A cheese-making firm is slashing prices after struggling to sell its stock during lockdown, while farmers are warning that their pigs are getting ‘too fat’ to be sold to supermarkets. The Cornish Cheese Company faces throwing away up to two tonnes of blue cheese which it has been unable to sell during the Covid shutdown. … Read more
British Army will slash nearly 10,000 troops over the next decade to just 72,500 under plans to boost funding for drones, artillery and warplanes The government is considering slashing troop numbers by 10,000 by 2031 MoD officials believe the savings could be used for cutting edge technology The government will publish its delayed strategic defence … Read more
Heineken plans to slash up to 100 UK jobs as it cuts 8,000 staff worldwide after losing £178million due to the coronavirus pandemic The beer giant has announced plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce globally It comes after sales plunged due to the closure of pubs and bars in the pandemic World’s … Read more
Wearing two face masks could slow down the spread of coronavirus even more than just one, Dr Anthony Fauci has claimed – but experts say there isn’t enough proof. Dr Fauci — the US Government’s top infectious diseases expert — said it was ‘common sense’ that double-masking would be more effective. He added it was … Read more
A senior BBC producer today lost a court battle to slash her unemployed ex-husband’s share of their £2million fortune. Tessa Finch, who founded The One Show and has earned £160,000-a-year as head of development at the corporation, separated from Barry Baker between 2012 and 2013. London’s Civil Appeal Court heard that Mr Baker, 69, had … Read more
Bookies have slashed odds on this winter being the coldest since records began as Britain could face 17 days of snow with as much as 30 inches dropping in a day later this month with the same weather conditions behind the Beast from the East making a comeback. Tonight temperatures could drop to -12C (10F) overnight … Read more
Shoppers will find ‘wall-to-wall’ discounts in January sales as High Street suffers its ‘biggest stock hangover ever’ By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 December 2020 Shoppers will find ‘wall-to-wall’ discounts in the January sales as the High Street suffers its ‘biggest stock hangover … Read more
British Army will slash hundreds of jobs despite Boris Johnson’s pledge to pump an extra £16.5bn into the UK’s defences, leaked documents reveal Leaked documents reveal plans to dramatically reduce the number of soldiers A major job-cutting review is under way in the Adjutant General Corps The Army said any job losses will be through … Read more
Cut meat and dairy by a FIFTH to save the planet: Britons should slash car trips, curb the number of flights we take, and drastically alter our diet by the end of the 2020s in bid to battle climate change, report warns Committee on Climate Change suggests cutting UK meat eating in half by 2050 … Read more
HSBC and First Direct make more huge cuts to regular saver accounts which now pay just 1% – a drop of four fifths compared to last summer HSBC and First Direct customers will see rates fall from 2.75% to 1% The accounts let current accounts save up to £300 a month at a top rate … Read more