Should state pension triple lock be axed to help pay coronavirus bill? It’s ‘not too much to ask’ elderly to sacrifice £4bn a year, think tank claims The triple lock guarantees the state pension rises by at least 2.5% a year A move to a double lock would base future increases on wage and price … Read more
During a rocky period on the stock market, investors would usually take solace in a guaranteed stream of dividend payments. But the coronavirus pandemic has required companies to take desperate – and at times unprecedented – measures to protect their finances. A staggering £4.2billion of dividends have been axed or deferred so far this month, … Read more
The BBC is temporarily scrapping its local news bulletins on Breakfast from next Monday as the broadcaster deals with the coronavirus outbreak. BBC London and South East presenter Lynda Hardy announced at the end of this morning’s bulletins on Breakfast that the local news would be ‘paused’. But there will still be bulletins at lunchtime, … Read more
Now NO dividend is safe: Experts’ warning as £1bn payouts are axed Several businesses slashed or delayed their dividends in the wake of the crisis More could follow suit, including BP and Shell, according to analysts By Jamie Nimmo and Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:05 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: … Read more
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 is AXED amid coronavirus pandemic The annual singing contest – due to take place in Rotterdam this May – has been cancelled as a response to the global crisis Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 13:43 GMT, 18 March 2020 … Read more
BBC4 could be axed or have its programmes made online only – to pay for BBC3’s return to TV BBC4 TV channel could be cut from screens for BBC3 to be re-instated There are concerns the corporation could even make BBC4 shows online only But figures show BBC4 reaches 11.8 per cent of the UK … Read more
BBC3 ‘could be set for a return four years after it was axed’ as bosses look at ways to revamp youth-orientated output Corporation bosses at the Beeb are looking at re-introducing BBC Three channel The channel was axed four years ago and content moved online to BBC iPlayer The BBC wants to broaden appeal beyond its traditional … Read more
Fiona Phillips has claimed that her former Strictly Come Dancing partner Brendan Cole ‘wasn’t very nice’ and that it’s ‘karma’ that he was axed from the show. The former GMTV and Lorraine presenter, 59, has told the Daily Star: ‘Brendan was a real b****r, actually. He wasn’t very nice. He was really naughty.’ She went on: ‘He’s … Read more
Boris Johnson’s refusal to back Heathrow’s third runway threatens to leave the taxpayer on the hook in a £500million court case, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. In a move that dismayed businesses last week, the Prime Minister decided not to appeal when the Government’s official policy of expanding Heathrow was rejected on environmental grounds … Read more
A talent producer who worked on The Jeremy Kyle Show before it was axed last year has died. Natasha Reddican was employed on the controversial show from October 2014 until May 2019 when it was pulled after the death of Steven Dymond, 63, who took his own life a week after appearing on the programme. … Read more