Thirty-one years ago this week, Margaret Thatcher im-posed the poll tax on England, putting huge financial pressure on blameless low-income households. But the fallout from that policy earthquake could prove modest compared with the hammering the current Government seems determined to inflict on homeowners as part of its zealous commitment to reach ‘net-zero’ carbon emissions … Read more
Work from home guidance and social distancing rules could continue PAST ‘freedom day’ June 21 amid warnings easing might depend on use of ‘Covid passports’ By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:32 BST, 5 April 2021 | Updated: 17:42 BST, 5 April 2021 Ministers have raised the prospect of some social distancing and … Read more
Hundreds of boy racers ignored Covid restrictions last night to gather for a car meet near Nottingham, while Essex police shut down a rally with 450 motors. Photos show hundreds of car enthusiasts lining the streets under a bridge of the A453 near Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station and East Midlands Parkway station, in Nottingham, on Sunday evening. … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s £120,000-a-year political aide ‘broke Covid lockdown rules to stay with his parents over Easter’ Jack Stenner, 33, is mayor Sadiq Khan’s director of political and public affairs Traveled 130-miles from London to parent’s £500,000 home in Charlton Kings Last year, Mr Stenner was blasted for moving 5,000 miles away to California He … Read more
Pubs and restaurants may be allowed to drop social distancing rules earlier if they introduce vaccine passports – in a move that could see them brought in by the back door. So-called ‘Covid-certification’ will be required to enter theatres, stadiums and nightclubs this summer, under plans being drawn up by ministers. MPs are to get a … Read more
Moment police shut down Good Friday service at Polish church in south London for breaching Covid rules as worshippers are threatened with £200 fines Officers shut down the religious ceremony in Balham High Street at around 5pm Worshippers were told the gathering was ‘unlawful’ and threatened £200 fines Guidance states communal worship is legal as … Read more
Christians around the world today celebrated Good Friday in the countries where it is still legal to congregate for worship. Jerusalem’s holy sites, where tens of thousands of pilgrims were barred from attending last Easter, were reopened, although remaining travel restrictions meant numbers were limited. In Australia, which has had very few coronavirus cases, worshippers … Read more
Aspiring homeowners are being offered a potential leg-up as mortgage deals for those hoping to buy with a five per cent deposit re-emerge. Several mortgage lenders including Bank of Ireland, Coventry Building Society and Accord, part of Yorkshire Building Society, are now offering 95 per cent loan-to-value deals. In addition, several other major lenders are … Read more
New Test and Trace rules forcing every pub-goer in a group to sign in when entering have been blasted by trade bodies. The rules force all over-16s to check in to the NHS Test and Trace app or give their details to staff before going into pubs, cafés or restaurants when they reopen on April … Read more
Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey has a heated discussion with his driver after she’s caught breaking Covid rules while he attends season two rehearsals The Bridgerton star was rehearsing for season two when his chauffeur was spotted drinking coffee inside a CBD shop in Fulham and without a mask on Jonathan’s driver received a warning from a … Read more