Locals fear British hiker missing in Pyrenees ‘could have fallen into lake or other freezing water’

Last night a source close to the search for British hiker Esther Dingley in the Pyrenees told the Daily Mail of his fears she could have fallen into a lake or other freezing water. The 37-year-old had been planning to camp next to one of a number of high altitude lakes in the area days before … Read more

Brexit: No Deal could lead to public disorder, No10’s 34-page ‘worst-case scenario’ dossier shows

No10’S 12 ‘WORST-CASE’ OUTCOMES IN THE EVENT OF A NO-DEAL BREXIT  Medicine supply shortage;   Public disorder and protests;  Clashes with EU fishing trawlers; Maritime security enforcement under pressure and ‘at risk’;  Reduced food supply; Rising food and fuel prices; Border delays and tariffs leading to disruption of ‘essential services’; Fuel disruption; Reduction of drugs for … Read more

China claims coronavirus may have started in AUSTRALIA

Beijing has claimed that coronavirus may have spawned outside China and travelled to a wet market in Wuhan via frozen food exports from countries including Australia. An article in the government-controlled Global Times newspaper on Sunday said the idea the virus was imported into the Huanan wet market last year ‘cannot be ruled out’ – although it … Read more

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will launch their own awards rivaling the Queen’s gongs

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to launch a set of awards to rival the Queen’s honours list. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – who currently reside in an £11million mansion in California – will award individuals, charities and companies they feel champion their favourite causes. The awards will run alongside the Queen’s own gongs – … Read more

Thousands of pet lovers ‘panic bought’ a puppy during coronavirus pandemic, charity warns 

Thousands of pet lovers ‘panic bought’ a puppy during coronavirus pandemic as lockdown starved them of company, charity warns A third of new pet owners bought an animal ‘on impulse’ in or around lockdown  Battersea Dogs and Cats Home have warned of the animal welfare implications The number of dogs abandoned over next five years … Read more

Bank of England economist says Britain has saved £100bn during pandemic.and now it’s time to spend

Families built up £100billion of ‘excess savings’ in lockdown and are already spending it, a senior Bank of England official has claimed. A nationwide spending spree could help the economy to recover more quickly than forecasters have predicted, the Bank’s chief economist Andy Haldane said. In an exclusive interview with the Mail, Mr Haldane said … Read more

Climate change ‘will end snowy winters’: Whiteouts could become a thing of the past, Met Office says

Climate change ‘will end snowy winters’: Whiteouts could become a thing of the past as planet warms, Met Office says Dr Lizzie Kendon, Met Office scientist, says snow to disappear by end of century  By 2040s South of England will no longer see freezing days, analysis suggests By 2080 only parts of north Scotland could … Read more

‘Miracle kitten saved after falling down six-foot pipe on industrial site as rescuers name her Piper

MewTube! ‘Miracle’ kitten is saved after falling down a six-foot pipe on industrial site – as rescuers rename her Piper Piper, a six-week-old kitten, was trapped down a six-foot pipe with another kitten They were found by passer-by on an industrial estate in Stafford, West Midlands  The little, tri-coloured kitten was feared dead until rescuers heard a … Read more

The man who put the giggles into golf: writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

For sheer wit and invention, no sports commentator has ever topped Peter Alliss.  On the spur of the moment, he could conjure fantasies out of the air to leave millions of golf fans – and non fans, too – chuckling helplessly. At the Scottish Open at Gleneagles during the mid-Eighties, for instance, the camera suddenly … Read more

Senior custody officers set to be issued with body armour after shooting of Matt Ratana

Senior custody officers are set to be issued with body armour after shooting of Matt Ratana at police station Body armour could be given to senior custody officers to better protect force  This follows death of Sergeant Matt Ratana was fatally shot at work in September Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick announced the pilot scheme last month … Read more