I developed a cough and fever last month and immediately felt fearful. Not because I was particularly worried about my own health if it was coronavirus, but because I was nervous about what my employer would say about me missing work. I work in the food processing industry and when I’ve taken time off work […]
Meghan Markle and Harry ‘no intention of hiding’ says expert The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have followed up their partnership with Netflix by signing an agreement to create a podcast for Spotify. The pair had announced in March their plans to become financially independent from the Royal Family while pursuing new projects away from […]
Some secondary school pupils will reportedly get an extra week of Christmas holidays in January to allow for the rollout of mass Covid testing Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will announce the staggered return of different school years, with A-Level and GCSE students first to go back on January 4, The Telegraph reports. Primary school kids […]
Brexit: Expert says there is 'a lot of fudge room' in negotiations Brexit trade talks have been extended, but the possibility of a deal with the EU remains on a knife edge. While both camps have indicated that there has been progress, access to UK fishing waters could come to sink the possibility of an […]
Millions of people will go into England’s harshest coronavirus restrictions this week as Matt Hancock announced the results of the tier system review. Stating that cases were rising across the world, the Health Secretary told the Commons that a much wider area of the East and South East England would be placed into tier three […]
Hackney: Police cordon off Stoke Newington School The funding package for 2021/22 includes £400million to replace the 20,000 officers who vanished from the frontline during a previous Conservative government. A total of £30million has also been earmarked to help forces step up Covid enforcement in the coming months. Home Secretary Priti Patel said: “I am […]
PC Andrew Harper: Lissie Harper ‘disappointed’ at verdict Three senior judges threw out Attorney General Suella Braverman’s challenge that jail terms handed to the three thugs were “unduly lenient”. Grieving Lissie Harper told of her dismay at the decision and said it means “these criminals will see the light of day far, far earlier than […]
Brexit: Expert warns of retail ‘backlog’ at ports Helen Dickinson, Chief Executive of the British Retail Consortium, told Sky News that there is a backlog of containers across Britain as the UK prepares to end the post-Brexit transition period with the European Union. The CEO called for the UK Government to do more in a […]
Brexit: Expert warns of retail ‘backlog’ at ports The Government is putting together proposals to overhaul UK shipping tax laws to enable more vessels, including oil rigs, to be classified as ships after Brexit, the Financial Times has reported. Industry bodies and unions have been briefed over the reform of the shipping industry’s tonnage tax […]
Sir Jackie Stewart has revealed how he helped Steven Spielberg get permission to film an Indiana Jones movie at a famous location. The triple Formula One world champion said he put the director in touch with the king of Jordan – who helped him film in Petra. Spielberg was desperate to get permission to shoot […]