Civil service is a ‘disaster zone’ says Dominic Cummings

Dominic Cummings launched a devastating attack on the civil service today as he revealed he made Boris Johnson vow to back reform before agreeing to work in Downing Street. The maverick former No10 chief branded Whitehall a ‘disaster zone’ and offered an extraordinary glimpse into his relationship with the PM as he gave evidence to … Read more

Dominic Cummings launches damning attack on ‘disaster zone’ civil service

Dominic Cummings launches damning attack on ‘disaster zone’ civil service as he reveals he demanded Boris Johnson pledge Whitehall reform and ramping up of science budget as conditions for working at No10 Dominic Cummings has made his first public appearance since quitting No10 Maverick ex-aide launched attacks on Whitehall during committee evidence Mr Cummings said … Read more

Japan falls silent to mark decade since tsunami disaster

Japan fell silent today to mark 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country’s living memory: the powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and Fukushima nuclear meltdown that traumatised a nation. A minute’s silence was observed across the country at 2.46 pm local time , the precise moment a 9.0 magnitude quake hit off the … Read more

Japan earthquake: Ten years on from disaster that shocked the world

Houses ripped up from their foundations, boats washed miles inland, streets buried in rubble and smoke rising from electrical fires – these were the other-worldly scenes beamed around the world almost 10 years ago after Japan was hit by one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.  It was 2.46pm local time on March 11, 2011, … Read more

Tiger Woods crash: How 15-minute car ride ended in disaster for the athlete

Tiger Woods is recovering in hospital after a ‘horror’ crash in Los Angeles left him with a shattered right leg and doubts hanging over whether he will be able to play golf again.  Questions are also being asked over how the crash happened. Police say Woods was not obviously intoxicated, but blood tests will be … Read more

More than 250 old coal tips in Wales classed as ‘high-risk’ amid fears of another Aberfan disaster 

More than 250 old coal tips in the Welsh valleys are classed as ‘high-risk’ amid fears of another Aberfan disaster Huge check launched in Tylorstown, Rhondda after a 60,000 tonne landslip thundered down a hillside This triggered an investigation into the safety of old coal tips with 249 found to pose a high risk danger … Read more

Bethenny Frankel provides emergency assistance to Texas through BStrong disaster relief foundation

Bethenny Frankel lead efforts to provide Texas residents with emergency assistance after a deadly winter storm wiped out power to millions of people, which then developed into a water crisis in the state. The former Real Housewives of New York star shared on Instagram that her BStrong disaster relief foundation was ‘loading trucks of aid … Read more

Indian glacier flood disaster: Death toll of could reach nearly 200 with dozens confirmed dead

The death toll of Sunday’s Indian glacier flood disaster could reach nearly 200 with dozens already confirmed dead as a desperate search continued on Tuesday for the 165 people still missing. Hundreds of rescue workers were scouring muck-filled ravines and valleys in northern India on Tuesday looking for survivors after part of a Himalayan glacier … Read more

EXC: Scarlett Moffatt reflects on her dating disaster with boyfriend Scott Dobinson

Scarlett Moffatt detailed how she overcame ‘the worst date I’ve ever been on’ with her boyfriend of two-years Scott Dobinson to become each other’s yin and yang.  In an exclusive interview with MailOnline on Thursday, the TV personality, 30, lovingly declared ‘they are meant to be together’ as she confessed to feeling used during relationships in … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: How WERE we all driven down the one-way road to disaster on smart motorways? 

Let’s play a game. Imagine you were Secretary of State for Transport, and executives from the quango Highways England came to see you with a wheeze about how to increase motorway capacity at relatively little cost. You’d listen — of course you would. But I wager your jaw would drop in disbelief when the so-called … Read more