Rishi Sunak promises £1,000 for EVERY member of staff firms bring back from furlough in £9BILLION ‘jobs bonus’ scheme By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:21 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 13:23 BST, 8 July 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak today pledged to £1,000 to businesses for every person they bring back to … Read more
Home buyers’ have reacted with joy at Rishi Sunak‘s announcement that he will freeze stamp duty. Mr Sunak today said he would immediately raise the threshold on stamp duty to £500,000 until March 31 2021. On the housing market, Rishi Sunak said property transactions fell by 50% in May and house prices have fallen for … Read more
A cheeky cathedral cat stole the show when he decided to tuck into the Dean of Canterbury’s milk while he was live streaming morning prayers. Tiger was seen hopping up onto a table before lapping up the milk as Dr Robert Willis told viewers about the gospel of St Mark. Noticing the furry visitor, the … Read more
Ibiza offers free holiday accommodation for NHS staff to ‘say thank you to those fighting for the lives of our families’ Ibiza’s government is backing initiative Together for Healthcare Heroes Juan Miguel Costa, Ibiza’s tourism councillor, said aim is to compensate ‘those who have looked after us’ One week’s free accommodation will be offered in … Read more
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur was kicked out of a California restaurant on July 4 for hurling racist abuse at an Asian family and yelling ‘Trump is going to f*** you’. Michael Lofthouse, the British founder of tech company Solid8, was caught on camera racially attacking Jordan Chan and her family when they were out celebrating … Read more
NHS hospital in Boris Johnson’s constituency closes A&E for emergency admissions after Covid-19 outbreak leaves 70 staff in self-isolation The Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge began to divert ambulances last night But walk in casualty patients are still being treated, according to reports Hospital bosses today revealed 70 members of staff are currently self-isolating By Stephen … Read more
Fury erupted today over the government’s ‘utterly disgusting’ decision to stop free hospital parking for all NHS staff once the coronavirus pandemic is over. Matt Hancock promised ministers would cover the costs of car parking for NHS staff ‘going above and beyond every day’ at hospitals in England. But the Department of Health has now … Read more
Viruses jumping from animals to humans are becoming more common, the United Nations has warned. The UN’s environmental branch revealed that the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 — the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 — came as no surprise. In a report, they said the pandemic was ‘highly predictable’ because human behaviour, including intense farming for meat, has … Read more
Chunk of concrete ‘that fell off back of truck’ smashes through windscreen and kills driver Driver in Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, died after concrete hit their windscreen The large piece of rock crashed through the windscreen on Tuesday morning Police are searching for a beige truck that may have discarded its load nearby By Luke May For … Read more
BBC Radio 4’s PM programme editor will move to the Today show from September, replacing current editor Sarah Sands. Bafta and International Emmy award-winning editor Ms Griffiths has more than 25 years’ journalistic experience, having previously led teams at Newsround and the World at One. She previously worked for the Today programme for nine years. … Read more