Tax chiefs are urged to stop chasing pension scam victims for large fines

Tax chiefs are urged to stop chasing pension scam victims for large fines and to show more empathy for those caught up in the nightmare HMRC was said to have ‘lacked empathy’ in its relentless pursuit of scam victims Government suggested a law change to allow some victims a tax amnesty MPs on the work … Read more

Business chiefs and MPs write letter to Boris Johnson urging him to speed up reopening our skies 

Business leaders last night united with MPs to plead with the Prime Minister to resume foreign travel. They warned that more than a million jobs were at risk if Boris Johnson failed to get Britain flying again. In letter to the PM, they said firms across the country faced devastation if planes were kept grounded. … Read more

Suez Canal chiefs launch last-ditch bid to use supermoon high tide to free the Ever Given

Salvage teams have intensified excavation and dredging efforts around a massive container ship blocking the busy Suez Canal after canal chiefs launched a last-ditch bid to take advantage of the king tide brought on by the supermoon to help free the vessel. Officials said operations were under way to make use the high tides created by … Read more

A lost summer of air travel will hit 500,000 jobs, say chiefs

Clampdown on overseas travel until September would put more than half a million jobs at risk, bosses of Britain’s biggest airlines and airports warn By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 22:43 GMT, 27 March 2021 A clampdown on overseas travel until September would have a catastrophic … Read more

Britons could get the vaccine at drive-in centres on their way to work, health chiefs suggest

Young Britons could get a Covid jab from a drive-thru clinic on their way to work. Heath chiefs said the NHS must adopt ‘innovative delivery modes’ as the vaccine rollout expands to younger groups. NHS board meeting documents state: ‘Reaching a more mobile, largely working-age population with lower Covid-19-related health risk will bring different challenges, … Read more

UK Defence Review: Former UK military chiefs express concerns over government plans

Two former British military chiefs today warned China and Russia will not be worried by the UK’s new defence shake-up as they said troop cuts will mean the Armed Forces are ‘less able to deploy to conflicts at scale’.  Lord Richards and Lord Houghton, who both served as chief of the defence staff in the … Read more

Former UK military chiefs express concerns over defence shake-up

Two former British military chiefs today warned China and Russia will not be worried by the UK’s new defence shake-up as they said troop cuts will mean the Armed Forces are ‘less able to deploy to conflicts at scale’.  Lord Richards and Lord Houghton, who both served as chief of the defence staff in the … Read more

Census chiefs facing anger over failures to issue digital codes to households

Census chiefs facing mounting anger over failures to issue digital codes to allow households to complete national survey online Mounting anger after digital codes for the Census, due today, failed to be issued  Many yet to receive access code to fill out ten-yearly form, despite fine warnings  Fury at 40min wait to speak to officials … Read more

UK police chiefs ‘wasted £10m on surveillance planes that can’t work in built-up areas’

UK police chiefs ‘wasted £10m on surveillance planes that can’t work in built-up areas and are unable to land at most airfields’ The National Police Aviation Service decided to replace helicopters with planes But the fixed-wingVulcanair P68 aircraft are not agile enough for urban areas Now officers could offload the planes to the Maritime and … Read more

UK police chiefs ‘wasted £10m on surveillance planes that can’t work in built-up areas’

UK police chiefs ‘wasted £10m on surveillance planes that can’t work in built-up areas and are unable to land at most airfields’ The National Police Aviation Service decided to replace helicopters with planes But the fixed-wingVulcanair P68 aircraft are not agile enough for urban areas Now officers could offload the planes to the Maritime and … Read more