Is Public Health England facing the chop? Boris Johnson tells Tory MPs he plans review of ‘institutions’ amid fury over testing and warns he will not return to austerity or freeze public sector pay to cover the cost of coronavirus PM insisted his plans to revitalise left-behind parts of the UK would go ahead He … Read more
BBC Four is facing the axe as corporation prepares to reassign some of its £44million programme budget to youth channel BBC Three Despite the financial outlay, the highbrow channel attracts just 2% of all viewers With the average viewer aged 64, the BBC wants to win over a younger audience Presenters rally to try and … Read more
Paul Falvey is a tax partner at accountancy and business advisory firm BDO Paul Falvey is tax partner at accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. As we enter a time when lockdown may soon be eased, it is important to consider the groups in society that may be most affected by the long-term impact of … Read more
London Zoo may have to shut down: Bosses facing losses of £2.3m a month in the coronavirus crisis The zoo has furloughed 280 staff and needs a £25m cash injection to stay afloat It faces the worst crisis since it opened in 1847 as its reserves are running out This could put its world-renowned collection … Read more
Bond aficionados will know that early in each story comes an inaugural meeting between hero and foe. A chance encounter over highballs, perhaps, or a high-stakes hand of chemin de fer. The tone is formal yet courteous. Compliments might even be exchanged. Yet beneath this faux chumminess lingers a whiff of menace. There was a … Read more
Treasury throws a lifeline to savers facing financial difficulties due to Covid-19 by reducing exit fees By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:35 BST, 5 May 2020 Savers facing financial difficulties due to Covid-19 have been thrown a lifeline. In a welcome move, HM Treasury has … Read more
Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes ‘facing the axe to save $20million yearly budget – with reporters such as Liz Hayes on $500,000 salaries’ By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:27 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 03:27 BST, 3 May 2020 Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes may be the next TV program to suffer amid … Read more
Kate Garraway has given fans an update on her husband Derek Draper’s condition as he continues to battle coronavirus. Joining the clap for carers on Thursday night, the Good Morning Britain host shared a video on Instagram of herself applauding with her family, writing that they have ‘so much to be grateful for tonight.’ ‘Derek … Read more
Aerospace industry is facing its ‘gravest ever crisis’, says Airbus boss as arch-rival Boeing axes 15,000 jobs By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 29 April 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 29 April 2020 Plane manufacturer Airbus described the Covid-19 pandemic as the ‘gravest crisis the aerospace industry has ever known’ as … Read more
Irish haulage boss facing extradition to UK over deaths of 39 migrants in Essex is described as ‘ringleader’ of criminal gang Ronan Hughes, 40, appeared before the High Court in Dublin via videolink today Hughes was arrested last week in Co Monaghan by police in Republic of Ireland He faces 39 charges of manslaughter and … Read more