Gavin Williamson hints at longer school days as he unveils £700million Covid catch-up package

Gavin Williamson today hinted that the school day will be extended alongside summer catch-up classes as part of a £700million catch-up package after the pandemic. The Education Secretary confirmed the government is looking at a ‘broad range of options’ when asked if school hours could be increased to make up for lost time during lockdowns. … Read more

Gavin Williamson hints at longer school days as he unveils £700million Covid catch-up package

Gavin Williamson today hinted that the school day will be extended alongside summer catch-up classes as part of a £700million catch-up package after the pandemic. The Education Secretary confirmed the government is looking at a ‘broad range of options’ when asked if school hours could be increased to make up for lost time during lockdowns. … Read more

Wales braces for new gold rush as £700million seam of the precious metal is discovered in Snowdonia 

Wales braces for new gold rush as £700million seam of the precious metal is discovered in Snowdonia Miners found a seam of gold in the Clogau-St David mine in Snowdonia, Wales New lode could be up to 500,000 ounces in size – worth about £700million About 90 per cent of UK gold mined in last 150 … Read more

Wales braces for new gold rush as £700million seam of the precious metal is discovered in Snowdonia 

Wales braces for new gold rush as £700million seam of the precious metal is discovered in Snowdonia Miners found a seam of gold in the Clogau-St David mine in Snowdonia, Wales New lode could be up to 500,000 ounces in size – worth about £700million About 90 per cent of UK gold mined in last 150 … Read more

Michael Gove’s £700million plan to beef up border security

Michael Gove’s £700million plan to beef up border security at the end of the year ‘with or without’ a Brexit deal Michael Gove authorised £470m for infrastructure such as border control posts It comes after Government said ‘significant differences’ remain in Brexit talks It also follows a row on a leaked letter from Liz Truss … Read more

Michael Gove’s £700million plan to beef up border security

Michael Gove’s £700million plan to beef up border security at the end of the year ‘with or without’ a Brexit deal Michael Gove authorised £470m for infrastructure such as border control posts It comes after Government said ‘significant differences’ remain in Brexit talks It also follows a row on a leaked letter from Liz Truss … Read more

Tesla CEO Elon Musk earns first performance-based compensation worth more than $700million

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has earned a performance-based compensation payment worth more than $700million, the company confirmed Thursday.  The payout was triggered by the company reaching several financial metrics which included hitting $20 billion in total revenue for four previous quarters.   Musk has foregone a base salary with the company in exchange for a shot at … Read more

Has the ‘Sheikh who bought London’ forked out £700million for the Ritz?

London’s world-renowned Ritz hotel has been sold to a Qatari investor for £700 million, ending more than a century of British ownership – and fuelling a family feud between its billionaire owners. The buyer’s identity is being kept private while The Ritz is in lockdown, but it is understood that Sheikh Hamad Bin-Jaber al-Thani – Qatar’s … Read more

Has the ‘Sheikh who bought London’ forked out £700million for the Ritz?

London’s world-renowned Ritz hotel has been sold to a Qatari investor for £700 million, ending more than a century of British ownership – and fuelling a family feud between its billionaire owners. The buyer’s identity is being kept private while The Ritz is in lockdown, but it is understood that Sheikh Hamad Bin-Jaber al-Thani – Qatar’s … Read more