Head of firm handed £150m coronavirus face-mask contract blasts ‘fake’ news that the did not work

The head of an investment firm handed a £150million Government contract to supply millions of coronavirus face masks for the NHS claimed it was the victim of ‘fake news’ today after the Government refused to use them on safety grounds. Tim Horlick said that 50 million Chinese-made FFP2 masks supplied by Ayanda Capital were ‘perfectly good’ … Read more

The Voice: The contract loophole that allowed Chris Sebastian to win

Revealed: The contract loophole that allowed Chris Sebastian to appear on The Voice and WIN – despite his brother Guy Sebastian being a coach By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:50 BST, 20 July 2020 | Updated: 07:52 BST, 20 July 2020 Chris Sebastian’s victory during The Voice finale on Sunday night wasn’t … Read more

Pentagon awards firm contract to build mini space station

Is the US creating the first military space station? Pentagon moves to design a mini ‘orbital outpost’ for government experiments The Department of Defense announced last year it wants to build a space station The group has awarded the contract to aerospace firm Sierra Nevada Corp The firm will transform its Shooting Star cargo ship … Read more

The Voice: Contestants’ contract means Nine can eliminate them at any time

The Voice EXCLUSIVE: Contestants’ strict contract means Nine can eliminate them at any time – even if they’re ‘winning’ with the public By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:10 BST, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 05:21 BST, 7 July 2020 Every year, The Voice Australia gives undiscovered singers the chance to win a … Read more

Thirty-six people contract COVID-19 at care home that unknowingly took three infected NHS patients

Thirty-six residents test positive for coronavirus at care home that admitted three hospital patients not knowing they had the disease Cheaney Court welcomed three ‘covid-free’ hospital patients earlier this month   However, the Kettering General Hospital patients did actually have the virus  As a result, 36 people in the care home unknowingly contracted coronavirus This was … Read more

Nigel Farage quits LBC radio show as contract not renewed

Nigel Farage has quit his LBC show ‘with immediate effect’ following talks with station executives, the broadcaster announced this afternoon.   The arch-Brexiteer is refusing to see out the remainder of his time with the station after being informed his popular evening show was to be wound down. Bosses were understood to be caught flat-footed by his … Read more

Small family-run pest control firm won £108m contract to procure PPE for frontline NHS staff

A family-run pest control company that employs just 16 people was awarded a £108million contract to supply the NHS with PPE at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged. PestFix, which has net assets of £18,000, received the large contract in April when the Government was under increasing pressure to meet the demand … Read more

Piers Morgan confirms he’s signed a new contract to REMAIN on Good Morning Britain until 2021

Piers Morgan has confirmed that he’s signed a new contract that will see him remain on Good Morning Britain until 2021. The broadcaster, 55, insisted that he ‘doesn’t care’ about complaints over his no-nonsense interview technique and declared: ‘If my style upsets people, don’t watch!’ It comes amid Ofcom complaints from 4000 viewers over his … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Contract tracers say system is a ‘shambles’

With great fanfare, Boris Johnson last week announced a ‘world beating’ army of contact tracers whose job is to stop coronavirus in its tracks. No fewer than 25,000 have been hired. Their mission – to combat coronavirus by sleuthing down every person in danger of contracting Covid from each new case that emerges. On Thursday … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Contract tracing may mean 770k self-isolate a day

Test, track and trace is the Government’s three-point plan for keeping tabs on the coronavirus when the lockdown is lifted. It will move back to a surveillance system similar to what was happening before the major outbreak started in the UK. Widespread testing will pick up on infections and local clusters early, random population testing … Read more