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G4S given huge contract to run mega-jail despite having another prison deal terminated
Despite well publicised problems at HMP Birmingham, Medway secure training centre & Brook House immigration centre - and a late legal challenge from rival bidder MTC - G4S has won the huge contract.
Now PM urges public to ‘go to the cinema’ after telling people not to go to work
His comments come as the race is on to trace contacts of almost half of the thousands of positive coronavirus cases initially not recorded in England due to a technical glitch.
Katie Hopkins tries to sneak out apology after falsely linking mosque to attack on police
Let's make sure it doesn't get missed.
IT experts react with disbelief following Test and Trace blunder
Limitations of commercial off-the-shelf products such as Excel for medical uses are "well-known".
PureGym advertises ’12 Years Of Slave’ workout – saying “slavery was hard and so is this”
The gym's "workout of the month" was quickly taken down following widespread backlash.
Pope Francis laments ‘unhealthy populism’ as he outlines blueprint for post-Covid world
He took aim at political approaches which allow individuals to exploit a people's culture for their own "continuing grip on power".
The cause of the latest testing blunder has been revealed – and it could mean curtains for Dido
It was found that the number of columns in the Excel spreadsheet had reached the maximum - leading to tens of thousands of cases going unreported.
Daily Mail readers react to Laurence Fox Sainsbury’s boycott
"I adore Sainsbury's trifle, you can't beat it, but after this I will just have to go without it. I agree with Laurence completely."
Laurence Fox goes into meltdown over Sainsbury’s support for Black History Month
The actor, who describes himself as a "Fierce Liberal", told his 238,000 Twitter followers that he'll never shop in Sainsbury's again.