Like many people, I am delighted that Boris Johnson is back in Downing Street today. The Government and the country urgently need his authority to tackle the worst crisis in public finances that Britain has ever faced. The lockdown has gripped our economy in a deadly embrace – one from which it may never fully … Read more
A massive reorganisation at department store chain Debenhams could take up to two years after it spiralled into administration last week. The £2.3billion turnover company plans to close as many as 50 of its 165 stores in a sweeping change that will see it cast off debts and scrap leases. Last week, lenders used their … Read more
MPs plan a revolt against rules that hit the pensions of older British citizens living abroad The Government groups certain policies within a single legal bundle It means pensions are stuck at rates that applied when people left the UK Anne Puckridge moved to Canada in 2001 to be near her daughter and her pension … Read more
Burger King to ramp up deliveries as it unveils lockdown exit plan Burger King has so far reopened six of its 550 restaurants for deliveries It now plans to reopen ten more sites a week By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 25 April … Read more
Give us a plan to get ALL firms back to work, says boss of Taylor Wimpey Pete Redfern is pushing the Government to outline a plan to end lockdown Taylor Wimpey plans to reopen the majority of its building sites from May 4 in England and Wales By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On … Read more
Britain’s Got Talent contestant Kevin Quantum breathes a sigh of relief after suffering a dice with death as he says his fiery audition DIDN’T go to plan and started at the wrong time By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 20:50 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 20:53 BST, 25 April 2020 Britain’s Got Talent Kevin … Read more
Farmers who have received death threats for flying in potato pickers from Eastern Europe hit back today, saying ‘What else could we do – British people haven’t wanted this sort of work for decades.’ Fearing spuds, strawberries, plums, parsnips, rhubarb and other crops will rot in the fields, planes were chartered to bring Romanian workers … Read more
NHS hospitals could restart routine operations as soon as next week as the health service prepares plans to get back on its feet as the coronavirus crisis blows over. Private hospitals have laid empty in the past week and up to 40,000 NHS beds are thought to be empty. Routine operations had been cancelled and … Read more
Propping up the bar at the Brewery Tap pub in the Hertfordshire village of Furneux Pelham, I see that a quiet revolution is taking place. After handing over my debit card, I am presented with a foaming pint of the local Mad Squirrel Sapling ale – along with four crisp £20 notes. I am raising … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon will today pile pressure on the UK government to set out a plan for easing the coronavirus lockdown as the Scottish First Minister publishes her own strategy for getting back to normal. The Scottish government will publish a paper later today containing guidelines which Ms Sturgeon hopes will help chart a way forward … Read more