Donald Trump promised people would be back in churches soon in his Easter message Sunday morning, as he urged American families to ‘bring the family together’ as coronavirus prevents usual family gatherings and church celebrations. ‘We’re winning the battle, we’re winning the war,’ Trump said in the video message posted to Twitter Easter morning regarding … Read more
BT boss Philip Jansen says no staff will be fired or furloughed in next three months as he offers 1.5 per cent rise and vows to give up his £1.1m-a-year salary for six months Philip Jansen wrote a letter to all employees today making number of promises Mr Jansen was first FTSE 100 boss to … Read more
Can Matt Hancock’s slick promises to test 100,000 a day in the fight against coronavirus really work? By Ben Spencer Medical Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 22:50 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 01:47 BST, 3 April 2020 CLAIM: We will test 100,000 people each day by the end of the month. REALITY: Unfortunately, … Read more
Morrisons promises staff a £1,000 bonus on their earnings over the next 12 months By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 Morrisons employees across the front line of its supermarkets will be paid a 6% bonus on their earnings over the next … Read more
Matt Hancock’s five-point plan to increase coronavirus testing to 100,000 per day Increase the number of swab tests being carried out by Public Health England labs and the NHS to 25,000 per day by the end of the month. Vastly expand the swab testing network using private sector retailers like Boots and Amazon, universities and … Read more
Calvin Coolidge, who occupied the White House in the run-up to 1929 and the Great Depression, left little lasting impression. But his observation that ‘the chief business of the American people is business’ is as valid as ever. As Donald Trump and the Congress slugged it out over the shaping of the $2trillion (£1.7trillion) rescue … Read more
The foreign secretary has welcomed US retaliatory air strikes in Iraq, calling them a ‘swift, decisive and proportionate’ response to a missile attack that killed a British servicewoman and two American troops. US fighter jets struck five weapons storage facilities on Thursday, in response to Kataib Hezbollah’s missile attack on the Taji camp in Iraq. Lance … Read more
Rishi Sunak headed for the Commons to deliver his crucial first Budget under the shadow of coronavirus today. The Chancellor posed with his team outside 11 Downing Street as he pledged the measures he will set out in full this afternoon will give those on the ‘front line’ fighting the spread of the deadly disease … Read more
Rishi Sunak will use his first Budget tomorrow to turn on the Treasury’s spending taps and pledge to invest ‘hundreds of billions of pounds’ on improving the UK’s critical infrastructure. The new Chancellor will announce plans to invest ‘record amounts’ in the nation’s roads, railways, broadband, housing and research. The government wants the spending spree … Read more
United Airlines promises Biscoff cookies will RETURN to its snack menu after passenger outcry at plan to replace them with Oreo Thins United Airlines took to Twitter to confirm the snacks would return from May 1 Passengers spoke of their joy at the return of the cookies on social media One wrote on Twitter: ‘Sometimes … Read more