Experts warn households could be forced onto more expensive energy tariff with new supplier by the end year By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 17 October 2020 Hundreds of thousands of households could be forced to move to a more expensive energy tariff with … Read more
Swedish authorities want to bring in local lockdowns to stem the rapid spread of coronavirus in the country, experts have revealed. The move marks a new approach in Sweden‘s handling of the virus – after the country kept bars and restaurants open while the rest of the world shut down in March. ‘It’s more of … Read more
Covid deaths could rise to 690 per day in next two weeks as infections soar 50 per cent in a week, Cambridge model claims The Medical Research Council presented Sage with the bleak forecast They estimate that 47,000 people in England are contracting Covid-19 ever day Ssubstantial proportion’ are asymptomatic, but warn of hundreds of deaths … Read more
Keep calm and carrion: Trained vulture lands on paragliders’ selfie stick as they soar high above Spanish mountains GoPro footage showed trained bird flying alongside the men above Algodonale Instructor Scott Mason has pioneered the activity known as ‘parahawking’ The birds guide the pair to thermal columns which allows for longer aerial trips By Raven Saunt For Mailonline … Read more
The rich must pay for Covid borrowing binge, says IMF as global debts hit a record £64 TRILLION By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:54 BST, 14 October 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 14 October 2020 The wealthy should pay higher taxes to help deal with a Covid borrowing binge that has pushed … Read more
Online shopping giants are celebrating a boom in profits today as the High Street gets set to see yet more tumbling sales in the face of another lockdown. While Britain’s High Streets may have suffered irreparable losses in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, online stores have seen a surge in orders with fashion giants … Read more
Racial and religious hate crimes soar by a third in a year amid coronavirus lockdown and Black Lives Matter tensions Race hate crimes accounted for 72 per cent of hate offences in 2019 to 2020 Hate crime motivated by sexual orientation rose by 19 per cent in 2019 to 2020 Transgender hate crime went up … Read more
Jobless total will soar to almost THREE MILLION by Christmas: Dire outlook as experts predict 1.5million people are set to lose their jobs before the end of the year The CEBR says new furlough scheme is ‘unlikely to prevent a major loss of jobs’ The new scheme will now pay two-thirds of wages for staff … Read more
Southern Water pays chief executive Ian McAulay £538,100 bonus despite reporting ‘unacceptable’ rise in pollution across its network By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 26 September 2020 Southern Water has paid its chief executive Ian McAulay a £538,100 bonus despite reporting an ‘unacceptable’ rise … Read more
Have local lockdowns failed to curb coronavirus? Covid-19 infections continue to soar in the North of England… despite new restrictions imposed upon millions of residents The North West and North East are still struggling with large outbreaks London cases have risen over past fortnight which could lead to local lockdown Infection rate in London boroughs … Read more