The UK faces food shortages unless 70,000 Britons ‘do their duty’ by harvesting the country’s fruit and vegetables for £15-an-hour with the global pandemic also disrupting the flow of imported goods, MailOnline can reveal today. More than 30,000 people have asked to join a new ‘Land Army’ to ‘pick for Britain’ and ‘feed the nation’ … Read more
Police have warned there will be extra patrols this weekend to stop people flouting coronavirus lockdown rules as Britain braces for a mini-heatwave. Forces across the country will be deployed to beauty spots, parks and roads amid mounting fears the public will leave their homes to soak up the sun. Temperatures will soar to 68F (20C) on … Read more
Police have warned there will be extra patrols this weekend to stop people flouting coronavirus lockdown rules as Britain braces for a mini-heatwave. Forces across the country will be deployed to beauty spots, parks and roads amid mounting fears the public will leave their homes to soak up the sun. Temperatures will soar to 68F (20C) on … Read more
Overloaded plug sockets, extension lead ‘daisy chains’ and devices charged on beds: How people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic are putting themselves at risk with unsafe electrical setups During coronavirus lockdown millions of people are now working from home Safety experts have warned people not to overload electrical sockets Urge people not to … Read more
A rush of over-75s claiming pension credit to keep their free TV licences is set to cost the Government £600million a year, This is Money can reveal. An estimated 300,000 more people have successfully applied for the traditionally underclaimed benefit since the BBC announced it was axing the licence fee perk for all but the … Read more
Secondary schools will have an extra HALF A MILLION pupils by 2026 due to baby boom partly fuelled by a rise in immigration Fifth of schools are already at full capacity and many have overcrowded lessons Additional 50,000 places were created last year in attempt to ease pressure Department of Education figures renew concerns over … Read more
Secondary schools will have an extra HALF A MILLION pupils by 2026 due to baby boom partly fuelled by a rise in immigration Fifth of schools are already at full capacity and many have overcrowded lessons Additional 50,000 places were created last year in attempt to ease pressure Department of Education figures renew concerns over … Read more
Britain’s household energy bills could soar by an extra £52million a week, thanks to those staying at home due to the coronavirus, new research has revealed. It is thought that 16.8million people will no longer be going into their normal workplace as a result of measures to delay the spread of the coronavirus, meaning they … Read more
‘A star is born!’ Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic’s baby son Oscar makes his live TV debut on Today Extra By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:15 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 01:16 GMT, 27 March 2020 Sylvia Jeffreys proudly showed off her newborn son, Oscar, on Today Extra on Friday. Before … Read more
UK supermarkets call for an extra 50,000 workers to cope with rise in demand By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 23 March 2020 Britain’s leading supermarkets need an extra 50,000 staff within weeks to cope with a rise in demand Demand for workers to … Read more