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Startups Weekly: SEC temporarily loosens crowdfunding regulations on small companies

A specific type of small startup has a window to raise crowdfunding in a somewhat less regulated way than normally required in the US based on a temporary set of rule changes by the SEC announced this week. Excited yet?




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Firefighters rescue Duchess the horse stuck in mud after falling into ditch

A team of firefighters worked tirelessly for three hours to rescue a horse named Duchess who had fallen into a ditch in Great Horkesley, near Colchester on the Friday of bank holiday.




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Campaigners oppose plans for skyscraper that 'would block view of the Tower of London'

Historic Royal Palaces has argued that the project will block protected views of the tower which is part of a system introduced in 1938 to also guard views of St Paul's vistas and the Palace of Westminster.




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Italy's parks are filled with sunseekers as coronavirus deaths rise by 194 to 30,395

The Italian public took to bicycles around the Piazza Venezia and the Via dei Fori Imperiali in Rome while people of all ages walked and cycled to Ruffini Park in Turin during Phase Two of lockdown.




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Transgender inmates have carried out seven sex attacks on women in jail

Official figures show for the first time the true scale of offending by criminals who were born male but were allowed to move into female jails after changing gender. Convicted rapist Karen White pictured.




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Nine great paintings in Britain you must see after the coronavirus lockdown

Britain is home to works of art by some of the most important painters of all time, from J.M.W Turner to Salvador Dali. Here we pick nine unmissable masterpieces and show you where to find them...




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Jenni Murray angry she will have to present Woman's Hour from home after she turns 70

Jenni Murray has hosted BBC Woman's Hour at the BBC's studios throughout the coronavirus crisis but will have to start doing so at home once she turns 70 because she will be classified vulnerable.




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PETER HITCHENS: Has our mad mass house arrest during Covid-19 saved even a single life? 

PETER HITCHENS: We will not escape from this misery until the Government has been forced to admit that it made a foolish mistake and over-reacted wildly to Covid-19.




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Trusts set up to preserve fortunes of rich families can protect yours too

We give you the lowdown on those investment trusts where family money still influences the way that they are managed.




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Selfridges boss: We're in for hardest year ever

Anne Pitcher, the Selfridges managing director, replies bluntly when asked how it felt to turn the lights out and pull up the shutters on Oxford Street's most iconic store. 'Awful,' she says.




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RBS set to target 'Generation Rent' after coronavirus crisis

RBS forecasts a big fall in home ownership and experts expect the trend to accelerate as house sales resume.




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Will Covid-19 survivors face a lifetime of illness like those who battled polio?

Kirstin Coutney, pictured with her daughter Tilly, contracted Covid-19.  The 49-year-old mother of two from Bath is still suffering crippling fatigue, six weeks after developing the virus.




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Foreign killers could avoid deportation if healthcare in home countries is worse than the NHS

The landmark judgment - which risks throwing the Government's deportation policy into chaos - has already delayed the case of gang rapist Yaqub Ahmed, who was supposed to be deported.




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Mother who battled NHS over brain cancer treatment for her son separates from her husband

Few relationships would be immune to the pressures wrought by their ordeal: the strain of caring for their desperately sick child, their brief life as fugitives, the draining legal battles.




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China flexes its military muscle: Beijing exploits Covid crisis to assert control of South China Sea

Deeply worried about Beijing's insatiable desire for land and the way its military has occupied areas by stealth, Washington has sent three warships to the region.




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My wonderful brother and an awful truth...a plea take notice of those with learning disabilities 

I worry about my brother Tom. He has Fragile X, the most common cause of inherited learning disability. He can't write, read or understand money. He refers to Covid-19 as 'this bloody flu virus'.




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Lembit Opik's pregnant fiancee moves countries while he presents radio show

Sabina Vankov's decision to return to her homeland with their daughter Angelina came a month after the MoS revealed she had asked Mr Opik to move out. She is pregnant with his child.




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Royal Albert Hall is facing closure as bosses say only a THIRD of seats could be used

Chief executive Craig Hassal said the 2m social distancing rules would force the London venue to cut its capacity to just 30 per cent and close its bars and restaurants, adding the situation is 'desperate'.




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HARRY COLE: What's happening to the security service after official voiced social injustice worries?

Britain's spooks are showing distressing signs of wokeness. At a party, a senior British security official left reporters speechless with his self-flagellating concern about social injustice.




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Boris Johnson is accused of ignoring terrorist threats

The group of senior Ministers and security officials was due to meet on Thursday but did not, meaning a full NSC meeting has not been convened since February.




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Corbynistas accuse Sir Keir Starmer of plotting a 'betrayal' of his vow to abolish tuition fees

Jeremy Corbyn's backers claim the new Labour Party leader wants to review his predecessor's £7.2 billion pledge, despite promising to honour it during the recent leadership contest.




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Jeremy Clarkson asks 15 questions to see if YOU could be a millionaire

Hello, and welcome to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? From tonight, at 7.15pm on ITV, and for the next six nights at 9pm, the biggest quiz show in the world is back.




