Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson set to star in and produce new heist thriller Free Agents for Lionsgate

Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson set to star in and produce new heist thriller Free Agents for Lionsgate By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 01:21 BST, 21 April 2021 | Updated: 01:21 BST, 21 April 2021 Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson has lined up a new project, set to both star in and executive produce a new … Read more

Boris Johnson will vow to cut carbon emissions by nearly 78 per cent

Boris Johnson will vow to cut carbon emissions by nearly 78 per cent – but the pledge relies on us eating less meat and adapting our homes Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to pledge to reduce carbon emissions The deeper cuts would see reductions of 78 per cent on 1990 levels by 2035 Mr … Read more

Roads produce 84 PER CENT of plastic dust in the atmosphere

Roads and the vehicles using them are responsible for 84 per cent of microplastics found in the atmosphere, according to the results of a new study. Researchers from Utah State University examined different sources of atmospheric microplastic pollution found in the western US over a 14 month period. These microscopic pieces of plastic pollution are … Read more

Calls to ban ‘Chelsea Tractors’ adverts after report finds 75 per cent are used for city school runs

By Tom Pyman and for MailOnline and Rob Hull for This is Money  Grants for electric cars are set to be slashed by £500 and won’t apply to the best-selling Tesla vehicle any more under new plans. A government drive to encourage more green vehicles on the road has seen it subsidisie 35 per cent … Read more

Climate change could worsen allergy season by up to 60 per cent, new model predicts 

Bad news for hay fever sufferers: Climate change could worsen allergy season by up to 60 per cent, new model predicts Experts studied pollen levels and weather conditions in Europe over decades  They found rain and air temperature before pollen season were key indicators  They can inform just how severe the pollen and allergens are … Read more

ITV chief executive took 20 per cent pay cut for seven months during Covid pandemic

ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall took 20 per cent pay cut for seven months during Covid pandemic as broadcaster reveals its gender pay gap grew in 2020 Dame Carolyn McCall agreed to a salary reduction to pay of £833,000 for a year Her total pay packet for 2020 was £1.1million – down from £3.1million … Read more

Matt Hancock defends 1 per cent pay offer for NHS staff amid claims that it is actually a pay CUT

‘It IS a pay rise’: Matt Hancock defends 1 per cent pay offer for NHS staff amid claims that it is actually a pay CUT because inflation is due to rise this year The Health Secretary told MPs that the proposed offer was  ‘affordable’  Was asked whether it was a pay increase or a real-terms … Read more

Professor Lockdown Neil Ferguson is ’80 per cent sure’ you CAN enjoy summer thanks to vaccines

Professor Lockdown says you CAN enjoy summer: Neil Ferguson is ’80 per cent sure’ Covid will be driven to ‘very low levels’ in next few months The scientist says he believes Britons can enjoy summer with few restrictions  He said there is a 20 per cent chance of a strain derailing vaccine programme Saturday’s Covid … Read more

UK exports to the EU plunged by £5.6billion – more than 40 per cent – in January

Exports of UK goods to the European Union dropped by more than forty per cent in January as Britain and Brussels began their post-Brexit trading relationship.  New data published this morning by the Office for National Statistics revealed that the overall export of goods fell by £5.3billion – some 19.3 per cent – in the first … Read more