Britain could buy only half of its target of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets and spend the extra cash on a futuristic plane that will control a swarm of drones. Plans for 138 jets could be scrapped but the UK has agreed to buy 48 by the end of 2025 as part of a £9.1billion … Read more
SSE failed to hit smart meter targets last year and its parent firm Ovo is forced to fork out £1.2m to Ofgem Ovo is paying out on behalf of SSE after it failed to meet smart meter targets This is not the first time the company has been unable to do so Smart meters have … Read more
Legally-binding targets to curb plastic waste and reduce air pollution will form part of new environment bill An environment bill is being introduced in PM’s bid to ‘build back greener’ Goals to focus on less waste, cleaner air, cleaner water and more biodiversity The Daily Mail has long campaigned against plastic polluting the seas and … Read more
Israel launches airstrikes at Hamas targets in Gaza in retaliation for rocket attacks and firebombs attached to balloons Israel’s army launched air strikes against Hamas positions in Gaza on Sunday Came in response to rockets and firebombs sent into Israeli territory Measures came after a week of heightened tensions along Gaza-Israeli border By Afp Published: … Read more
BBC diversity boss June Sarpong admits corporation is ‘nowhere near’ hitting its own targets and says it will ‘take longer than we hoped’ to reach them June Sarpong said BBC not diverse enough at ‘mid-level and senior leadership’ She added it will take ‘longer than hoped’ to reach its BAME leadership target The 43-year-old was … Read more
Downing Street denies Boris Johnson is planning to set targets for police in bid to boost the number of rape prosecutions A review of the criminal justice response to rape will be released in the autumn Figures showed rape convictions in England and Wales fell by a quarter in a year Mr Johnson said quotas … Read more
Boris Johnson plans to set targets for police in bid to increase number of rape case prosecutions Police could be set targets for number of rape cases they refer to prosecutors CPS may be given quotas for how many suspects they take to court Rape prosecutions have fallen to their lowest level since records … Read more
A leading figure in a Chinese group allegedly created to groom foreign elites has been pictured with five British prime ministers. Photographs uncovered by the Daily Mail show how Zhirong Hu has moved among the British Establishment. He has met Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. Mr Hu is a … Read more
Branson to put £200m into Virgin Atlantic as it races to secure £1bn rescue deal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 July 2020 Sir Richard Branson is set to pump £200million of emergency cash immediately into Virgin Atlantic as it races to secure … Read more
Former Russian double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter have started a new life in a secret overseas location, according to reports today. Sergei Skripal, 68, and his daughter Yulia, 36, are thought to have fled from Britain more than two years after they were targeted in a chemical poisoning in their Salisbury, Wiltshire, home. It … Read more