Restaurant and pub bosses blame furlough for lack of staff as they struggle to fill 190,000 roles

Restaurant and pub bosses blame furlough for lack of staff as they struggle to fill 190,000 vacancies amid fears many people will lose the will to work Businesses say they are struggling to find staff needed while furlough continues  Fears are rising workers on the job retention scheme will lose their will to work  Across … Read more

PIERS MORGAN: The blame for this Indian variant fiasco lies with Boris Johnson

It takes a special kind of selfish, deluded fool to refuse to take the covid vaccine but persist in ranting about the evils of lockdowns. Yesterday, rock legend Eric Clapton did his best to dissuade people from having the jab after claiming the side effects he suffered made him fear he would never perform again. … Read more

Family of RAF engineer blame Ministry of Defence for his death, coroner hears 

The family of an RAF engineer killed when a Red Arrows jet crashed during a training exercise on Friday blamed the Ministry of Defence for his death. Corporal Jonathan Bayliss, 41, died when the Hawk T1 aircraft stalled at low altitude after take-off from RAF Valley, on Anglesey, North Wales. Pilot Flight Lieutenant David Stark … Read more

Family of RAF engineer blame Ministry of Defence for his death, coroner hears 

The family of an RAF engineer killed when a Red Arrows jet crashed during a training exercise on Friday blamed the Ministry of Defence for his death. Corporal Jonathan Bayliss, 41, died when the Hawk T1 aircraft stalled at low altitude after take-off from RAF Valley, on Anglesey, North Wales. Pilot Flight Lieutenant David Stark … Read more

Election 2021: Labour blame Covid as party’s post mortem deepens after electoral thrashing

The Labour Party today blamed the coronavirus pandemic for ‘restricting’ the opportunities’ for its politicians to campaign across Britain after the Conservatives racked up a string of stunning poll victories in the local elections. The post-mortem deepened for Sir Keir Starmer’s party today with results now in from 84 of 143 English councils. The Tories … Read more

Election 2021: Labour blame Covid as party’s post mortem deepens after electoral thrashing

The Labour Party today blamed the coronavirus pandemic for ‘restricting’ the opportunities’ for its politicians to campaign across Britain after the Conservatives racked up a string of stunning poll victories in the local elections. The post-mortem deepened for Sir Keir Starmer’s party today with results now in from 84 of 143 English councils. The Tories … Read more

JAN MOIR: Sorry, I don’t blame Carrie for wanting a Lytle luxury

Perhaps you may find this surprising — because I certainly do — but as we roll on through Wallpapergate, it is Carrie Symonds who has my sympathy. The price of having her walls lined with gold scrolling ferns is that she has been painted as a grasping opportunist who would spend £1,000 on a designer … Read more