A parish council that went viral after a Zoom meeting descended into chaos could soon be abolished, it emerged today. A clip of a Handforth Parish Council meeting in which numerous insults were thrown around and members were kicked out went viral earlier this month. Jackie Weaver, the acting clerk, shot to fame after chairman … Read more
Air travellers with 5G phones are being urged to turn them off on planes because the technology can disrupt landing gear, according to the French civil aviation authority. The latest generation of smartphones and networks, currently being rolled out around the world, can interfere with critical aircraft instruments including altitude. This is due to signal … Read more
Jackie Weaver has become a household name overnight after being at the cente of a spat at Handforth Parish Council’s planning meeting that saw her eject the chairman from a Zoom call after he rejected her authority Until today Handforth’s claim to fame was being home to one of Britain’s biggest M&S superstores and its … Read more
Mexico cuffs the DEA: Country passes law limiting power of ‘foreign agents’ who will now be forced to submit intelligence to Mexican officials – days after US warned the legislation would only benefit drug cartels amid surging violence Mexico’s lower house of congress on Tuesday approved legislation that limits the powers of ‘foreign agents’ operating … Read more
Carrie Symonds has risen to hold ‘real power in No 10’ while her Prime Minister fiancé Boris Johnson has become ‘dishevelled and lacking in any signals of dignity or authority’. Analysis of pictures and videos of the couple have shown a switch of authority between the pair, according to body language and relationship experts. One … Read more
Croydon Council declared itself practically bankrupt yesterday and blamed its financial crisis on the havoc caused by coronavirus. The Labour-run south London borough imposed emergency spending restrictions under a Section 114 notice – only the second authority in two decades to face such measures. As well as the coronavirus crisis, local officials also pinned blame on … Read more
Savers hit by a series of rate cuts are increasingly looking for ways to get a regular return on their cash. The stock market offers dividends, but these can be cut at any time, while in the world of bonds they have a choice between ‘safe’ government bonds paying miniscule rates, or riskier corporate bonds … Read more
Furious Neil Woodford investors have slammed the financial watchdog over its drawn-out probe into the savings scandal. Grilling top regulators at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) yesterday, savers asked why the watchdog’s investigation into the fund manager’s failed empire was taking so long. But in a snub to investors who were frozen out of the … Read more
A Manchester authority has reportedly told care homes to accept Covid-19 patients being discharged from hospitals to free up beds when a second wave hits. Trafford council in Greater Manchester, a coronavirus hotspot in England, says care homes will need to be prepared to take elderly people, regardless of if they are infected, because ‘hospitals … Read more
England’s Covid-free zones: 12 local authority areas that are home to 2.4m people report ZERO infections in last week while London has just 94 cases In mid-April most of 12 areas had 50-100 cases a week, showing huge decrease Torbay has had no cases for 4 weeks and Rutland has had no cases for 2 … Read more