HENRY DEEDES watches the Health Secretary Matt Hancock feeling the heat in Parliament

Whenever Matt Hancock now comes to the chamber, there is a contest among MPs to see who can heap the most ridicule on his much vaunted test-and-trace system. Like golfers on a tee box competing to hit the longest drive, each wait their turn to recount the latest cock-up in …...Read More

Jeffrey Epstein watched topless teens in Girls Gone Wild for inspiration

Advertisement Jeffrey Epstein spent an hour of his day watching explicit episodes of Girls Gone Wild while working out and cavorting with nubile young women at his private Caribbean island, as seen in these photos exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com. The perverted financier, who committed suicide at age 66 in August …...Read More

Figures reveal 237,000 fewer families have paid BBC fee in last year as viewers switch to Netflix

Fewer households are buying TV licences, according to the BBC's annual report. Audiences for its major channels have also fallen, suggesting many families are relying on streaming services such as Netflix. The Corporation said 25.9million licences were in force in 2019/20 – down 237,000 in a year. With a licence …...Read More

Matt Hancock reveals plan to RATION swabs then admits testing shambles could last for WEEKS

Parents, teachers and children face being put to the back of the queue for Covid tests as Matt Hancock admitted yesterday swabs will have to be rationed. In a humiliating climbdown, the Health Secretary said a 'priority list' would ensure environments such as care homes and hospitals would have enough. …...Read More

SARAH VINE: Yes, I fell out with the Camerons. But their friend's diary betrayal is unforgivable

Yesterday saw the latest instalment of Sasha Swire’s now not-so-secret Diary Of An MP’s Wife, and I found myself wondering who should host the forthcoming book launch. Should it be me, with my famous fish pie-making skills — after all, I do have a tendency to ‘meddle’ in everything, says …...Read More

House sales frenzy: Properties selling for well over the asking prices

Britain's house buyers have gone bonkers as prices soar to record highs. Estate agents told Money Mail 'frantic' buyers are battling over spacious family homes, coastal boltholes and rural retreats. They say the Chancellor's stamp duty holiday has 'turbocharged' a housing market that was already buoyant after lockdown ended. But …...Read More

Sasha Swire claims former Prime Minister was 'incandescent with anger' over Brexit vote

David Cameron was ‘chomping on cigars’ over ‘endless bottles of wine’ the weekend after the Brexit vote, claims a former minister’s wife. Sasha Swire also alleges that Mr Cameron’s wife Samantha was only able to join him for his resignation speech after a large negroni cocktail. She makes the claims …...Read More

I took BA to court after it cancelled my return ticket without warning

A passenger has defeated British Airways in court over a small print clause that meant her return flight was cancelled with no warning. Pam Watts fell victim to the 'no-show' rule, previously highlighted by Money Mail, which allows an airline to void and even re-sell a return ticket if a …...Read More

How the cyber scammers suck you in to steal your investments

Pension cons are not the only way fraudsters can now steal your investments in an instant. The pandemic has seen a rise in sophisticated scams targeted at investors looking to make their money go further. Industry body UK Finance says British savers lost £55.2 million to such scams in the …...Read More

RICHARD KAY: Oh Harry, how we miss the way you were: So often now Prince Harry appears careworn.

Royal photographs seldom say too much, but once in a while they say everything. Yesterday all over the world a picture issued to mark Prince Harry’s 36th birthday was being studied with both affection and fascination. Affection because the image shows Harry, his brother William and sister-in-law Kate with their …...Read More