Portugal will be taken off UK’s ‘red list’ on Monday as the country aims to reopen to Britons

Portugal will be taken off UK’s virus travel ban ‘red list’ on Monday as the country aims to reopen to Britons who can show proof of vaccination or a negative test from mid-May Portugal is set to be taken off the list of 33 Covid-hotspot countries on Monday  Britons will be able to travel to … Read more

Rishi Sunak hopes £180bn consumer boom will aid UK’s post-Covid economic recovery

Rishi Sunak today stoked hopes a £180billion consumer boom will fuel the UK’s recovery – but admitted that fears of mass unemployment ‘keep me up at night’.  The Chancelllor voiced optimism that a fast bounceback will fueled by the huge savings warchest built up by those who have kept working through the pandemic. But he … Read more

Rishi Sunak stokes hopes £180bn consumer boom will help UK’s Covid recovery

Rishi Sunak today stoked hopes a £180billion consumer boom will fuel the UK’s recovery – but admitted that fears of mass unemployment ‘keep me up at night’.  The Chancelllor voiced optimism that a fast bounceback will fueled by the huge savings warchest built up by those who have kept working through the pandemic. But he … Read more

Man who lives on one of the UK’s most remote islands says he hasn’t had a hug in years

A divorced father-of-one who moved from the US to live on one of the UK’s most remote islands has admitted he struggles with loneliness but can’t face relocating back across the pond.  American-born Tommy Hyndman, now 57, moved with his wife Liz and son Henry from New York to live in a £500-a-year cottage on Fair … Read more

Burger King UK’s call for more female chefs backfired after tweet ‘women belong in the kitchen’

Burger King’s call for more female chefs backfired after they tweeted ‘women belong in the kitchen’ on International Women’s Day. While many across the country took the opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements in social, economical, cultural and political fields, Burger King UK took to Twitter and shared the message: ‘Women belong in the kitchen.’  They … Read more

UK’s 5G delivering five times faster speeds but availability still lagging

Nearly two fifths of Britain now has 5G coverage typically producing average speeds almost five times faster in areas where it is available. Where 5G is provided, average speeds were recorded at 150 Mbps across all networks compared with 33 Mbps in areas without it, according to research by Global Wireless Solutions. GWS assessed the … Read more

UK’s first floating eco-village planned for disused Cardiff dock

Britain’s first floating eco-village with futuristic homes, shops and ‘work-pods’ is planned for disused Cardiff dock that was once the busiest in the world Bute East docks, which were built in Victorian era, have been unused since 1970 Developers hope to regenerate the area with ambitious plans for floating village If it goes ahead, it … Read more

Scottish Mortgage was down 25% since February. What does this mean for the UK’s most popular trust? 

The hugely popular Scottish Mortgage investment trust has slumped by more than 25 per cent in three weeks as it suffered from a sell-off in global technology and growth stocks. Rising US bond yields and inflation fears sent the £16billion fund’s share price falling another 4.5 per cent today to 1,040p. That leaves legions of British … Read more

Takeaways for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds from UK’s poshest farm shop… for £12,500

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have dined in style during the pandemic – thanks to a secret £12,500 gourmet food supply provided by a business owned by the family of a billionaire Tory donor. They have had around 30 giant boxes of shopping and up to 100 prepared meals from a luxury organic food store … Read more

Takeaways for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds from UK’s poshest farm shop… for £12,500

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have dined in style during the pandemic – thanks to a secret £12,500 gourmet food supply provided by a business owned by the family of a billionaire Tory donor. They have had around 30 giant boxes of shopping and up to 100 prepared meals from a luxury organic food store … Read more