Rishi Sunak unveiled a raft of measures aimed at helping small businesses today. The Chancellor targeted high street firms with a business rate holiday extension until June, followed by a two-thirds reduced rate for the rest of the financial year. He also confirmed a freeze of VAT at 5 per cent for hospitality firms until … Read more
Step One Part One: March 8 From March 8, all pupils and students will return to schools and colleges across England. So-called wrap-around childcare will also be allowed to resume, paving the way for after and before school clubs to reopen. People will be allowed to meet one other person outside for recreation, for example, … Read more
Tens of thousands of small businesses are set for a £1.2billion windfall after the Supreme Court ordered insurers to pay out for losses from the first Covid lockdown. Cafes, pubs, beauty parlours, holiday firms and wedding planners are among the 370,000 firms that had policies which should now pay out. Former footballer Gary Neville, who … Read more
Jo Kessel and her family went on a self-guided walking holiday in the Yorkshire Dales after the first lockdown reignited their thirst for exercising in the great outdoors.
Tories hail U-turn on ‘mutant algorithm’ that sparked fears of planning free-for-all in the shires as Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says shift WON’T wreck target of building 300,000 new homes a year Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt led the revolt against the planning algorithm Housing Secretary announced algorithm had been tweaked to include the North … Read more
The Mail Force charity, which rode to the rescue at the height of the coronavirus crisis, was hailed by care homes and the boss of the NHS last night. Health Service chief Sir Simon Stevens praised the ‘remarkable charity mission’ to source personal protective equipment for the UK. And Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s department said … Read more
Boris Johnson’s drive to ‘end the era of retreat’ and bolster Britain’s defence spending was music to traders’ ears. Shares in military contractors advanced after the Prime Minister twisted Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s arm and netted an extra £16.5 billion of funding that will be paid out over the next four years. The UK’s biggest defence … Read more
‘Summer 2021 is going to be the party to end all parties!’ Britons take to social media in hope their lives could be back to normal by next year as experts hail Pfizer Covid vaccine UK has ordered 40million doses of the jab – enough to cover 20m people Boris Johnson is due to hold … Read more
Barack Obama hails Joe Biden’s win – but Michelle warns Democrats they MUST win over ‘tens of millions of people who voted when for the status quo when it mean supporting lies, hate chaos and division’ Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama sent out heartfelt message to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice … Read more
Barack Obama hails Joe Biden’s win – but Michelle warns Democrats they MUST win over ‘tens of millions of people who voted when for the status quo when it mean supporting lies, hate chaos and division’ Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama sent out heartfelt message to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice … Read more