UK Government is spending a fraction of its pledged tree planting budget in England with 37p spent per person compared with £9.23 in Scotland In total the government is spending £20.5 million on woodland grants in England In Scotland the government are spending £50.2 million on new woodland grants Campaigners say greater funding is needed … Read more
Jared Leto had NO IDEA about the coronavirus pandemic after spending 12 days in the desert with no phone: ‘A very different world’ By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 07:21 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 10:10 GMT, 17 March 2020 Jared Leto has been left stunned after emerging from a 12-day desert retreat to discover … Read more
Why you should cut your Facebook use by 20 minutes each day: Scientists find spending less time on the app curbs depression and encourages people to exercise more Researchers studied 286 people who used Facebook around an hour a day Half carried on using Facebook as usual, while the other half cut to 20 minutes … Read more
Aramco to cut spending by 25% as oil prices plummet – but it will still fork out £3.2bn in dividends Saudi Aramco racked up costs of almost £27bn last year, but could cut to £20bn The state-backed energy giant went public in December in the biggest ever float It will pay £3.2bn in dividends for … Read more
The Married At First Sight couple swap nobody saw coming: Jonethen Musulin and Aleksandra Markovic have been ‘spending time’ together in Sydney Do you have a story about a MAFS participant? Email [email protected] By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:18 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 03:19 GMT, 12 March 2020 Rumours are … Read more
Rishi Sunak has launched a £175billion productivity revolution to push through the Government’s agenda to ‘level up’ the economy. The Chancellor claimed to have received unprecedented backing from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for his huge increase in public investment over the next five years. Delivering his Budget, he said: ‘The OBR has … Read more
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
Desperate times need desperate measures and in the kitchen of her west London home, former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq is mulling over the idea of tying herself semi-naked to a tree round the corner from her house. ‘It’s definitely something to consider,’ she laughs. ‘It would absolutely send a message.’ Just to be clear, … Read more
A woman who spent some £185,000 buying face masks during the coronavirus outbreak has received an empty box sent by suspected online fraudsters. The 27-year-old resident of China, known by her surname Gao, was hoping to purchase the sought-after goods and then sell them on for profit during the health crisis. Police have detained five … Read more
Boris Johnson sizes up colossal boost in defence spending as he launches most detailed review into Whitehall’s security policy since the Cold War PM is launching the most in-depth review of security policy since the Cold War Downing Street says it will go beyond the parameters of a traditional defence The Prime Minister warns that … Read more