Covid jobs crisis hits young people and ethnic minorities the hardest: More than one fifth of BAME workers and 19% of 18-24 year olds who were furloughed are now unemployed, report reveals One in five furloughed 18 to 24-year-olds have already been thrown out of work Resolution Foundation says it’s the worst jobs crisis for … Read more
A £14,000-a-year private school has apologised after a group of students posted an ‘offensive’ video bragging about how wealthy they are. Hill House in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, said the TikTok clip was ‘in bad taste’ and did not represent the ‘tone or demographic’ of the institution. The footage starts as six sixth-formers – four boys … Read more
A £14,000-a-year private school has apologised after a group of students posted an ‘offensive’ video bragging about how wealthy they are. Hill House in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, said the TikTok clip was ‘in bad taste’ and did not represent the ‘tone or demographic’ of the institution. The footage starts as six sixth-formers – four boys … Read more
Heathrow Airport records £1.5BILLION loss for the first nine months of 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic as boss warns ‘Britain is falling behind’ Passenger numbers between July and September were down by more than 84% Heathrow Airport it caused loss of £1.5 billion in the first nine months of the year Chief executive John Holland-Kaye … Read more
Man, 24, dies after being attacked near train station in Crawley as police launch manhunt for suspect Murder probe launched after 24-year-old man was stabbed to death in Crawley Officers are searching for a suspect who is thought to be known to the victim Armed police were called out to the scene in Russell Way … Read more
Man, 24, dies after being attacked near train station in Crawley as police launch manhunt for suspect Air ambulance lifted 24-year-old man to hospital after attack yesterday evening Armed police descend on road in Crawley as suspect died shortly afterwards Officers are searching for a suspect who is thought to be known to the victim … Read more
Two children aged five and eight and two adults have died after a boat capsized off the French coast in stormy weather while trying to cross the Channel to the UK, as a search for a fifth victim – feared to be a baby – continued this morning. Emergency services rushed to the stricken rigid … Read more
Smart motorways have led to safety concerns, but highways bosses insist they are an effective way of boosting capacity. Here the PA news agency answers 12 key questions about the roads. What is a smart motorway? Smart motorways involve various methods to manage the flow of traffic, including variable speed limits and using the hard … Read more
BBC comedy show is slammed after guest described Rishi Sunak as looking like ‘Prince Charles in brownface’ Comedian Leila Navabi compared Rishi Sunak to ‘Prince Charles in brownface’ Sajid Javid said jibe was something he expects from ‘trolls on Twitter, not BBC’ The comment was made during The Leak, a comedy radio show on Radio Wales … Read more
Boris Johnson’s humiliating treatment of the Tory grandee who led his campaign to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister is laid bare in shocking claims in a new book. The Prime Minister apparently had such contempt for former Conservative party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith that he would do anything to avoid him – including … Read more