Public sector pay grows 4.1 per cent amid coronavirus crisis

Public sector pay grows by 4.1 per cent despite coronavirus crisis amid fury that MPs are set to benefit – as private sector flatlines ONS figures show public sector pay rose at annual rate of 4.1% in latest quarter By contrast regular pay in the private sector flatlined after shrinking for months MPs are set … Read more

Boris Johnson faces furious Tory backlash from MPs who say the public should be trusted

Boris Johnson faces furious Tory backlash from MPs who say the public should be ‘trusted to act responsibly’ after three-tier lockdown plan is released Boris Johnson has confirmed that a new ‘Three Tier’ lockdown system is coming The system will be introduced across England From 5pm Wednesday But some MPs and senior Tories are unhappy … Read more

Public ‘deserve answers’ about secret spy-led coronavirus committee

Public ‘deserve answers’ about secret spy-led committee helping plan UK’s local lockdown response, senior MP tells ministers Dr Greg Clark MP said the UK’s Joint Biosecurity Centre  is ‘far too opaque’ He said the British public ‘deserve answers’ from the highly-secretive group JBC advises decisions about widely-impactful local lockdowns across country By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 02:05 … Read more

BBC stars’ fury that true earnings of colleagues are being hidden from public

‘It’s a fiasco’: BBC stars’ fury that true earnings of colleagues are being hidden from public in corporation’s ‘rich list’ – with some claiming Fiona Bruce actually earns over £1m The BBC’s annual ‘rich list’ does not include the money paid by BBC Studios It means earnings of some presenters are massively underestimated on the … Read more

Trump tells crowd of hundreds ‘I’m feeling great’ in first public event since his COVID diagnosis 

Donald Trump took off his mask and told the crowd of hundreds of fans ‘I’m feeling great’ in his first public event at the White House since his COVID diagnosis.   The Trump campaign announced the president will hold two more rallies in Pennsylvania and Iowa next week as supporters descended on the White House in … Read more

Donald Trump will hold his first public event since COVID on White House South Lawn

President Donald Trump will hold a public gathering on the White House South Lawn on Saturday with hundreds of people for his first event since being diagnosed with the coronavirus and then will travel to Florida on Monday for a campaign rally.  Trump is expected to give remarks on Saturday from one of the balconies … Read more

Two-thirds of the public would back Scottish-style ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown

Two-thirds of the public would back Scottish-style ‘circuit breaker’ nationwide lockdown for a fortnight as Boris Johnson prepares to shut pubs and restaurants in the North By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:46 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 11:46 BST, 8 October 2020 Nearly two-thirds of the public would back a Scottish-style … Read more

Serena Williams admits she ‘never says’ Meghan Markle’s name in public

Serena Williams and Meghan Markle may well have formed a close bond behind closed doors – but as far as the public is concerned, the tennis pro would rather everyone forget that she even knows the Duchess of Sussex‘s name.  The 39-year-old tennis pro gave her ‘really good friend’ a shout out in a new … Read more

History fanatic buys crumbling 19th century FORT that he plans to restore for the public

A history lover splashed out on a ruined 19th century fort – and plans to transform it into a tourist attraction. Guy Anderson, 52, has built up an impressive property portfolio after he previously moved into an old gun tower and turned it into his home. The businessman also snapped up a medieval tower just … Read more

Long Covid could become a bigger public health issue than excess deaths, academic warns

Long Covid could become a bigger public health issue than excess deaths, academic warns, as figures show 10 per cent of coronavirus patients suffer symptoms for more than a month after infection Survey by King’s College shows 10 per cent had Covid symptoms 30 days later Report from college shows women in 40s were most … Read more