Vote on £4bn foreign aid cut ‘is delayed over Tory rebellion fears’

Vote on £4bn foreign aid cut ‘is delayed over Tory rebellion fears’ as ministers try to avoid clash with backbenchers ahead of G7 summit The PM vowed to slash £4billion from the aid budget to boost nation’s finances  He plans on reducing handouts to £10billion for the first time in a decade  Ministers are expected … Read more

Vote on £4bn foreign aid cut ‘is delayed over Tory rebellion fears’

Vote on £4bn foreign aid cut ‘is delayed over Tory rebellion fears’ as ministers try to avoid clash with backbenchers ahead of G7 summit The PM vowed to slash £4billion from the aid budget to boost nation’s finances  He plans on reducing handouts to £10billion for the first time in a decade  Ministers are expected … Read more

Daily Mail launches new drive to aid Britain’s children struggling with lessons at home

An ambitious crusade to deliver laptops to lockdown pupils who need them is launched today. Up to a million UK schoolchildren are struggling with lessons at home because they cannot work online. Now the Daily Mail is swinging into action for Mail Force – the celebrated charity that gifted PPE to the NHS. The newspaper … Read more

Youngest victim of Manchester Arena bombing ‘could have survived with better first aid’

Youngest victim of Manchester Arena terror blast ‘bled to death while asking paramedics for help’: Family of Saffie-Rose Roussos, eight, claim she ‘could have survived with better first aid’ Saffie-Rose Roussos, eight, died after losing too much blood from leg injuries New report revealed no one used tourniquets or splints to stop the bleeding Her … Read more

Firms falling through cracks in Chancellor’s aid packages

Hundreds of thousands of small businesses which fall through the gaps in Government support are on the brink of collapse because of the pandemic and are in desperate need of financial help – which isn’t coming.  Many have seen their incomes disappear as a result of lockdown restrictions leading to cancelled bookings and vanished sales. … Read more

Sexual abuse by aid workers in poor countries is STILL going on three years after Oxfam Haiti

Sexual abuse by aid workers in poorer countries is STILL going on three years after the Oxfam Haiti scandal, MPs are told Vast majority of those surveyed believe abuse of aid recipients is continuing Exploiters may still be rehired in the aid sector as investigations are lacking The MPs’ report warned perpetrators are still escaping … Read more

The Bachelor: Matt James comes to aid of Sarah Trott after she collapses in middle of rose ceremony

Matt James came to the aid of Sarah Trott after she collapsed during the rose ceremony on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor on ABC. Sarah, 24, was in good standing with Matt, 29, after she earlier received a date rose after their one-on-one date. ‘I’m so grateful that I have a rose because Victoria ruined … Read more

Convicted murderer who was allowed to stay in UK after last-minute appeal got £93,555 in legal aid

A convicted murderer who dodged deportation to Jamaica with a last-minute appeal has been awarded £93,000 in legal aid, it can be disclosed. Michael Antonio White was taken off a Home Office flight last month after his lawyers submitted new claims shortly before take-off. Now in his 50s, he was sentenced to life in prison … Read more

Glastonbury and other festivals could be axed this summer unless Covid-19 aid provided, experts warn

Glastonbury and other hit music festivals could be axed this summer unless Government provides Covid-19 insurance, industry experts warn Glastonbury and other music festivals could be cancelled without state support Study by UK Music warned without help industry is heading for summer washout Most live music events were also wiped out last year by the … Read more

Tesco offers to help aid Covid jab rollout by providing use of its distribution arm

Tesco offers to help aid Covid jab rollout by providing use of its distribution arm while Boots says it will open vaccination sites in Halifax, Huddersfield and Gloucester Tesco offered its distribution arm to help with rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca  Boots to open vaccine sites in Halifax, Huddersfield and Gloucester, this month  Boris Johnson said there … Read more