Some energy firms at risk of going bust over distribution network fees

Several energy suppliers are at risk of collapse after struggling to pay back cash owed to distribution networks, a source from a challenger supplier has told This is Money exclusively. Those who owe money to the networks also have to pay a hefty 8 per cent interest on top of their original bill, leaving some … Read more

Heathrow boss demands more Border Force officials to bust ‘staggering’ six-hour immigration queues

Heathrow boss demands more Border Force officials to bust ‘staggering’ six-hour immigration queues due to Covid checks as she says it is ‘deeply frustrating when you only have two desks open’ Customers are facing waiting times of up to six hours at immigration halls  Airport boss has called for more resources so all border desks … Read more

Police bust illegal lockdown party where 30 revellers pelted officers with drinks

Police bust illegal lockdown party where 30 revellers pelted officers with drinks and other missiles injuring eight and knocking one unconscious Met Police officer knocked unconcious and another suffered suspected fracture  Six other officers were left injured in the raid and police issued 30 £800 fines  Two men, aged 17 and 18, and two women, … Read more

COVID baby boom was a bust: Five states report up to 50,000 fewer births since pandemic began

Early in the pandemic, many experts predicted that lockdowns at stay-at-home orders would lead to a surge in births. In fact, the opposite happened. As it turns out, Americans have not been getting pregnant.   There are five U.S. states that have provided preliminary birth data for 2020: Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii and Ohio, all of … Read more

Amazon’s store plan faces delay as developer goes bust

Opening date for Amazon’s first checkout-free store in Britain uncertain after developer at site goes bust By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 23 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 23 January 2021 The opening date for Amazon’s first checkout-free store in Britain is uncertain after the developer at its Notting Hill … Read more

US Embassy claims it’s ‘just a bust of Winston Churchill’ after removing statue from Oval Office

Britain’s US Embassy attempts to play down fears that Biden’s removal of Churchill bust signals a souring of Special Relationship with video about Anglo-American friendship US Embassy in London uploaded video defining the ‘Special Relationship’ Video is in response to criticism of removal of Churchill bust from Oval office The video shows how the Special … Read more

Fury as Joe Biden removes bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office

Downing Street today insisted it is up to Joe Biden how he decorates the Oval Office after the new US President removed a bust of Sir Winston Churchill, prompting fury from his political critics.  The same bust was also removed by Barack Obama when he took office in a move which Boris Johnson, who counts … Read more

Joe Biden ‘removes bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office’

Fury as Joe Biden ‘REMOVES bust of Boris Johnson’s hero Winston Churchill from the Oval Office’ and replaces it with Latino American civil rights activists – as Number 10 insists it is up to him ‘how he decorates’ Photos suggest Joe Biden removed a bust of Winston Churchill from Oval Office The bust was also … Read more

High speed cross-Channel train service Eurostar could go bust within months, experts warn 

Eurostar ‘could fold by April’: High speed cross-Channel train service could go bust within months without a rescue package, experts warn MPs and business leaders have warned Eurostar could go bust without help Passengers have fallen 95 per cent since March and two services now run daily  Sir Roger Gale says French and UK ministers … Read more