Mexico cuffs the DEA: Country passes law limiting power of ‘foreign agents’ who will now be forced to submit intelligence to Mexican officials – days after US warned the legislation would only benefit drug cartels amid surging violence Mexico’s lower house of congress on Tuesday approved legislation that limits the powers of ‘foreign agents’ operating … Read more
Carrie Symonds has risen to hold ‘real power in No 10’ while her Prime Minister fiancé Boris Johnson has become ‘dishevelled and lacking in any signals of dignity or authority’. Analysis of pictures and videos of the couple have shown a switch of authority between the pair, according to body language and relationship experts. One … Read more
Carrie Symonds has risen to hold ‘real power in No 10’ while her Prime Minister fiancé Boris Johnson has become ‘dishevelled and lacking in any signals of dignity or authority’. Analysis of pictures and videos of the couple have shown a switch of authority between the pair, according to body language and relationship experts. One … Read more
Croydon Council declared itself practically bankrupt yesterday and blamed its financial crisis on the havoc caused by coronavirus. The Labour-run south London borough imposed emergency spending restrictions under a Section 114 notice – only the second authority in two decades to face such measures. As well as the coronavirus crisis, local officials also pinned blame on … Read more
Savers hit by a series of rate cuts are increasingly looking for ways to get a regular return on their cash. The stock market offers dividends, but these can be cut at any time, while in the world of bonds they have a choice between ‘safe’ government bonds paying miniscule rates, or riskier corporate bonds … Read more
England’s Covid-free zones: 12 local authority areas that are home to 2.4m people report ZERO infections in last week while London has just 94 cases In mid-April most of 12 areas had 50-100 cases a week, showing huge decrease Torbay has had no cases for 4 weeks and Rutland has had no cases for 2 … Read more
Mortgage holiday debt threat: FCA warns homeowners face paying thousands of pounds in extra interest By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 26 May 2020 Interest threat: The FCA has warned on mortgage holidays Homeowners who have deferred their mortgage payments are being warned … Read more
Government urged to bring in laws preventing firms bumping up prices of items like hand sanitiser and face masks during coronavirus pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:13 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 22:13 BST, 18 May 2020 The competition watchdog has urged the Government to bring in emergency laws preventing … Read more
Donald Trump on Tuesday called any governor who resisted his ‘total authority’ as president a mutineer and threatened to withhold coronavirus aid from them if they didn’t heed his call to reopen the country. ‘Tell the Democrat Governors that “Mutiny On The Bounty” was one of my all time favorite movies. A good old fashioned … Read more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has rebuked President Trump’s claims that he has blanket authority to order a reopening of the country and cease stay-at-home orders, saying Monday night that the last time he checked the US had ‘a constitution…not a king’. In a heated press conference inside the White House on Monday evening, Trump … Read more