British couple dodge Covid pandemic after moving to Irish island two days before UK lockdown

 A British couple have managed to dodge the entire coronavirus pandemic – by becoming the only inhabitants of a tiny island with no electricity, gas or running water.  Luke and Sarah Flanagan moved to Owey Island off the west coast of County Donegal in Ireland on March 14 last year, just two days before the … Read more

British couple dodge Covid pandemic after moving to Irish island two days before UK lockdown

 A British couple have managed to dodge the entire coronavirus pandemic – by becoming the only inhabitants of a tiny island with no electricity, gas or running water.  Luke and Sarah Flanagan moved to Owey Island off the west coast of County Donegal in Ireland on March 14 last year, just two days before the … Read more

Investors plough savings into the market to dodge rock-bottom rates

While the pandemic has wreaked havoc on vast swathes of British business, trading firms are in the pink. Households are estimated to have built up around £100billion of extra cash in lockdown as spending on everything from travel to meals out evaporated. Many of these ‘accidental savers’ have looked for ways to put this money … Read more

SIMON WALTERS: The huge Brexit gamble that Boris Johnson can’t afford to dodge 

Until last night, it was tempting to think that the acrimonious fallout from Boris Johnson’s dinner with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels was entirely stage-managed. That it is all part of a carefully choreographed diplomatic dance which allows each side to prove to their respective supporters that they have fought tooth … Read more

How Donald Trump needs to make money and dodge prosecutors – so will he run AGAIN in 2024?

Amid all the uncertainty about what comes next for the nation, there is little clarity about what comes next for Donald Trump. The nation’s 45th president leaves office at age 74 as one of just four U.S. presidents to be defeated after a single term, reportedly millions in debt, but with millions of supporters having … Read more

How Donald Trump needs to make money and dodge prosecutors – so will he run AGAIN in 2024?

Amid all the uncertainty about what comes next for the nation, there is little clarity about what comes next for Donald Trump. The nation’s 45th president leaves office at age 74 as one of just four U.S. presidents to be defeated after a single term, reportedly millions in debt, but with millions of supporters having … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Prankster, 27, sets up limited company for £6 so he can dodge ‘rule of six’

A prankster has set up a limited company for £6 and named his family as staff so he can have them over for a working lunch on Christmas Day. Fenn Settle, 27, bragged about his loophole online, telling the UK Government: ‘Jokes on you’.  The account manager, from Leeds, said it cost him £6 to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Prankster, 27, sets up limited company for £6 so he can dodge ‘rule of six’

A prankster has set up a limited company for £6 and named his family as staff so he can have them over for a working lunch on Christmas Day. Fenn Settle, 27, bragged about his loophole online, telling the UK Government: ‘Jokes on you’.  The account manager, from Leeds, said it cost him £6 to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Ministers ‘dodge wearing face masks in public’

Boris Johnson has been seen wearing a face mask for the first time today after he had hinted the coverings would be made compulsory in shops in England. The prime minister was spotted wearing the covering while out greeting shop owners in his Uxbridge constituency this afternoon.   The UK government currently recommends measures such as a face covering … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Ministers ‘dodge wearing face masks in public’

Boris Johnson has been seen wearing a face mask for the first time today after he had hinted the coverings would be made compulsory in shops in England. The prime minister was spotted wearing a face mask while out in his Uxbridge constituency this afternoon.   The UK government currently recommends measures such as a face covering should be … Read more