Samuel L. Jackson vows to teach people to swear in 15 different languages if they pledge to vote

Samuel L. Jackson is using his unique set of linguistic skills to encourage fans to vote in the upcoming election. The 71-year-old actor took his verified Twitter on Monday, telling hiss 8.5 million followers that he will teach them how to swear in 15 different language. The Pulp Fictions star’s fans came through in droves, … Read more

Rishi Sunak ‘plans to axe £15bn foreign aid budget pledge’

Rishi Sunak is warned tax rises should be delayed for TWO YEARS to prop up the economy amid claims the £15bn foreign aid budget pledge could be axed to help fill huge black hole in government finances Claims Rishi Sunak considering axing government’s foreign aid spending pledge Legally 0.7 per cent of national income – … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Alert over pledge to keep smart chip pioneer Arm in UK

ALEX BRUMMER: Pledge to keep Arm in the UK in doubt as Softbank tries to offload smart chip pioneer to Nvidia By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 10 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 August 2020 Business Secretary Alok Sharma and the City referee the Takeover Panel need to keep … Read more

Kate Middleton and Prince William pledge £1.8 million to support nation’s mental health

Kate Middleton has revealed she is ‘in awe’ of frontline staff as she and Prince William launch a £1.8 million fund to support emergency workers and the nation’s mental health amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, 38, who have spent lockdown at their Norfolk home of Anmer Hall with their children … Read more

Karl Stefanovic revealed that he has stopped exercising despite his pledge to lose 10kg in 10 weeks

Losing motivation? Karl Stefanovic reveals he has stopped exercising with only two weeks left on his weight loss challenge as he cares for his newborn daughter Harper May By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:51 BST, 14 July 2020 | Updated: 04:51 BST, 14 July 2020 Karl Stefanovic is in the eighth week … Read more

Tetra Pak couple pledge £10million ‘lifeline’ to bailout charities during the coronavirus crisis

Philanthropists Hans and Julia Rausing have given an astonishing £10million ‘lifeline’ to help charities survive the coronavirus crisis. The Charity Survival Fund is aimed at bridging a funding gap that has left hundreds of voluntary organisations under threat. One in ten UK charities is facing bankruptcy by the end of the year because of falling … Read more

Boris Johnson under pressure over 24 hour coronavirus test results pledge

Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to reveal whether he has delivered on his pledge to process all coronavirus tests within 24 hours by the end of June.  The Prime Minister promised on June 3 that every test would be turned around within one day by the end of the month.  But Downing Street has … Read more

Police dumb down entry standards to meet Boris Johnson’s pledge to recruit 20,000 more officers 

Police dumb down entry standards to meet Boris Johnson’s pledge to recruit 20,000 more officers Police recruitment schemes aimed at fast-tracking graduates have been shelved Just ten of the 43 forces have introduced the Degree Holder Entry Programme Forces ‘need to find 28,000 to compensate for officers signing off or retiring’ By Mark Nicol for … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Investors cheer Ashtead pledge to keep £151m divi 

MARKET REPORT: Investors cheer equipment rental giant Ashtead’s pledge to pay out its £151m final dividend By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:17 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 23:17 BST, 16 June 2020 Investors breathed a sigh of relief after equipment rental giant Ashtead pledged to pay out its £151million final dividend. … Read more

Matt Hancock’s 100,000-a-day testing pledge ‘could come back and bite’ warn Downing Street sources

Matt Hancock’s target of testing 100,000 people a day for coronavirus ‘could come back and bite him’, Downing Street sources have reportedly warned. The health secretary made the pledge on April 2 at a daily coronavirus press briefing, saying by May 1, Britain should be testing people at the rate of 100,000-a-day.  Currently the British Government … Read more