Boris Johnson is preparing to call EU leaders demanding they shun ‘vaccine nationalism’ amid fears they will push ahead with an export ban that could delay the UK’s rollout by months. The PM will urge the bloc to respect legal contracts for supplies after Ursula von der Leyen delivered an extraordinary threat to hold hostage … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak may offer health workers a one-off bonus to defuse the row over NHS pay Unions angered by a proposed one per cent rise for NHS, threatening strikes In response, Ministers said rest of the public sector was having a pay freeze Sources claim a one off bonus could avoid a U-turn and … Read more
Dear Bel, Six years ago, when my grandson was seven, I had collected him and my granddaughter from school and when we arrived at their home he misbehaved. My memory of exactly what he said has gone, but he was extremely cheeky and I admonished him. It bothered me enough to tell his Mum quietly … Read more
Boris Johnson is preparing to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into holiday clubs in an attempt to defuse the row over free school meals. The Prime Minister yesterday insisted the Government will ‘do everything in our power to make sure that no kid, no child goes hungry’. But he resisted calls to perform a U-turn … Read more
Hundreds of residents were evacuated on Monday as Polish military divers began a delicate operation to defuse a massive World War II bomb in a channel near the Baltic Sea. The 19ft, 12,000lb device, designed by British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallace, was nicknamed ‘Tallboy’ and also known as an ‘earthquake bomb’. It was dropped by … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Defuse the car loan timebomb or risk a £76bn explosion By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 21 July 2020 What’s not to love about car finance? For a modest deposit and a tenner a day, you can drop into almost any dealership … Read more