The Chancellor today addressed the country’s burning questions as he discussed his fresh financial package in a Twitter Q and A session. Rishi Sunak turned on the public spending taps again last week when he announced an emergency bailout for businesses and the self-employed that will cost up to £22billion. But today he was grilled by … Read more
A public health expert has been blasted for ‘fat shaming’ Santa and claiming he’s a Covid risk by visiting homes, as anxious Britons fear spending Christmas apart from their families. Social media users took to Twitter to slam comments made by Professor Emer Shelley in a tongue-in-cheek section of Good Morning Britain today. Professor Shelley, … Read more
Police chief tells public it is your ‘civic duty’ to report neighbours who are breaking coronavirus lockdown rules Merseyside police chief condemns ‘sneering culture’ against people who tip off cops Figures show 20,000 on-the-spot fines have been issued under emergency laws Andy Cooke says information you can give in relation to breaches will save lives … Read more
Public sector pay-offs WILL be capped at £95,000 as part of new ban on six-figure ‘golden goodbyes’ to save the taxpayer millions A ban on six-figure redundancies could save taxpayers up to £200mn per year Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill was handed £248,189 when he departed And four other permanent secretaries whose departures were announced … Read more
The discovery of a war plaque has rewritten history books to reveal Walter Tull was not the first black British Army officer. Experts believed that Tull, an ex-Tottenham Hotspur footballer, was the first black man to be commissioned and also killed fighting in the Great War in 1918. But a plaque honouring Lieutenant Euan Lucie-Smith, of the … Read more
The king of the Netherlands has apologised for going on holiday to Greece during a partial lockdown in the country. King Willem-Alexander said Wednesday the Dutch royal family regretted going on holiday despite a partial coronavirus lockdown in the Netherlands, admitting ‘it hurts to have betrayed’ people’s trust. The Dutch king and queen cut short … Read more
Something to smile about! Kyly Clarke beams as she leaves the gym after going public with her new boyfriend James Courtney at the Bathurst 1000 over the weekend By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:11 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 05:11 BST, 20 October 2020 Kyly Clarke and Supercars driver James Courtney excitedly … Read more
Simon Cowell, 61, looks happy and healthy as he is seen in public for FIRST TIME since undergoing surgery on his broken back following electric bike accident The music mogul, 61, looked happy and healthy as he emerged with Lauren Silverman, 43, and Eric, six, during a grocery run in Los Angeles on Sunday He … Read more
Italy have announced new measures aimed at halting the spread of coronavirus after days of record infection numbers. The restrictions announced on Sunday stop short of a curfew like those imposed in Paris and other major French cities. But Italian mayors can close public squares and other gathering places after 9pm, permitting access only to … Read more
Census will ask public to provide details about their sexual orientation and gender identity for first time in bid to compile reliable data on Britain’s LGBT population Questions will be voluntary and for people aged 16 and over, ONS said ONS deputy national statistician said decision makes are ‘operating in a vacuum’ Chief executive of … Read more