Second-hand car sales were cut in half between April and June this year as the coronavirus lockdown prevented dealerships and private owners selling vehicles. New figures from the motor trade body show that the used car market declined by 49 per cent, with transactions for used cars slipping by one million units. However, industry insiders … Read more
Boris Johnson’s decision to delay the easing of lockdown came after of 36 hours of tense talks in which ministers grappled with sobering statistics, furious MPs and fears of stoking religious tensions, it was revealed last night. Government sources have described how grave forecasts of a second coronavirus onslaught sparked a series of behind-the-scenes discussions … Read more
English sport was dealt a hammer blow on Friday when Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrapped plans for fans to attend pilot events this weekend. Around 5,000 racegoers were expected at the Glorious Goodwood festival on Saturday, and cricket fans were to be allowed back in for two fixtures in the Bob Willis Trophy at the … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Boris Johnson puts the brakes on the return of fans to sport as spectators are now BANNED from cricket, snooker and racing test events for another two weeks… leaving football to face a longer wait for crowds to come back Boris Johnson has delayed test events to allow limited fans back to sport … Read more
Union chiefs have slammed Boris Johnson’s order to return thousands of civil servants to their desks and insisted they won’t be used ‘as an example to get everybody back to work’. The Prime Minister has told mandarins to tear up the ‘work from home’ guidance which has been in place since March and start getting officials back … Read more
Today, a rabble of overweight, tattooed thugs hurled insults, cans and bottles at the police. Officers with shields and riot gear scrambled to contain the violence a short walk from the heart of government. This was co-ordinated law-breaking. We are supposed to be in lockdown, remember, confined to our homes while the R-rate hovers close … Read more
BLOOD season two came to a dramatic end tonight as the two-part finale saw Paul murdered, Fiona in a car crash and child abuse uncovered. During the opening scenes of the penultimate episode, Detective Dez dropped the bombshell that Paul was dead and Jim was the prime suspect. 5 Adrian Dunbar is arrested for the … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover puts brakes on as car sales slump 30% since start of the year as lockdown bites JLR suffered slumps in both Europe and China, sources said It is also understood to have suffered a fall in demand for diesel cars JLR had been due to reopen its UK assembly plants later this … Read more