Bosses of five lockdown winners received £45m in dividends after firms’ profits were fuelled by big tax breaks Retailers and hospitality firms were handed £10billion of business rates relief this year Critics say shops which are lockdown winners should pay the tax break back By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 29 … Read more
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin today branded Boris Johnson’s contentious tier system ‘lockdown by stealth’ as landlords said the policy amounts to ‘business torture’. The Prime Minister has imposed brutal Tier 2 and 3 rules on 99 per cent of the country with the restrictions expected to last until mid-January at the earliest. Mr Martin, the founder … Read more
Shane Richie‘s son has accused I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! bosses of ‘editing the show to cause tension’ amid his father’s feud with AJ Pritchard. Viewers of the popular ITV show have seen EastEnders star Shane, 56, and former Strictly pro AJ, 26, butt heads over cleaning duties – and the actor’s … Read more
Two of Britain’s biggest pub groups announced 1,700 job cuts as tens of thousands of businesses were told they will not reopen on December 2. Toby Carvery owner, Mitchells & Butlers, and Fuller, Smith & Turner swung the axe in a new blow to the hospitality industry. The job losses came as Boris Johnson said … Read more
Baby loss charities today applauded Meghan Markle for providing a ‘vital step in breaking down that stigma and shame’ around miscarriage after she revealed the ‘unbearable grief’ she suffered after losing her second baby over the summer. In an article written for the New York Times, the Duchess of Sussex, 39, said she lost her second … Read more
More than 3,000 rural post offices face ‘armageddon’ without a £50million bailout, campaigners warned yesterday. They are calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend the annual subsidy after April next year, when it is due to expire. The cash keeps afloat 3,100 branches that are too small to make a profit and are now being … Read more
Ministers have been warned that clamping harsh restrictions on pubs and restaurants next month would be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for thousands of venues and trigger a jobs bloodbath. Hospitality bosses today railed against the tighter tiers system, which have been trailed ahead of an announcement by Boris Johnson, and said it represents … Read more
Top City bosses say tougher tier system will ‘devastate’ their businesses and risk a tsunami of job losses Shops, bars and restaurants will reopen on December 2 There there are fears swathes of the country will be plunged back into even harsher restrictions than before the lockdown By Tom Witherow And Lucy White For The … Read more
BBC Radio 1 insiders have defended a decision to play its ‘alternative version’ of Fairytale of New York to avoid offending younger audiences who are ‘particularly sensitive’ to derogatory terms for gender and sexuality. The station decided to edit the words ‘f****t’ and ‘sl*t’ from the track – sung by Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan and … Read more
Nationwide bosses vow not to abandon towns and pledge to keep at least one branch open in each area Nationwide had pledged to keep at least one branch open in towns until May It has extended this commitment until January 2023 as a result of the pandemic Nationwide’s promise will be a relief for many … Read more