Boris Johnson could backtrack on Huawei 5G deal after warning from spy chiefs over security fears 

Boris Johnson could backtrack on the Huawei 5G deal after warning from spy chiefs over fresh security fears Intelligence agencies are reviewing advice given to No 10 amid concerns over new US sanctions A change of advice could force Boris Johnson to pull plans to use the firm’s kit in 35 per cent of the … Read more

Liz Truss accused of being willing to sacrifice British agriculture for US deal

Farmers fear a Brexit betrayal after Trade Secretary Liz Truss is accused of being willing to sacrifice industry to achieve deal with US International Trade Secretary under fire from farmer’s union over food standards National Farms Union concerned Liz Truss will give way on standards to sign deal Critics say Miss Truss will allow import … Read more

Tories rebel as Trade Secretary Liz Truss ‘plots to betray UK farmers’ for Trump deal

A deep split has opened up in the Government over a trade deal with Donald Trump, with the Cabinet Minister in charge of negotiations accused of planning to turn Britain into a ‘pariah state’ by allowing the import of cheap foods pumped with antibiotics and hormones. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has clashed with Environment … Read more

Lori Loughlin pleads guilty to fraud on Zoom court hearing after taking ‘joke’ deal

Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli both pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud in a Zoom court hearing on Friday after accepting a ‘slap on the wrist’ deal that gives her just two months of jail and him five months in prison for bribing her daughters’ way into college.  No … Read more

Carluccio’s restaurant chain is bought out in rescue deal

Carluccio’s restaurant chain is bought out in rescue deal that will save 30 branches but cost over 1,000 jobs Chain sold to Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner owner Boparan Restaurant Group  Deal saved around 800 jobs with a further 1,019 employees made redundant   Italian-style brand was founded by late chef Antonio Carluccio in 1999 By Faith Ridler … Read more

Cheap, sub-standard American food… and why a U.S. trade deal could devastate our countryside 

Can there be any sweeter sound than the bleating of little lambs in spring? Is there a more uplifting sight than the British countryside’s verdant patchwork of fields in May and June, banksides laced with cow parsley, and hedges and verges splashed with pink campion and foxgloves? The blue skies of past days have only … Read more

Spending watchdog reveals ministers have pledged enormous sum to deal with coronavirus crisis

Ministers have pledged to spend a massive £124billion to deal with the effects of the coronavirus crisis, the spending watchdog has revealed. The National Audit Office warned that the Government could lose large amounts of money through fraud and error if it was not wary of the risks. Its report found that ministers made more … Read more

France should sell the MONA LISA for €50 billion to deal with its coronavirus economic crisis

France should sell the MONA LISA for €50 billion to deal with its coronavirus economic crisis, one of the country’s top businessmen suggests Stephane Distinguin said France should sell the Mona Lisa to help the economy  He said for the sale to ‘make sense’, the Mona Lisa would need to fetch €50bn  The Mona Lisa … Read more

Eden Research could be pick of the crop after inking Corteva deal

SMALL CAP IDEAS: Eden Research could be pick of the crop after inking Corteva deal By Ian Lyall, Proactive Investors, For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:53 BST, 20 January 2020 | Updated: 15:16 BST, 20 January 2020 The focus of crop science on protecting plants from seed to harvest is changing as it faces environmental and regulatory … Read more