A second national lockdown would put a million jobs at risk, warn hospitality chiefs at Britain’s leading bars and restaurants Hospitality bosses warn against two-week ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown in October Bosses say it would cripple firms that are ‘only just recovering from life support’ Around 900,000 hospitality employees are on Rishi Sunak’s furlough scheme By Harriet … Read more
Ministers were accused of being ‘in the grip’ of the Chief Medical Officer on Saturday night amid concerns he could resign or speak out if his push for tough lockdown measures was ignored. The Government is locked in a fierce debate over which steps to take in the face of a second wave of Covid … Read more
Parliamentary staff told to write poems about privilege on a ‘digital wall’ made after Black Lives Matter protests – with one woke worker insisting they can no longer watch police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine over its ‘cosy lies’ Parliamentary staff have been urged to admit their ‘privilege’ on a digital wall Staff can write poetry and … Read more
Old, new, borrowed and true blue: Former Cabinet Minister and TV presenter Esther McVey marries fellow Tory MP Philip Davies in Westminster ceremony The couple tied the knot in Parliament’s historic St Mary Undercroft chapel However they had to uninvite dozens of guests in order to meet Covid rules The scaled-down ceremony also involved ditching … Read more
Four people rushed to hospital with serious injuries after ‘multiple stabbing’ attack in Plymouth, as police arrest man, 50, on suspicion of attempted murder Devon and Cornwall Police attended scene on Albert Road at 10pm on Saturday The suspect initially fled the scene but 50-year-old man has since been arrested He was also taken to … Read more
Tatler has cut huge swathes from its online profile of the Duchess of Cambridge after the society bible was accused of publishing a ‘string of lies’. The magazine has caved in and removed almost a quarter of the piece – in particular ‘cruel’ and ‘snobby’ barbs aimed at Kate’s mother Carole Middleton and sister Pippa. … Read more
Donald Trump says he has approved a deal which will see Oracle lead a coalition to buy TikTok from Chinese company ByteDance. Last month Trump ordered that ByteDance sell TikTok, or else it would be shut down in the United States. About 100 million Americans use TikTok and U.S. officials have expressed concern about user data … Read more
Whitehall’s army of 180 diversity watchdogs: Mandarins slammed for wasting money on ‘non-jobs’ with one MoD role going for £110,000 a year 180 diversity officers are employed across nine Government departments Cabinet Office has 66 employees with ‘equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT or race’ in job title Ministry of Defence seeking diversity and inclusion director, … Read more
Rishi gets tough: Chancellor plans to FREEZE benefits and state pay – as officials mock Boris Johnson’s Covid mass testing plan as a ‘Moonf***’ moneypit Mr Sunak is trying to get a grip on the spiralling cost of the Covid-19 pandemic Chancellor has told ministers he is deeply concerned about long-term damage He is also … Read more
‘Was it sponsored by Benson & Hedges?’: Viewers slam Dennis Nilsen serial killer drama… over smoking – after ITV’s three-part drama Des featured cigarettes in 46 scenes Viewers complained about the number of cigarettes smoked by characters Cigarettes being smoked featured in 46 scenes of the three-part ITV drama Des They made up 13 minutes … Read more