Diners used Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme more than 10.5million times in its first week, Treasury figures have revealed. Locked-down Brits have been able to get back out into restaurants, cafes and pubs with a £10 discount on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday so far this month. According to the BBC, … Read more
A controversial biography of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was finally released today after weeks of revelations about the couple’s departure from the Royal Family and rift with Prince William and Kate. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they were not interviewed for the book and did not contribute to the tale by authors … Read more
Covid jobs bloodbath as number of people employed falls by 730,000 since lockdown with benefits claims hitting 2.7million – despite furlough scheme propping up millions of roles Some 730,000 fewer people were employed last month compared to March ONS found the number on payroll fell another 114,000 between June and July Numbers claiming benefits increased … Read more
Schools will be the last places to close, even in a local lockdown, Boris Johnson vowed yesterday. As the Government’s row with the unions escalated, the Prime Minister said getting all children back to school full-time in England next month was the ‘right thing for everybody’. His comments, on a visit to a school in … Read more
Secondary school pupils are as likely to transmit coronavirus as adults, official research appears to show – as scientists now call for routine Covid tests for children and teachers when classes restart. Public Health England (PHE) found that primary school pupils do not appear to pass the virus to each other – but its researchers … Read more
President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted from his press conference on Monday less than five minutes after it began after a Secret Service agent shot a 51-year-old man who ‘aggressively’ approached the officer and said he had a weapon outside the White House. In a update released Monday night, the Secret Service said the man approached … Read more
Confusion still surrounds President Donald Trump’s executive orders on coronavirus relief as states say they can’t kick in the $100 a week toward extra unemployment insurance. Equally unclear is whether President Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order. Trump announced an executive order Saturday that extends additional unemployment payments … Read more
Rape victims say face masks trigger horrific flashbacks of being smothered or choked but they are being trolled by strangers if they don’t wear them Victims say that they are stigmatised for not wearing masks in public places Many rape victims have their mouths and noses covered during attacks Covering the face can therefore trigger … Read more
Indonesian volcano Mount Sinabung spews a mountain of ash three miles into the air in spectacular eruption Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia erupted for the second time in three days on Monday The volcano spewed a giant cloud of hot volcanic ash three miles into the air and turning the sky dark Residents … Read more
A rare storm packing 100 mph winds has left more than 1.1million Americans without power across the Midwest as it caused widespread destruction with blown over trees, flipped vehicles, property damage and several severe weather warnings as it turned toward embattled Chicago. The derecho, a widespread weather system with a long line of storms packing high winds, … Read more