He is the tech tycoon dubbed Britain’s ‘Bill Gates‘ who is now feared to have been on board a sunken superyacht. Mike Lynch, a former advisor to then-Prime Minister David Cameron and BBC board member, is believed to be among the passengers trapped on the luxury yacht which sank off the coast of Sicily this morning. Divers are...
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Brit tech tycoon Mike Lynch among six missing after his superyacht Bayesian was ‘hit by freak waterspout’ off Sicily while his wife was among 15 rescued – as divers ‘find body of ship’s chef’ and scour wreck 160ft down on sea bed
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch is missing along with six other tourists after his luxury superyacht was hit by a freak waterspout and sank off the coast of Sicily this morning, it has emerged. The luxury sailboat was docked off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, when a tornado hit the area just before 5am,...
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By Emily Cooper Published: 02:01 BST, 19 August 2024 | Updated: 10:51 BST, 19 August 2024 Britian has urgently stockpiled mpox vaccines as the menacing new virus hits British shores. NHS staff have also received guidance from the UK Health Security Agency to ensure they recognise symptoms of the Clade 1 mpox variant. The disease,...
Ted Baker to close ALL of its remaining 31 stores risking 500 jobs four months after going into administration
By Emily Jane Davies Published: 16:17 BST, 18 August 2024 | Updated: 17:18 BST, 18 August 2024 Ted Baker will close all of its remaining 31 stores this week, risking 500 jobs four months after going into administration. All of the fashion brand’s stores are expected to have shut by the end of Tuesday. It...
Welcome to Flappy Valley! How fried chicken shops have taken over Britain – including one London street with 29 different stores – as locals slam ‘terrible and appalling food’ while others hail them as ‘historic and affordable’
They are cheap, fast, and not to mention finger-lickin’ good, so little wonder fried chicken has grown to become a British staple. For many, their local fried chicken shop fills them with a ‘sense of nostalgia’, transporting them back to a memory of where they would go with friends after school, but for others, well...
Indian and Nigerian nationals filled more jobs in Britain between 2019 and 2023 than UK nationals, official figures show
By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 14:38 BST, 12 August 2024 | Updated: 14:38 BST, 12 August 2024 Indian and Nigerian nationals filled more jobs in Britain between 2019 and 2023 than UK nationals, official figures have revealed. Data from HMRC, released through a Freedom of Information request, showed the biggest growth in...
Canada becomes latest country to warn its citizens to avoid areas in UK as list of nations issuing travel warnings to Britain continues to grow amid fears of more violent riots tonight
Britain has become consumed by racially-motivated violence since the weekend, with far-right groups sparking chaos up and down the country. Riots, considered the worst spate of extremist violence in Britain for years, flared up in Rotherham, where thugs set a hotel housing asylum seekers alight, Hull, Birmingham, Darlington, Plymouth, Bristol, Liverpool and Belfast. In response...
Footfall is down in high streets across Britain after shops torched in riots: Retail chiefs hold emergency meeting as stores shutter and change opening hours amid fears of more violence
Shoppers are avoiding high streets across Britain after shops were smashed up and looted in the riots, retail bosses warned today as they held an emergency meeting. Sainsbury’s, Greggs, Iceland, Lush, Specsavers and Shoe Zone stores have all been targeted amid a wave of attacks in recent days following the Southport stabbings. The British Retail...
UK riots: Far right thugs force GP and hospital appointments to be cancelled and pubs, shops and offices boarded up because staff are too scared to go to work as Britain braces for more anarchy – and rioters are warned they face terror charges
Britain is bracing for more anarchy tonight as far-right thugs use social media and encrypted messaging apps to plan violence across the UK tonight. Nearly 6,000 police officers have been drafted in after a list of 39 locations where the yobs could wreak havoc – including immigration centres, refugee shelters and lawyers’ homes – emerged...
Inside Britain’s number one High Street: Locals reveal what they really think of precinct which boasts colourful hanging baskets and a statue of NHS founder…but is blighted by homeless people and boarded-up shops
Visitors to Cardiff’s Queen Street think it’s ‘beautiful’ and was rightly voted Britain’s number one shopping venue in a new consumer survey but locals aren’t so sure. The pedestrianised precinct stretches from the Cardiff Castle end to Queen Street train station which brings shoppers and office workers into the city centre. The street has a...
Full list of countries issuing travel warnings to the UK amid violent riots as India becomes the latest to warn its citizens to avoid areas in Britain
Britain has become consumed by racially-motivated violence since the weekend, with far-right groups sparking chaos up and down the country. Riots, considered the worst spate of extremist violence in Britain for years, flared up in Rotherham, where thugs set a hotel housing asylum seekers alight, Hull, Birmingham, Darlington, Plymouth, Bristol, Liverpool and Belfast. In response...
How much will your summer trip cost in Britain? Find out whether you can travel cheaper by train or plane after factoring in all expenses
It’s a long-held theory that flying is much cheaper than taking the train in Britain – and this is certainly often true when you compare ticket prices. But rail industry bosses have released a new study which they claim shows travelling by train can actually be up to 70 per cent cheaper on similar routes...