Dozens of Britain’s biggest supermarkets, restaurants and food manufacturers have pledged to slash their food waste by 30 per cent as part of a landmark environmental agreement, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. In a major boost for this newspaper’s War On Food Waste campaign, 47 of the country’s leading food companies have vowed to ramp … Read more
Boris Johnson and Narendra Modi commit to DOUBLING UK-India trade over the next decade as part of ‘quantum leap’ in relations as they agree visa plan to allow young professionals to live and work in each other’s countries Boris Johnson and Narendra Modi held a virtual bilateral meeting this afternoon Two leaders pledged to pursue … Read more
All adults will be vaccinated by the target date of July 31 as the rollout continues ‘full steam ahead’, ministers pledged yesterday. And officials are confident there are sufficient supplies of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for the ten million under-30s who have now been advised not to have the Oxford/AstraZeneca one. However, some experts … Read more
SNP politicians pledge to give every child a tablet or laptop with free internet if the party wins re-election in May SNP pledges to give every child in Scotland a free tablet in £350 million policy The devices will even come with free internet connection and full IT tech support Party pledges to replace them … Read more
Britons have today pledged to attend a vigil for Sarah Everard despite the Metropolitan Police urging people to stay at home following a High Court battle. Organisers of a gathering for the marketing executive, 33, in Clapham Common, south London, were last night continuing talks with the Met to work out how it could go … Read more
Pubs and high street shops will be thrown a lifeline in Rishi Sunak’s Budget as he promised to ‘get the tills ringing once again’. On Wednesday the Chancellor will unveil £5 billion in cash grants for businesses suffering under the lockdowns. He will announce the new ‘Restart Grants’ to help businesses reopen. The grants will … Read more
Pubs and high street shops will be thrown a lifeline in Rishi Sunak’s Budget as he promised to ‘get the tills ringing once again’. On Wednesday the Chancellor will unveil £5 billion in cash grants for businesses suffering under the lockdowns. He will announce the new ‘Restart Grants’ to help businesses reopen. The grants will … Read more
Britain is to donate millions of surplus vaccine doses to poorer countries, Boris Johnson will announce today. The Prime Minister’s pledge could see developing nations benefit before the end of the year if the UK vaccination programme goes to plan. As Britain takes over the G7 presidency, Mr Johnson will also urge other world leaders … Read more
The BBC has axed editorial director Kamal Ahmed and four other posts from its news board in a ‘modernisation’ plan – despite pledging to increase diversity last year. An £80 million savings plan saw the job cuts announced by the broadcaster this afternoon. It said it was ‘restructuring’ the board as part of ‘plans to modernise … Read more
The BBC has axed editorial director Kamal Ahmed and four other posts from its news board in a ‘modernisation’ plan – despite pledging to increase diversity last year. An £80 million savings plan saw the job cuts announced by the broadcaster this afternoon. It said it was ‘restructuring’ the board as part of ‘plans to modernise … Read more