A potential £3,300 pay rise for members of Parliament should instead go to key workers due to the coronavirus pandemic, Keir Starmer has said. The independent body that decides MPs’ this week proposed that their salaries should be linked to wage growth in the public sector, as has been the case in previous years. The […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. “These figures are flashing at us like dashboard warnings in a passenger jet – and we must act now,” he said. He unveiled a new three-tier Local Covid Alert System yesterday, insisting […]
In many ways, Carlo Acutis was a typical teenager. He loved his PlayStation and making videos of his dogs. He favored Nikes and jeans, and he had a cellphone and an email address. But in one significant respect, Carlo — who was just 15 when he died of leukemia in 2006 — stands out from […]
Nottingham has been spared the toughest level of local restrictions despite having had the highest coronavirus infection rate in the country for five days running. The new Covid alert system classes areas as ‘medium’, ‘high’ or ‘very high’ depending on a range of factors including the number of new cases and hospital capacity. The city […]
Downing Street has taken down a government-backed advert, described by the culture secretary as “crass”, after it suggested a ballet dancer could “reboot” her career by retraining in cyber security. Part of the government’s Cyber First campaign, the ad shows a young woman tying up her ballet shoes alongside the caption “Fatima’s next job could […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The new local lockdown measures, which will divide authorities into “local Covid alert levels” depending on their rates of infection, is hoped to “simplify and standardise” rules in a bid to avoid […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The couple shocked the world earlier this year when they announced they are stepping down as senior members of the Royal Family. Since the coronavirus outbreak they have been living in Los […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Princess Diana gave birth to Prince Harry after nine hours in labour on September 15, 1984, almost two years after Prince William who was born in 1982. But royal commentators Roberta Fiorito […]
The breakdown of areas in England now under the strictest levels of local lockdown restrictions has been confirmed. More than 74 local authorities in the North and the Midlands will move to tier two areas, where the alert level is ‘high’, meaning people from different households cannot meet indoors. Liverpool and five surrounding authorities will […]
Hairdressers and beauty salons in coronavirus hotspots are allowed to stay open despite other businesses being hit by restrictions. Pubs and bars in areas deemed ‘very high risk’ will be forced to close under a new Three Tier lockdown system unveiled today. Currently, the Liverpool City Region (LCR) is the only area which has been […]