Britain’s bill for the pandemic could hit £300billion and force tax rises, cuts to the state pension and a public-sector pay freeze, a Treasury document warns. A paper drawn up for Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the austerity-style policies – including drastic cuts to public spending and welfare – may have to be announced within weeks … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak acted fast to rescue the economy, now he has to work out how Britain pays the bill How do we pay the bill for the coronavirus crisis? Britain is a long way from business as usual, but ONS figures showing an astonishing 6.3million workers being paid by the taxpayer were enough to … Read more
In June 2014 I moved out of a student house I had been living in for two years while at university. The accounts were in my name. We always paid the full amount of our energy bill on time and allowed meter readings. When we moved out we settled our final bill with EDF Energy. … Read more
My husband and I booked and paid for a villa for a week in Corfu, and invited our four daughters and families to join us at our expense. The villa cost £2,391. We paid £96 for insurance with Get Going. The villa company asked for a list of guests who were likely to be staying. … Read more
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio has come under attack for singling out the Jewish community for breaking social distancing – when he travels 11 miles from his home to go for a walk in Prospect Park. The lawmaker said Tuesday he has instructed police to arrest mourners at funerals and anyone gathering in … Read more
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio has instructed police to arrest mourners at funerals and anyone gathering in large groups in a new ‘zero tolerance’ approach to stop the spread of coronavirus – after he drove across New York City to witness hundreds gathered in Brooklyn. The mayor showed up at an Orthodox Jewish … Read more
A job for the old bill! Police officers escort family of geese along a main road Two geese waddled along a main road with their six goslings in Hampshire The family were escorted along the road by a police car and motorcycle An officer from Hampshire police shared the sweet video to social media By … Read more
President Donald Trump said he intends to bill China for a ‘substantial’ amount for damages caused by the coronavirus. During a press conference at the White House on Monday, Trump made the threat to China after being asked whether he was considering seeking money from Beijing for its response to the pandemic. The idea of seeking reparations from … Read more
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife were heckled by locals as they walked through Prospect Park in Brooklyn over the weekend, despite living 11 miles away in Manhattan. De Blasio was filmed strolling with his wife Chirlane McCray as they both wore masks through the historic park on Saturday afternoon. New … Read more
It’s too soon to be talking about whether China deserves blame for the coronavirus outbreak and efforts to shift the focus onto Beijing are a ‘distraction,’ according to Bill Gates, who criticized ‘incorrect and unfair things’ said about the Communist-run country. ‘China did a lot of things right at the beginning, like any country where … Read more