Ant and Dec issue apology for ‘impersonating people of colour’ on Saturday Night Takeaway

Ant and Dec issue apology for ‘impersonating people of colour’ on Saturday Night Takeaway and promise to never do it again… as they remove all footage of sketches from ITV Hub  By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 18:51 BST, 10 June 2020 | Updated: 18:51 BST, 10 June 2020 Ant and Dec has issues an … Read more

Police issue CCTV footage of men hurling punches and throwing victims to the ground

Police issue CCTV footage of men hurling punches and throwing victims to the ground in vicious ‘wild west’ style bar brawl Mass brawl erupted inside Shooters Sports Bar in Birmingham last December 7  West Midlands Police released footage this week as part of their investigation  Punches are thrown before one man crashes to the ground … Read more

Biden DENIES wanting to ‘defund the police’ as Trump tries it into election wedge issue

President Donald Trump vowed on Monday there will not be any defunding or dismantling of police as he met with law enforcement officials at the White House and tried to turn the protests that rose up in the wake of George Floyd’s death into an election year issue. His Democratic rival Joe Biden, meanwhile, traveled to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Prince William addresses mental health issue

Prince William has warned of the hidden dangers to mental health caused by describing frontline NHS staff fighting coronavirus as ‘heroes’.  The Duke of Cambridge, 37, called for ‘preparing for a very different mindset for mental health’ as Britain slowly emerges from a 10-week lockdown. He said that calling NHS workers fighting Covid-19 ‘heroes’ risked … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Climate change isn’t merely an ethical issue, it’s a serious financial one too

Businesses are outraged over the six months of fresh Brexit purgatory to which they are condemned, but there are some problems that are even more difficult than extricating ourselves from the EU. Climate change, to name one. It used to be left to the lentil-munchers, but it has gone mainstream in the financial world as … Read more

Prince William admits mental heath is an issue he and Kate Middleton ‘care passionately about’

Prince William has urged people to speak out about depression in a video filmed for the Church of England to mark the end of Mental Health Awareness Week. The Duke of Cambridge, 37, admitted mental health is a topic he and Kate Middleton, 38, care ‘passionately’ about, and highlighted the importance of recognising the symptoms … Read more

Up to 20% of patients in hospital with Covid-19 contracted it while being treated for another issue

Up to 20 per cent of patients who have contracted coronavirus caught the disease while seeking treatment in hospital for another illness, senior NHS figures have revealed.    During a national briefing in April, medical directors and nursers were told that between 10 and 20 per cent of those with the virus had contracted it while … Read more

MPs issue scathing attack on the soaring £100billion cost of HS2

MPs issue scathing attack on the soaring £100billion cost of HS2 and warn the rail project’s bosses have been ‘blindsided by reality’ The verdict from the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee comes just three months after the Prime Minister gave the project the green light. The project’s expected cost is soaring to as high as £106billion By … Read more

EasyJet ‘may need to raise £1bn cash’ through a rights issue

EasyJet ‘may need to raise £1bn cash’ through a rights issue Analyst Mark Manduca says it may have to raise between £700m and £1bn Manduca warned that several things ‘could worsen this outcome’  By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 10:23 BST, 10 May 2020 A top … Read more

‘Intergenerational fairness is a big issue facing post-Covid Britain’

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