Iain Duncan Smith says Boris Johnson must create £460m ‘Universal Credit Part Two’ welfare scheme to save post-Covid Britain from a ‘jobs tsunami’ Iain Duncan Smith suggests benefit reform to create £460m support scheme The Universal Support scheme would help dealing with drug and alcohol abuse It could provide aid to homeless people and those … Read more
French court backs news companies in landmark case against Google as they demand compensation from the billion dollar Silicon Valley giant for the copyrighted content it uses Paris appeals court ruled against Google and backed competition regulator Google had argued that it drives lucrative clicks to news sites it lists in searches But French press … Read more
The AA has given its support for the introduction of new rules that would see young novice drivers facing stricter drink drive limits than other motorists. At a hearing of the Transport Select Committee today, the motoring organisation backed calls for a zero-tolerance limit for drivers in the first months after passing their driving test, … Read more
Students at universities hit by coronavirus should seek tuition fee refunds if the quality of their course slips, the higher education watchdog said last night. At least 40 universities have recorded virus cases – around one in four – leaving thousands of students locked down in halls. They have complained of ‘disgusting’ conditions as they are … Read more
‘No woman should have to go through labour alone’: Boris Johnson backs MoS campaign to end lone births scandal Nearly half of hospital Trusts continue to ban partners from attending either labour or scans, or both, because of draconian Covid-19 rules Mail on Sunday is campaigning to end scandal, which has left women to give … Read more
BP backs petrol and diesel car sales ban arguing it should be brought in sooner that the current target of 2040 By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 14 September 2020 BP has backed plans to bring forward a ban on the sale of new … Read more
Jennifer Beam Dowd wrote in an article for Slate on Friday that the study by IZA Institute of Labor Economics was not to be trusted An Oxford epidemiologist has backed up South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem in her skepticism of the widely disputed Sturgis study that claimed 266,000 people were infected with COVID-19 from the single … Read more
Parallel parking masterclass! Bus driver shows off his skills as he backs a people-carrier into a VERY tight space overhanging a ditch in India Bus driver PJ Biju expertly parked a Toyota Innova in between two sharp drops He confidently reversed into the space before making a few minor adjustments PJ said that he is … Read more
Labour MP Dawn Butler has thrown her weight behind a campaign to boycott the BBC for 24 hours today over the corporation’s use of the N-word in recent TV news reports. More than 18,000 people complained last month after a report by social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin on a suspected racially-motivated attack in Bristol saw … Read more
The Royal Navy should take charge of the migrant crisis in the Channel and deploy ships to patrol UK waters, says the former First Sea Lord. Admiral Lord West’s comments to the Daily Mail support the plan by Home Secretary Priti Patel for military resources to be used to stop people trafficking. The ex-head of the … Read more