City of London Coroporation cracks down on illegal mushroom picking by handing out £2,000 in fines

Not such fun guys! City of London Coroporation cracks down on illegal mushroom picking by handing out £2,000 in fines to Epping Forest foragers 27 people were slapped with an £80 fine for more than 11lbs of mushrooms Foraging in Britain can only be done for personal consumption (roughly 3.5lbs)  Illegal mushroom pickers do so … Read more

City of London Coroporation cracks down on illegal mushroom picking by handing out £2,000 in fines

Not such fun guys! City of London Coroporation cracks down on illegal mushroom picking by handing out £2,000 in fines to Epping Forest foragers 27 people were slapped with an £80 fine for more than 11lbs of mushrooms Foraging in Britain can only be done for personal consumption (roughly 3.5lbs)  Illegal mushroom pickers do so … Read more

No10 plays down prospects of handing spare Covid vaccines to Ireland before JULY

Downing Street today played down the prospects of spare coronavirus vaccines being handed to Ireland before July. The PM’s spokesman stressed that the ‘first priority’ is still to cover all UK adults, despite claims that 3.7million doses have been earmarked for gifting in a ‘poke in the eye’ for the EU’s slow rollout. The comments … Read more

Brisbane high school starts handing out ‘pronoun badges’ to students

High school starts handing out ‘pronoun badges’ to students saying if they prefer to be known as ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘they’ to help transgender students Redcliffe High School in Brisbane has begun handing out the badges to students Inclusive pins were trialed last week by the Queensland school’s LGBTI cohort Come in three different versions … Read more

Made handing out share bonuses worth more than £10,000

Online furniture store Made handing out share bonuses worth more than £10,000 to each of its staff thanks to booming sales in pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:24 GMT, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 22:43 GMT, 14 December 2020 Online furniture store Made is handing out share bonuses worth more than … Read more

Alan Yentob denies strong-arming ministers into handing over millions to doomed Kids Company charity

‘It wasn’t blackmail’: Alan Yentob denies strong-arming ministers into handing over millions in taxpayers’ money to doomed Kids Company charity Former BBC Creative Director Alan Yentob is among senior employees battling accusations over their role in the financial meltdown of Kids Company charity The charity’s founder, Camila Batmanghelidjh is also part of the High Court … Read more

Police handing out more Covid fines amid tighter lockdown rules

Police are handing out more Covid fines amid tighter lockdown rules – despite the fact that up to 60% of penalties go unpaid Police gave out 1,137 fixed penalty notices between November 6-12, up from 947  Number of Covid fines peaked in April and May, before rising again in October But more than 60 per cent … Read more

‘Devolution was a big mistake’: Boris Johnson says handing more powers to Scotland was a ‘disaster’ 

‘Devolution was a big mistake’: Boris Johnson says handing more powers to Scotland was a ‘disaster’ Devolution has been a ‘disaster’ and biggest mistake made by Tony Blair, PM said The Prime Minister made the controversial comments in a Zoom call with MPs Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon immediately seized on the comments By Michael Blackley … Read more

Home buyers to stump up 40 per cent deposits as TSB and Barclays stop handing out mortgages

Now home buyers need to stump up 40 per cent deposits to get a mortgage as economic devastation from coronavirus threatens a new credit crunch TSB has withdrawn two-year mortgage deals with less than 40 per cent deposits Barclays has ended mortgages for borrowers with less than a 25 per cent deposit A Bank of … Read more

Councils are slammed for handing out record number of ‘petty’ Asbos

Councils issued record numbers of ‘petty’ anti-social behaviour orders last year targeting messy gardens, sitting on the pavement and even feeding stray cats, according to a campaign group. ‘Overuse of the blank cheque powers’ under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 has led to legal restrictions on the public in England and Wales … Read more