Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds backs new laws to protect cash

Labour shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds calls for law to save cash before ‘time runs out’ By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 9 February 2021 Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds is today calling for an urgent end to the ‘uncontrolled retreat of cash’. In a letter … Read more

Gavin Williamson slams chairman of student watchdog for failing to protect free speech on campuses 

Gavin Williamson slams outgoing chairman of student watchdog for failing to protect free speech on Britain’s campuses Gavin Williamson criticised Office for Students for not protecting free speech He said under Sir Michael Barber ‘little regulatory action’ has been taken In a letter, he urged Lord Wharton of Yarm to ‘use the full range of its powers’ … Read more

Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley quits social media for good to protect her mental health

Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley quits social media for good to protect her mental health after seeing her friends become ‘completely addicted’ By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 14:39 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 14:39 GMT, 6 February 2021 Daisy Ridley has revealed she’s quit social media for good in a bid to protect her … Read more

Dame Judi Dench joins legal bid to protect 500-year-old Mulberry tree

Dame Judi Dench has joined the legal bid to save ‘the East End’s oldest tree’ after a council granted permission for it to be moved. The 500-year-old Mulberry tree – which is thought to have been planted during the reign of Henry VIII – sits on the grounds of the now-closed London Chest Hospital in … Read more

Should the GameStop frenzy be halted to protect investors? TiM podcast

We publish our podcast every Friday to the player on This is Money, above, and on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) and on the podcast platforms Audioboom and Acast, both of which allow you to listen on desktop, mobile, or download an app. We also now publish to Spotify. To download the Apple Podcasts app if you … Read more

Melrose breaks promise to protect UK jobs

Melrose breaks promise to protect UK jobs as plans to close yet another factory emerge By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 January 2021 Job losses: Melrose is to close GKN Automotive’s assembly plant in Birmingham The corporate raider that controversially bought GKN was accused … Read more

How to protect your finances as the UK heads for a double-dip recession

Huge pressure has been placed on millions of Briton’s financial wellbeing by the coronavirus crisis and ensuing lockdowns. Figures this week from the ONS revealed unemployment climbing to 5 per cent while recent GDP figures highlighted the increased likelihood of a double-dip recession for the UK. Away from the facts and figures, this means more … Read more

Hollyoaks’ Sarah Jayne Dunn says Mandy’s ‘desperation’ to protect Ella will ‘split the audience’

Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn has revealed that Mandy Richardson will ‘split the audience’ in the coming weeks as she desperately tries to protect her daughter Ella from being thrown behind bars. In an exclusive interview with MailOnline the actress, 39, said that as a parent herself she sympathised with her character’s decision to keep … Read more

Nurses call for higher-grade face masks to protect against new coronavirus strains

Nursing leaders have called for higher-grade face masks to be given to staff to protect them against highly transmissible strains of Covid-19. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the British Medical Association (BMA) warned that members had raised fears they were being given inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE) in a letter to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). … Read more

Nature: Pesticides used to protect crops from insects are keeping bees awake at night

Bees are being kept awake at night by pesticides used to protect crops from insects — and this is lowering their survival rates, a study has warned. Researchers from Bristol warned that — just like us humans — the vital pollinators need a good night’s rest in order to function properly. However, exposure to so-called … Read more