Junior soldiers risk punishment if they don’t repeat ‘mantras’ on diversity and inclusion in annual assessment forms Soldiers have been told to pledge what their main objective is for the next year Told to say it will be to contribute towards an ‘inclusive culture’ within regiment Intended to help troops of different ethnic, religious or … Read more
Coronavirus forces auditor PwC to delay annual results…and car dealer Lookers applies brakes too By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 20 August 2020 Auditor PwC and scandal-hit car dealer Looker have become the latest businesses to delay their financial results. Lookers, which is grappling … Read more
England’s best places to stay, its most mouthwatering eateries and its most enthralling visitor attractions have been named in the 2020 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence. The winners were selected from hundreds of tourism businesses across England including hotels, self-catering accommodation, B&Bs, glamping operators, attractions, restaurants, pubs, museums and conference centres – and 19 winners were … Read more
Selfridges today told staff it plans to cut 450 jobs – around 14% of its total headcount – as annual sales are set to be ‘significantly less’ than last year due to the pandemic. The famous department store, which was founded in 1908, said it is facing the ‘toughest year’ in its recent history and … Read more
University of Oxford Oxford University academics began developing the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in January. It is now named AZD1222, after the researchers signed a manufacturing partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Human trials started on April 23 and they are now in the final phase, with trials being carried out in the UK, Brazil and South … Read more
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will travel to Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire for their annual summer break in ‘early August’, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Her Majesty, 94, had been self-isolating in Windsor Castle since March, but is now set to travel to Scotland alongside Prince Philip, 99, next month. Reports had previously suggested … Read more
Six million would face annual bills of £2,500 if Labour’s left-wing wins an internal battle to introduce a wealth tax Shadow Financial Secretary Dan Carden said Labour is considering a wealth tax It would mean six million Britons being forced to pay an average levy of £2,500 In an internal battle, the Shadow Chancellor said … Read more
Lisa Rinna led the stars in celebrating America’s Independence Day on her Instagram page this Saturday. The 56-year-old posted her annual throwback snap in which she prances through the water at the beach while modeling a Stars And Stripes bikini. ‘If anything… I’m consistent. #happy4thofjuly’ she wrote with a heart emoji. Annual throwback: Lisa Rinna led … Read more
The Queen and Prince Philip are expected to spend the summer at Balmoral after it was feared that guidelines on moving between England and Scotland might scupper the annual stay. The monarch, 94, and her husband, 99, are reportedly set to fly to the castle, in the Scottish highlands, where they may stay for up … Read more
Police are forced to manage traffic chaos as hundreds of travellers descend on field in Leicestershire for annual horse fair Hundreds descended on Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, for an annual horse fair The event started on Thursday and is due to go on until the end of the weekend Police had warned drivers to avoid the area … Read more