Croynism row as Boris Johnson’s former campaign chief handed £60,000-a-year, two-days-a-week job

Boris Johnson was at the centre of another cronyism row today after a Tory peer who led his leadership election campaign was appointed to lead England’s independent higher education regulator. Lord Wharton of Yarm was appointed as chairman of the Office for Students (OfS) on a £60,000 salary for a two-day week by Education Secretary … Read more

Two men aged 20 and 23 are each handed £10,000 fines for organising mass SNOWBALL FIGHT

Two organisers of a mass snowball fight that saw hundreds of students gather in a park have been fined £10,000 each for breaching England’s lockdown rules. Crowds gathered in Hyde Park, Leeds for more than two hours following heavy snow on January 14, despite Covid-19 guidance asking Britons to stay at home in a bid to … Read more

US vaccinates 7% of population after additional 1.1m shots are handed out

The White House is now saying that not every American will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in spring just one day after President Biden pledged that anyone who wanted a shot could get it by then. White House press secretary Jen Psaki was on Tuesday asked about Biden’s comments 24 hours earlier about … Read more

Great-grandmother, 62, who handed out face masks at hospital front door dies of Covid-19

Receptionist, 62, who gave out face masks at hospital front door dies just one week after catching Covid – as colleagues pay tribute to the great-grandmother for going ‘above and beyond’ Val Stimson, 62, worked as a receptionist at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital  Colleagues have described her as ‘a real character who will never … Read more

Dormant pensions and investments to be handed to charity

Orphan pensions and investments worth £800m could be handed to charity under plan to widen ‘dormant assets’ scheme Some £745m has been raised from inactive bank and building society accounts Insurance and pension policies, shares and other investments to be covered too Move requires legislation so it is unclear when money will start being released  … Read more

Nature: Goats often prefer to work for life’s treats rather than being handed them on a plate 

Goats often enjoy working for life’s little treats — rather than simply having them handed to them on a plate — a study has concluded. Swiss and German experts offered goats the choice of two treats — one freely accessible, the other behind a sliding door the animals had to nudge open. They found that … Read more

England defender Kieran Trippier is handed a worldwide TEN-WEEK BAN and fined £70,000

BREAKING NEWS: England defender Kieran Trippier is handed a worldwide TEN-WEEK BAN and fined £70,000 for breaking FA betting rules around his transfer from Tottenham to Atletico Madrid – but he IS free to play at Euro 2020 Kieran Trippier was charged in May over bets placed around his move to Spain  He completed a … Read more

Goldman Sachs owned Penlon handed £136m Government ventilator contract

Ventilators breathe life into maker’s first profits: Goldman Sachs owned Penlon handed a £136m Government contract By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 A ventilator maker owned by banking giant Goldman Sachs has turned its first profit in more than a decade … Read more

Cannabis research firm worth just £6,000 handed Government contracts worth £33MILLION

Cannabis research firm worth just £6,000 handed Government contracts worth £33MILLION to provide PPE masks for health and care workers By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:07 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 17:11 GMT, 19 November 2020 A tiny cannabis research firm has been handed government contracts worth £33milllion to produce personal … Read more

Businesses must be handed more support, says CBI boss

Businesses facing ‘bleak midwinter’ and must be handed more support, boss of Confederation of British Industry Dame Carolyn Fairbairn warns By Ruth Sunderland And Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2020 Businesses are facing a ‘bleak midwinter’ and must be handed more support, … Read more