Does Chancellor’s £2bn jobs scheme need a little kickstart itself?

Does Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £2bn jobs scheme Kickstart need a little kickstart itself? By Sarah Bridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 1 May 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 1 May 2021 When the £2billion Kickstart Scheme was launched by Chancellor Rishi Sunak last autumn, it was seen as a lifeline by many small … Read more

Rishi Sunak launches new loan scheme with £10m business grants to kickstart economy after lockdown 

Rishi Sunak launches new loan scheme with £10m business grants to kickstart economy after lockdown Firms will access loans of between £25,000 and £10million to get back on track  Recovery Loan replaces a string of earlier ones including the Bounce Back loans  Ministers were under pressure to reform the Bounce Back scheme after review By … Read more

Rishi Sunak launches new loan scheme with £10m business grants to kickstart economy after lockdown 

Rishi Sunak launches new loan scheme with £10m business grants to kickstart economy after lockdown Firms will access loans of between £25,000 and £10million to get back on track  Recovery Loan replaces a string of earlier ones including the Bounce Back loans  Ministers were under pressure to reform the Bounce Back scheme after review By … Read more

Why we MUST keep teaching children about money, says KickStart

Why we MUST keep teaching children about money, says industry-backed group KickStart By Laura Shannon For The Mail On Sunday Published: 15:08 GMT, 17 January 2021 | Updated: 15:08 GMT, 17 January 2021 Allowing children to enter adult life with no financial education is like abandoning them at sea without swimming lessons. That is the … Read more

JOANNA HALL’S 30-day exercise plan to kickstart your New Year 

One of the best New Year resolutions you could make for 2021 is to be more active. But I’d be the first to urge you not to throw yourself into a rigorous running programme or brutal high-intensity workouts One of the best New Year resolutions you could make for 2021 is to be more active. … Read more

TOM PARKER BOWLES asks want to save jobs, kick-start the economy and protect our mental health?

For Raymond Blanc, the distinguished chef and restaurateur, the end of lockdown had better bring good news. ‘We make about 25 per cent of our profit around Christmas,’ he said. ‘No Christmas, big trouble.’ He speaks for the entire British hospitality business. Because unless pubs, hotels and restaurants are allowed to reopen straight away and … Read more

Nicole Scherzinger pulls off impressive yoga pose to kickstart her week

Nicole Scherzinger showcases her toned legs as she pulls off an impressive yoga pose to kickstart her week By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 01:47 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 01:50 BST, 13 October 2020 She’s a fitness fanatic who often shows off her workouts on social media. And Nicole Scherzinger flaunted her toned … Read more

The delicious way to kick-start weight loss: Dr MICHAEL MOSLEY’s guide to cutting the calories

Concerned by the impact of weight gain on our health, the Mail’s new columnist Dr MICHAEL MOSLEY has devised a Shape Up Britain series to reduce our waistlines and improve our wellbeing.  Continuing today and all this week, we follow the progress of 30 volunteers who’ve road-tested the plan and reveal the delicious recipes that worked … Read more

Schools re-opening tipped to kick-start a return to the office

The reopening of schools ought to help kick-start a return to working at the office, rather than in the spare room or at the kitchen table. My colleagues at the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr) estimate 1.5m mothers and fathers have been working at home, mainly because of the need to look after … Read more

Kickstart Scheme: How does it work and is it any good?

This week, the Government finally delivered the details of the Kickstart Scheme after Chancellor Rishi Sunak promised to provide more information in August. Back in July in his mini-budget speech he said he’d launch a Kickstart Scheme to get young people on Universal Credit, who have lost jobs and opportunities because of coronavirus, back to work. … Read more