roasted Treasurer Josh Fryderberg, telling Parliament: ‘The government has buckled here. ‘You’ve blinked, you weakened the power the minister has because Facebook bullied you. … Read more

Kinzinger releases letter from family saying he ‘joined devil’s army’ by backing Trump’s impeachment

Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger has released a scathing handwritten letter he received from a number of his relatives, calling him a ‘disappointment to God’ and a stain on their family’s name for backing the impeachment of Donald Trump. Kinzinger told the New York Times he received the disparaging note just two days after he … Read more

UK wins Irish backing for delay to Brexit port checks as Simon Coveney says he is open to extension

UK wins Irish backing for delay to Brexit port checks as Simon Coveney says he is open to extension of grace period Foreign affairs minister is open to ‘modest’ extensions of the grace period The Northern Ireland Protocol has led to delays at port and threats to staff Michael Gove wants two years before certain … Read more

Plan to leave 12 weeks between Covid-19 vaccine doses will get WHO backing, expert predicts 

Will WHO back 12-week jab gap? Plan to leave 12 weeks between Covid-19 vaccine doses will be supported by World Health Organisation, expert predicts The WHO currently recommends a maximum of six weeks between doses The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommendation for a longer period was initially met with criticism  Britain’s four … Read more