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Up to 50,000 coronavirus test samples are sent to the US for analysis after 'operational issues' 

Daily coronavirus tests fell the below 100,000 target for a seventh day in a row. Health Secretary Matt Hancock urged Boris Johnson to 'give me a break' in a furious bust-up over the coronavirus crisis.




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Britons urged to shine a light from windows on Tuesday in tribute to nurses on coronavirus frontline

Public are being encouraged to shine a light from windows in recognition of nurses in the coronavirus fight, described as the 'greatest health emergency in NHS history'.




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'That's not fair - give me a break': Matt Hancock pleads to PM in clash over UK's COVID-19 response

Matt Hancock is living on 'borrowed time' as Health Secretary following clashes with the three most powerful members of the Government over the Covid crisis, The Mail on Sunday has been told.




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Why you should ALWAYS use liquid laundry detergent

An Australian mother has revealed what really happens to your washing machine if you clean your clothes with laundry powder instead of liquid detergent.




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Gender balance seeps into BBC drama Normal People

I came to Normal People, the television drama everyone else seemed to be talking about, with low expectations.




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Metropolitan police officers' spokesman blasts coronavirus response as 'wishy washy'

The Metropolitan Police Federation's Ken Marsh said British authorities 'needed to be firmer right from the beginning'. Pictured: Sunbathers in Greenwich Park, London yesterday.




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Britain's biggest unions threaten to tell workers to refuse return unless workplaces are made safe

Leaders of unions such as Unite, Unison and the General have written an open letter to Boris Johnson demanding the government puts policies in place to make workplaces safe.




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Qantas confirms it will stop printing out Frequent Flyer numbers of boarding passes to stop fraud

Qantas has confirmed it will stop printing out Frequent Flyer numbers on boarding passes 'over the next few weeks'. In the social media age, hackers are selling Frequent Flyer points on the black market.




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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is blasted for helping government to deport asylum seekers

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has been blasted for hypocrisy, having been outspoken on some social issues while helping the Australian government deport asylum seekers. 




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Qantas announce 19-hour service will have economy class seats with 'a little more legroom'

Non-stop 19-hour commercial flights from New York to Sydney could be available to passengers in economy class by 2023, with the only added benefit of slightly more legroom and a place to stretch.




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One in four Qantas flight attendants say they've been sexually harassed by passengers or colleagues

One in four Qantas flight attendants have experienced sexual harassment by either a colleague or a passenger in the past year, a survey has revealed.   




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Qantas announces staff will be made redundant - but they can't say how many will lose their jobs

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, who makes nearly $24million a year and is the highest-paid CEO in Australia, confirmed the company needed to cut its $4.3billion wage bill.




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Pia Miller spotted back in Sydney since confirming romance Patrick Whitesell

Pia Miller has jetted back into Sydney after she debuted her romance with millionaire Hollywood agent, Patrick Whitesell, in Los Angeles last month.




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John Travolta shares rare shot of son Ben, eight, and a pal in the pilots seats of a Qantas plane  

The actor, 65, posted the cute snap on Saturday, captioned, 'My son Ben is taking my place! His first A380 @qantas flight.' The Grease star was referring to his role as an ambassador of the airline.




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Qantas axes flights from Sydney to Beijing due to competition from Chinese rivals

The airline launched the service to China for the third time in 35 years in 2017 before decreasing the number of weekly flights from seven to five a year later.




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Qantas passengers are outraged after being left on the tarmac in a 'boiling plane' for FOUR HOURS

QF171 left Melbourne at just after 9am on Saturday morning but a mechanical issue meant its intended landing in Wellington at 2.35pm was aborted and the plane diverted to an air base with no customs.




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Will.i.am says Qantas flight attendant he accused of racism shouldn't be sacked

Rapper will.i.am likens his treatment on board a Qantas flight to a 'police state' after officers were called to meet him on the plane when it landed in Sydney over an altercation with a flight attendant.




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Qantas passengers stuck at New Zealand military base won't get refund

Passengers couldn't leave the plane at the New Zealand military base because there were no customs to process them, and were eight hours late to their Wellington destination.




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Flight attendants hit back at will.i.am after rapper accused Qantas stewardess of racism

Flight attendants have fired back at rapper will.i.am after he accused an air stewardess of racism during a flight to Sydney over the weekend.




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The Veronicas' Lisa and Jessica Origliasso are ARIA Award presenters

The Veronicas' Lisa and Jessica Origliasso have been announced as presenters at this year's ARIA Awards on Wednesday November 27.




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Janet Jackson's bassist accuses Qantas of racism after will.i.am row

Janet Jackson's bassist Eric Smith has accused Qantas of racism claiming the airline did not permit him to take his guitar on board, despite allowing 'white passengers' to do so. 




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Terrified Qantas passengers describe flying through a thick fire cloud in 'pitch black' conditions

Terrified Qantas passengers have spoken about the moment their fight entered a massive cloud created by the NSW bushfires which turned the cabin from daylight to midnight in seconds.




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Uber passengers can now earn Qantas points by travelling with the car-sharing service

Australian passengers can now earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points by travelling with Uber.