Blow for loyal savers as plan for minimum interest rates is scrapped by banking regulator Plans to protect loyal savers with a minimum interest rate have been shelved FCA announced earlier this year that it planned to shake up the savings market Move would have required every bank and building society to pay a blanket … Read more
Royal Mail boss hints that Saturday post could be scrapped because it is no longer ‘economic’ to deliver letters six days a week Royal Mail boss says delivering letters six days a week is no longer ‘economic’ Chairman Keith Williams says changes are needed to reflect customer habits During the first five months of this … Read more
Aerial photographs show a jumbo jet graveyard where several airliners, including British Airways 747s, wait to be scrapped due to the Covid crisis. The photographs of the airfield in Kemble, Gloucestershire, were taken on October 12, showing that it is the end of the runway for a number of the iconic jets. The airplanes have been rendered … Read more
Exams must be scrapped for all pupils across England next year because schools ‘can’t guarantee continuity of education’, an academies boss said today. Steve Chalke, head of the Oasis Academies Trust chain, has said going ahead with tests in 2021 would be ‘too big a gamble, playing with young people’s lives’. The 64-year-old, whose chain … Read more
Whitney Houston estate considering legal action over late singer’s scrapped hologram after it debuts in variety show without permission By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 04:50 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 04:50 BST, 5 October 2020 The people behind the release of a new and improved Whitney Houston hologram, that surfaced last month, could be … Read more
Calls for daylight saving to be SCRAPPED because it ’causes heart attacks and car accidents’ Health professionals have called for daylight saving time to be scrapped An Australian professor said more heart attacks were reported after the switch He also said more road and car accidents occur after turning the clocks forward Professor Paul Zimmet said health … Read more
Will ‘rule of six’ ruin the Queen’s Christmas? Traditional royal celebrations at Sandringham may be scrapped due to Covid regulations The Queen, Charles and senior Royals will be unlikely to walk to church in public ‘Rule of six’ also means she may have to choose who she spends the period with Boris Johnson was unable … Read more
Planned rise in minimum wage to £9.21 per hour is set to be scrapped because UK ‘can’t afford it’ after coronavirus pandemic The living wage was expected to rise from £8.72 to to £9.21 per hour in April However, Chancellor Rishi Sunak could be forced to pull back on the plan Low Pay Commission has … Read more
Javier Bardem’s Cortes Y Moctezuma series at Amazon Studios is being scrapped entirely due to COVID-19 By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 03:13 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 03:13 BST, 4 September 2020 Javier Bardem’s upcoming Amazon Studios TV series Cortes Y Moctezuma has become the latest program to fall victim to COVID-19. The … Read more
Students taking GCSE and A-level exams next summer are facing 50/50 chance they could be scrapped AGAIN with marks awarded on teacher assessments instead, Tory MP warns By Katie Feehan For Mailonline Published: 11:53 BST, 30 August 2020 | Updated: 11:54 BST, 30 August 2020 Students taking GCSE and A-Level exams next summer are facing … Read more