Will the Queen have to rein in costs to cover a Covid ‘pay cut’?

Will the Queen have to rein in costs to cover a Covid ‘pay cut’? Ministers in talks with Palace to reduce £82m annual taxpayer package – with Monarch ‘happy to play her part’ Government officials are in talks with Palace about a new financial settlement  Her Majesty’s current five-year Sovereign Grant agreement ends in 2022  … Read more

Chris Whitty says lockdown could get TOUGHER and he’s ‘not confident’ Tier 3 alone can rein in covid

Chris Whitty says lockdown could get TOUGHER and he’s ‘not confident’ Tier Three alone can rein in coronavirus as ministers try to ‘balance’ bringing R down with harming economy Prime Minister announced new ‘traffic light’ local lockdowns on Monday Prof Chris Whitty said he was ‘not confident’ the rules went far enough  Chief medical officer … Read more

Firms that take taxpayer-backed loans will have to rein in fat cat pay

Fresh crackdown on fat cat bonuses: Firms that borrow taxpayer-backed loans will have to rein in executive bonuses By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:51 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:51 BST, 19 May 2020 Firms that borrow emergency taxpayer-backed loans will have to rein in executive bonuses and cancel dividend payouts … Read more

Coronavirus dents advert sales at ITV as firms rein in spending

Coronavirus dents advert sales at ITV as events are cancelled and firms rein in spending By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 March 2020 Carolyn McCall, ITV’s chief exec, said it was too early to predict the impact of the virus but it was … Read more

YouTube reduces conspiracy videos but struggles to rein in climate change denial and more

YouTube has decreased the amount of conspiracy videos it recommends but still struggles to rein in content pushing climate change denial and ancient aliens, study says Researchers say that YouTube has mitigated conspiracy videos on its platform A study assessed 8 million videos over 15 months Conspiracies are now recommended 40 percent less than when … Read more