Calls grow for Boris Johnson to provide fee rebates or accommodation grants to students

Boris Johnson said that the Government would ‘have to look at’ the cost of university fees and accommodation after he plunged England into a third national lockdown last night.  Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, the Prime Minister praised students for the sacrifices they had made in staying away from university and learning online but … Read more

Calls grow for Boris Johnson to provide fee rebates or accommodation grants to students

Boris Johnson said that the Government would ‘have to look at’ the cost of university fees and accommodation after he plunged England into a third national lockdown last night.  Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, the Prime Minister praised students for the sacrifices they had made in staying away from university and learning online but … Read more

US FDA grants emergency approval for Eli Lilly’s coronavirus antibody drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday (FDA) authorized emergency use of Eli Lilly and Co’s experimental COVID-19 antibody treatment, which President Donald Trump has praised and vowed to make available free of cost for all Americans. The FDA said its emergency use authorization was based on clinical trials showing that the treatment, bamlanivimab, … Read more

US FDA grants emergency approval for Eli Lilly’s coronavirus antibody drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday (FDA) authorized emergency use of Eli Lilly and Co’s experimental COVID-19 antibody treatment, which President Donald Trump has praised and vowed to make available free of cost for all Americans. The FDA said its emergency use authorization was based on clinical trials showing that the treatment, bamlanivimab, … Read more

Hugh Grant’s a plodder… but Nicole Kidman is a thriller: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Undoing

The Undoing – Sky Atlantic Rating: You have to wonder why Hugh Grant does it. The 60-year-old has been declaring airily for decades that he detests acting.  It’s his favourite headline-grabber whenever an interview is flagging. ‘I hate it quite a lot, all acting,’ he bragged to Vanity Fair back in 2003, and last year he … Read more

Hugh Grant’s a plodder… but Nicole Kidman is a thriller: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Undoing

The Undoing – Sky Atlantic Rating: You have to wonder why Hugh Grant does it. The 60-year-old has been declaring airily for decades that he detests acting.  It’s his favourite headline-grabber whenever an interview is flagging. ‘I hate it quite a lot, all acting,’ he bragged to Vanity Fair back in 2003, and last year he … Read more

Government’s eco grants plan descends onto chaos and confusion

The plan was to give 600,000 households £2 billion to make energy-saving improvements and create work for 100,000 tradesmen.  But the Government’s Green Homes Grant scheme has got off to a stuttering start – with thousands set to miss out thanks to a multitude of problems. The multi-billion-pound scheme, which has been rushed through in … Read more

Businesses closed by local lockdowns to receive £1,500 grants

Businesses forced to close because of local lockdown will be eligible to claim £1,500 survival payments from the Treasury every three weeks Treasury has announced businesses forced to close will be eligible for grants Firms required to shut due to local lockdown could get £1,500 every three weeks Treasury hopes scheme will help struggling firms … Read more

Businesses closed by local lockdowns to receive £1,500 grants

Businesses forced to close because of local lockdown will be eligible to claim £1,500 survival payments from the Treasury every three weeks Treasury has announced businesses forced to close will be eligible for grants Firms required to shut due to local lockdown could get £1,500 every three weeks Treasury hopes scheme will help struggling firms … Read more