Chancellor Rishi Sunak makes £5billion pledge to pubs and high street shops

Chancellor Rishi Sunak makes £5billion pledge to pubs and high street shops to ‘get the tills ringing once again’ High streets and pubs to be thrown a lifeline in Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 Chancellor says  firms, shops, pubs cafes and restaurants will ‘open doors again’ Comes amid warning about the scale of economic damage … Read more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak makes £5billion pledge to pubs and high street shops

Chancellor Rishi Sunak makes £5billion pledge to pubs and high street shops to ‘get the tills ringing once again’ High streets and pubs to be thrown a lifeline in Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 Chancellor says  firms, shops, pubs cafes and restaurants will ‘open doors again’ Comes amid warning about the scale of economic damage … Read more

Boris Johnson will pledge to give millions of UK’s surplus Covid-19 vaccine jabs to poorer countries

Britain is to donate millions of surplus vaccine doses to poorer countries, Boris Johnson will announce today. The Prime Minister’s pledge could see developing nations benefit before the end of the year if the UK vaccination programme goes to plan. As Britain takes over the G7 presidency, Mr Johnson will also urge other world leaders … Read more

Boris Johnson will pledge to give millions of UK’s surplus Covid-19 vaccine jabs to poorer countries

Britain is to donate millions of surplus vaccine doses to poorer countries, Boris Johnson will announce today. The Prime Minister’s pledge could see developing nations benefit before the end of the year if the UK vaccination programme goes to plan. As Britain takes over the G7 presidency, Mr Johnson will also urge other world leaders … Read more

BBC axes Kamal Ahmed from £205k editorial director role – after £100m pledge on increasing diversity

The BBC has axed editorial director Kamal Ahmed and four other posts from its news board in a ‘modernisation’ plan – despite pledging to increase diversity last year. An £80 million savings plan saw the job cuts announced by the broadcaster this afternoon. It said it was ‘restructuring’ the board as part of ‘plans to modernise … Read more

BBC axes Kamal Ahmed from £205k editorial director role – after £100m pledge on increasing diversity

The BBC has axed editorial director Kamal Ahmed and four other posts from its news board in a ‘modernisation’ plan – despite pledging to increase diversity last year. An £80 million savings plan saw the job cuts announced by the broadcaster this afternoon. It said it was ‘restructuring’ the board as part of ‘plans to modernise … Read more

Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials pledge £800million

Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials put £800million towards Bicester-Bletchley and Newcastle-Ashington projects Department for Transport said £760m will support next phase of East West Rail Reinstates services between Bicester, Oxfordshire and Bletchley shut in 1968 £34m boost is also going to old line between Newcastle and Ashington  By Daily Mail … Read more

Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials pledge £800million

Two rail lines shut in 1960s will reopen as transport officials put £800million towards Bicester-Bletchley and Newcastle-Ashington projects Department for Transport said £760m will support next phase of East West Rail Reinstates services between Bicester, Oxfordshire and Bletchley shut in 1968 £34m boost is also going to old line between Newcastle and Ashington  By Daily Mail … Read more

Sister’s heartbreaking pledge after her 13-year-old brother is stabbed to death in park

The sister of a boy of 13 who was stabbed to death in a country park yesterday vowed to ‘get justice’. Olly Stephens died at the beauty spot near his family’s four-bedroom home in a leafy Berkshire suburb. Rumours were circulating yesterday that the teenager had been lured into a trap in a disastrous attempt … Read more

Royal Mail scraps pledge to deliver in time for Christmas

Royal Mail SCRAPS pledge to deliver in time for Christmas: Special delivery service is suspended amid mounting chaos at sorting offices The delivery of letters and packages to Europe has also been temporarily halted Images posted online recently have shown mountains of sacks at sorting offices Situation has escalated after new mutant strain and strict … Read more