Moment police shut down Good Friday service at Polish church in south London for breaching Covid rules as worshippers are threatened with £200 fines Officers shut down the religious ceremony in Balham High Street at around 5pm Worshippers were told the gathering was ‘unlawful’ and threatened £200 fines Guidance states communal worship is legal as … Read more
BBC Radio 3 listeners revolt as service plays Justin Bieber ahead of Nessun Dorma on ‘the home of classical music’ Classical station BBC Radio 3 has played songs by Justin Bieber and Kayne West It is thought to be an attempt to introduce younger audiences to classical music The decision has upset some listeners with … Read more
Emergency service vehicles are being delayed hundreds of times every month because of Sadiq Khan’s controversial low-traffic zones. Newly-released data shows The London Fire Brigade was delayed to call outs more than 330 times a month between June and November 2020 – up 18 per cent from the previous year – due to new traffic … Read more
The U.S National Park Service has revealed its most-visited sites of 2020 – and it’s the Blue Ridge Parkway that comes out on top. The 469-mile ribbon of road that runs through stunning scenery in North Carolina and Virginia, and has magnificent views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, welcomed 14.1million visitors last year. It beats … Read more
BIOGRAPHY THE DUKE: 100 CHAPTERS IN THE LIFE OF PRINCE PHILIP by Ian Lloyd (The History Press £15.99, 320 pp) Which member of the Royal family fits the following description? He reads poetry, and is especially fond of T.S. Eliot. He is interested in spiritual matters, religion and the environment. He can design jewellery. He … Read more
Two in five NS&I savers gave up when they tried to telephone customer services late last year as waiting times spiked during the pandemic Three members of the Treasury-backed bank’s top brass were grilled by MPs It follows a 2020 which saw complaints and call waiting times spike Some 6,700 complaints are still outstanding but … Read more
Royal Mail is to launch a Sunday delivery service as customers now expect seven-day post amid online boom Royal Mail said it hoped to ‘usher in a new era’ of seven-day-a-week deliveries Revenues soared by £900million to £8.6billion in the past year, it revealed It delivered 496 parcels in the last three months of 2020 … Read more
Boss of scam police the Financial Ombudsman Service quits over 158,000 case logjam By Amelia Murray Money Mail Chief Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 10 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 10 March 2021 Backlog: Chief ombudsman Caroline Wayman announced her resignation yesterday The head of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has … Read more
Government paying £2bn a month to service Britain’s national debt… and the cost is set to spiral By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2021 The Government is paying £2billion a month to service the nation’s ballooning debt pile. According to Budget documents, … Read more
Netflix is DOWN: TV and film streaming service crashes for frustrated viewers across the UK Appears the outage is nationwide and with customers unable to access content By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 10:53 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 10:55 GMT, 3 March 2021 Netflix appears to have crashed across the UK, leaving thousands … Read more