Boris Johnson and the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen have agreed that a ‘firm decision’ about the future of Brexit negotiations should be made by Sunday. As the clock ticks towards the deadline for agreement on a trade deal, here is a look at the key moments in the saga: January 23, 2013 … Read more
Dad who ordered an inflatable Christmas Grinch for his daughter, seven, reveals family’s shock when it turned out to be taller than their HOUSE Ray Liddell who lives in Hartlepool, County Durham, bought an inflatable Grinch However, Liddell, 49, had no idea it would inflate to the size that it did The 35-feet Dr Seuss … Read more
Biden orders ‘exorcism’ of Trump from White House: Team in hazmat suits will spray the entire residence with disinfectant after Donald leaves Biden is insisting the White House be thoroughly disinfected 95 staff will have to pack up all the Trump possessions and move the Bidens Team in hazmat suits will spray entire residence and … Read more
Customers of Currys PC World have been left frustrated after many Black Friday orders appear to have been cancelled. Some did not find out orders had been scrapped until after the deals had come to an end, meaning if they wanted to re-purchase they would have to pay full price. The tech retail giant has … Read more
Santa Pause! Toy shops struggle to fulfil Christmas orders because UK ports are blocked by mountains of PPE Backlog of scooters, Barbie dolls and toy castles built up at Felixstowe in Suffolk Thousands of containers of PPE were slow to move from the docks, reports say The congestion that followed encouraged ships to divert to European … Read more
Britain’s DNR shame: Care homes put ‘illegal’ do not resuscitate orders on patients without the consent of them or families, damning CQC probe finds Care Quality Commission (CQC) fears some of the orders may still be in place Some care homes delayed calling ambulances because they were in place Commission said it was ‘unacceptable’ for … Read more
‘Do Not Resuscitate’ orders are being ILLEGALLY put on files of adult patients with learning difficulties, charity warns MPs ordered urgent review into ‘appalling’ practice, calling for end by Christmas Learning disability charity told MPs those they helped were ‘not valued as equal’ Doctors take the final responsibility for issuing a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation … Read more
Shoppers may need to be more organised than ever before Christmas as some retailers are setting earlier than usual final online order dates. In recent years, online shoppers have been able to put off last-minute ordering as retailers raced to give the latest possible delivery date. However, thanks to the pandemic, this has changed somewhat, … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover orders staff to turn OFF Test & Trace app to stop them having to isolate ‘unnecessarily’ Halewood factory staff told to pause Test and Trace app to stop ‘false positives’ The company has had a number of Covid outbreaks, most recently in September Advice to staff follows Test and Trace app guidance … Read more
Smiths Group bolstered by strong defence and security technology orders but annual profits still slide Smiths Group said it is confident of meeting full-year market expectations Revenues in its continuing operations fell 2 per cent in the 3 months to Oct. 31 By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 13:59 GMT, 16 November 2020 … Read more