Drink-driving lawyer dodges road ban after court hears she was moving her car to avoid a parking fine Danielle Amodio got up early to move the car out of a residents-only bay She had spent a night drinking wine at the home of her friend Sophie Stevens Police stopped the pair on walk back and … Read more
Chancellor’s duty-free ban ‘will lead to the loss of 138,000 jobs and cost the economy £3.5bn’ By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 2 October 2020 The decision to end duty-free shopping on goods such as perfume, clothing and electronics will lead to 138,000 job … Read more
Ban on loyalty penalty insurance pricing will penalise customers who shop around, experts warn Insurers tend to offer cheap deals to new customers, and raise loyal customers’ premiums every year they fail to switch to a new provider Now the regulator says it will ban insurers from penalising customers who stay Estimates suggest it will … Read more
Plastic straws and stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds will today be banned in a major victory for the Mail’s Turn the Tide on Plastic campaign. From now on, it will be illegal for businesses in England to supply the items, many of which find their way into the ocean. An estimated 4.7billion plastic straws, 316million … Read more
Cancer-stricken Public Health England official with two years to live slams ban on assisted dying as ‘inhumane’ and reveals he would like the option of an ‘extra vial of morphine’ in his final days Professor Paul Cosford is the emeritus medical director of Public Health England The 57-year-old, who was incurable lung cancer, has only … Read more
A Labour council leader today called for an immediate London lockdown which would include a ban on visiting friends and families. Jas Athwal, the leader of Redbridge Borough Council, made the plea after it was revealed that his borough and four others in east London saw a spike in cases last week which led to the … Read more
A U.S. judge in Washington has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order banning TikTok, hours before it was due to go in to effect. District Judge Carl Nichols granted a preliminary injunction sought by TikTok owner ByteDance to allow the app to remain available at U.S. app stores, before the 11:59pm Sunday deadline. He declined, … Read more
The gambling watchdog has refused to ban the ‘grooming’ tactics used by bookmakers to encourage gamblers to bet more. ‘VIP’ schemes have faced a furious backlash due to their role in a series of high-profile fines, frauds and suicides. They have been blamed for encouraging vulnerable gamblers to bet more than they can afford by … Read more
Rishi Sunak slaps dividend ban on big companies: New jobs lifeline has strings attached to stop firms taking advantage By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 22:25 BST, 24 September 2020 Britain’s biggest firms have been told they cannot pay dividends, dish out bonuses or sack staff … Read more
The Government is expected to bring forward its ban on new fossil fuel vehicles by ten years in order to accelerate the rollout of electric cars in the UK. MPs last week urged the Prime Minister to bring the sales ban forward to 2030 from 2040 in order to help the Government achieve its target … Read more