Poland has warned that an escalating funding row could cause ‘a break-up of the EU’ after it teamed up with ally Hungary to block the coronavirus rescue budget that ‘blackmailed countries into accepting migrants’. On Monday, the two countries blocked the EU‘s 2021-2027 budget and the recovery plan, worth a combined 1.85 trillion euros (£1.65 trillion), … Read more
Boris Johnson is still ‘set on relaxing Covid rules for Christmas’ as growing number of Government advisers and scientists line up to warn that focus on ‘near-normal’ festive gatherings will ‘throw fuel on the fire’ of the pandemic Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson over whether to open up Britain for Christmas Royal College of Emergency … Read more
Nuclear plans are ‘a canvas half-painted’: Critics warn Government’s power stations pledge lacks detail By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 22:22 GMT, 18 November 2020 Britain’s nuclear industry has welcomed a Government pledge to build new power stations but urged ministers to outline a more detailed … Read more
A graphic outlining the ten different areas of Boris Johnson’s 10-point environmental plan which was announced earlier today ELECTRIC VEHICLES PM’S PLAN: Boris Johnson has vowed to ‘ban new sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030’ . He announced £2.8billion in funding as part of his ten-point green plan, including £1.3billon on the rollout of … Read more
Scots today reacted to Nicola Sturgeon‘s ‘disproportionate’ decision to move 11 council areas into Level 4 shutdown with frustration and dismay. Twitter users blasted the First Minister’s ‘illogical’ move to tighten restrictions, the latest in a series of measures slammed for ‘killing Scotland’s businesses’. The Scottish Beer & Pub Association led the hospitality industry’s fury at Sturgeon’s … Read more
Police chiefs warn of ‘major operational impact’ on Britain’s security if they lose access to criminal databases under no-deal Brexit The UK could face a ‘security downgrade’ in January with a no-deal Brexit National Crime Agency and National Police Chiefs’ Council warned Government They said police expect to lose access to the SIS II criminal … Read more
Airline chiefs warn ministers must end quarantine on the first day out of lockdown – as they call for passengers to be tested for Covid-19 BEFORE they fly to reboot the economy Bosses at two of Britain’s biggest airlines have piled pressure on Government British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle and Virgin Atlantic boss Shai … Read more
Christmas logjam! Shops warn of festive stock shortages after Britain’s biggest container port at Felixstowe becomes clogged up with 11,000 PPE containers 30% of container space at Port of Felixstowe is taken up by Government’s PPE The Government is understood to have nowhere else to store it, sources claim Another issue at Felixtowe is a massive … Read more
NHS England’s mass coronavirus vaccination plan is ‘impossible’ to deliver and gives ‘grossly unreasonable deadlines,’ doctors have warned. Health chiefs hope to begin rolling out a Covid-19 jab in time for December 1 and are preparing more than 1,200 vaccination centres across the UK – most of which will be at large GP centres, it … Read more
Hong Kong´s pro-democracy politicians have resigned en masse amid a fresh crackdown by China, warning of the ‘death-knell for democracy’ in the region. Fifteen of the city’s pro-democracy bloc announced their resignations Wednesday after four of their colleagues were sacked under a new law that disqualifies politicians who refuse to acknowledge China’s authority. The move … Read more