Labour Equalities Minister Charlotte Nichols apologises for ‘offending the Gypsy and Roma community’ after handing out hundreds of leaflets vowing to ‘deal with traveller incursions’ MP Charlotte Nichols had been handing out leaflets ahead of local elections Among the promises listed was a pledge to ‘deal with traveller incursions’ The leaflet was later withdrawn as … Read more
Not such fun guys! City of London Corporation cracks down on illegal mushroom picking by handing out £2,000 in fines to Epping Forest foragers 27 people were slapped with an £80 fine for more than 11lbs of mushrooms Foraging in Britain can only be done for personal consumption (roughly 3.5lbs) Illegal mushroom pickers do so … Read more
Not such fun guys! City of London Corporation cracks down on illegal mushroom picking by handing out £2,000 in fines to Epping Forest foragers 27 people were slapped with an £80 fine for more than 11lbs of mushrooms Foraging in Britain can only be done for personal consumption (roughly 3.5lbs) Illegal mushroom pickers do so … Read more
Downing Street today played down the prospects of spare coronavirus vaccines being handed to Ireland before July. The PM’s spokesman stressed that the ‘first priority’ is still to cover all UK adults, despite claims that 3.7million doses have been earmarked for gifting in a ‘poke in the eye’ for the EU’s slow rollout. The comments … Read more
Panicking Tory chiefs are considering returning £60,000 to a rich donor to gloss over the way the party secretly funded the makeover of Boris Johnson‘s Downing Street flat, it was claimed last night. After handing the money back to multi-millionaire Lord Brownlow, they reportedly plan to ask him to pay the same amount directly to … Read more
How can Spotify give Meghan and Harry millions when it pays singers £200? Sandie Shaw blasts streaming service for handing out a fortune to former royals for podcast while paying only small amount in royalties to musicians By Gregory Kirby For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 23:49 GMT, 16 … Read more
Online furniture store Made handing out share bonuses worth more than £10,000 to each of its staff thanks to booming sales in pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:24 GMT, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 22:43 GMT, 14 December 2020 Online furniture store Made is handing out share bonuses worth more than … Read more
‘Race bias’ of judges in gun crime cases: Criminals’ ethnicity must be taken into account when handing down sentences, experts say Research revealed that white criminals have been given lesser penalties The new instructions will come into force at the start of next month It’d be the first time race will be a factor in … Read more
‘It wasn’t blackmail’: Alan Yentob denies strong-arming ministers into handing over millions in taxpayers’ money to doomed Kids Company charity Former BBC Creative Director Alan Yentob is among senior employees battling accusations over their role in the financial meltdown of Kids Company charity The charity’s founder, Camila Batmanghelidjh is also part of the High Court … Read more
‘Devolution was a big mistake’: Boris Johnson says handing more powers to Scotland was a ‘disaster’ Devolution has been a ‘disaster’ and biggest mistake made by Tony Blair, PM said The Prime Minister made the controversial comments in a Zoom call with MPs Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon immediately seized on the comments By Michael Blackley … Read more