Balearic and Canary Islands’ officials have launched a desperate bid to open ‘safe air corridors’ with the UK. Canary Islands president Angel Victor Torres has asked the Spanish government to try to negotiate the corridors with the UK. The region is seeking to enable British tourists to continue holidaying in islands like Tenerife and Gran … Read more
Tory MPs accuse union chiefs of wanting civil servants to ‘stay at home forever’ after defying Boris Johnson’s call for them to get back into the office Andrew Percy said the union chiefs can’t have a ‘stay at home’ policy forever Union members were told to challenge bosses who ordered them back to desks Former … Read more
One of Spain’s top health officials has warned that the country could be suffering a second wave of coronavirus amid an alarming increase in cases that has sparked numerous local lockdowns. Deputy emergency health director Maria Jose Sierra has revealed her concerns over the spike in Covid-19 cases after the country recorded an additional 2,615 … Read more
Asos probes supply chain: Boss raises concerns over sweatshops as online fashion giant reports 10% lockdown sales boost By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 July 2020 Sweatshop fears: Asos reported a 10% rise in sales during lockdown Asos is reviewing its operations in Leicester … Read more
A contact tracing app is ‘urgent and important’ and will be able to do jobs that human employees can’t, NHS Test and Trace chiefs said today. Speaking to senior politicians they said the UK still plans to roll out an app but could not put a timescale on it. They said ‘our sense is it … Read more
There is no evidence taking vitamin D supplements will protect people from Covid-19, according to British health officials. NHS regulator the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) reviewed five past studies on the subject to work out if the vitamin could help. An array of research has found people deficient in the vitamin … Read more
Police officer fatally shoot people 70 per cent less often when they are black and not white, according to a shocking study. The study – which has not yet been published – analyzed data from 60 cities between 2015 and the first half of 2020 also found that Latino-led police forces report lower statistics for … Read more
Tesco shareholders inflict one of the biggest-ever FTSE 100 pay revolts on the supermarket group By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:09 BST, 26 June 2020 | Updated: 22:33 BST, 26 June 2020 Tesco shareholders inflicted one of the biggest-ever FTSE 100 pay revolts on the supermarket group yesterday. More than 67 per … Read more
Police chiefs have warned that a ‘pressure cooker is building up’ which could erupt into an orgy of violence this summer as lockdown ends. Forces have begun cancelling leave and bolstering public order units in anticipation of widespread drunken disorder on so-called Super Saturday when lockdown is officially lifted on July 4. Privately, many police … Read more
Police chiefs have warned that there are ‘not enough’ officers to cope with potential carnage on July 4 as thousands of stir-crazy Britons are expected to rush to pubs on ‘Super Saturday’. John Apter, national chairman of the Police Federation in England and Wales, said Boris Johnson‘s decision to reopen pubs on a Saturday has … Read more