Millionaires including Richard Curtis demand governments tax them more to help Covid recovery

More than 80 millionaires including director Richard Curtis and the heir to Disney sign open letter demanding governments tax THEM more to help economic recovery from coronavirus ‘Millionaires for Humanity’ is asking governments to raise taxes on its members  They want to be taxed more to help fund economic recovery from Covid crisis  Signatories include … Read more

Britain records 148 Covid deaths in last 24 hours

Britain has recorded 148 Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours – more than double last Saturday – bringing the total to 44,798 as a further 820 people test positive. The figure is over twice that of the 67 people who died from the virus last week and more than triple that of yesterday. The … Read more

Britain records 39 Covid deaths in hospitals in last 24 hours

A further 38 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, with just one death recorded in Wales and no new fatalities reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours.  Britain’s latest total figure in all settings, which rose by 48 yesterday to 44,650, as well as data from Northern Ireland, is … Read more

How up to £1.5BN may have been lost in fraudulent claims for Universal Credit in early days of Covid

The moment John Pomfrey understood the true extent of his wife’s deceit came when a policeman showed him her driving licence.  ‘So what?’ he said. ‘Doesn’t everyone have one?’ The officer’s reply stunned him: ‘No — not if they’re blind they don’t.’ After 15 years of marriage, Christina Pomfrey’s supposed lack of eyesight came as … Read more

Trump blames ‘sick’ officers who killed George Floyd and COVID for crisis facing his presidency

Donald Trump’s advisers are reportedly trying to lift the spirits of the embattled president, who believes that he built a highly successful country only to have it battered by COVID-19 and the ‘sick, twisted’ officers who killed George Floyd. Sources speaking to The Washington Post painted a picture of a man seething with resentment about … Read more

Trump blames ‘sick’ officers who killed George Floyd and COVID for crisis facing his presidency

Donald Trump’s advisers are reportedly trying to lift the spirits of the embattled president, who believes that he built a highly successful country only to have it battered by COVID-19 and the ‘sick, twisted’ officers who killed George Floyd. Sources speaking to The Washington Post painted a picture of a man seething with resentment about … Read more

Rebecca Judd slammed for blaming ‘a very small minority’ for Melbourne’s COVID resurgence

‘How is she an expert?’ Footy WAG Rebecca Judd is slammed after she blamed ‘a very small minority’ for Melbourne’s coronavirus resurgence By Monique Friedlander and Chloe Lee-longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:32 BST, 9 July 2020 | Updated: 00:48 BST, 9 July 2020 Rebecca Judd has sparked controversy for blaming ‘a very small … Read more

COVID MINI-BUDGET IN BRIEF: Key points of the summer statement at a glance

COVID MINI-BUDGET IN BRIEF: Key points of the Chancellor’s summer statement at a glance By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 12:50 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 13:07 BST, 8 July 2020 Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak answering a question in the House of Commons Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is … Read more

Covid mini-budget live: Latest analysis and reaction

COVID MINI-BUDGET LIVE: Latest analysis, reaction and verdicts on the Chancellor’s emergency measures – and what it means for you Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivering a speech at 12.30pm  Will there be a green home scheme, stamp duty and/or VAT cut?  Follow the latest build-up, the speech itself and aftermath with our live blog By Lee … Read more