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Thunderstorms and heavy rain are in place for most of England and all of Wales until Monday after flash flooding brought disruption to parts of the M25 and M23 last night. The Met Office has issued yellow thunderstorm warnings until early next week, with the potential for more flooding and damage to buildings from lightning … Read more
Boris Johnson came under increasing pressure to overhaul England’s A-Level marking system today after Nicola Sturgeon bowed to pressure to U-turn over a system branded ‘unfair’ by parents and teachers. Thousands of English 18-year-olds are due to get their results on Thursday despite not sitting exams due to coronavirus, using a ‘standardisation’ system. But Ms … Read more
Ministers are braced for backlash from Beijing when they confirm today that Huawei is banned from involvement in UK’s 5G network Telecoms firms to be banned on installing new equipment supplied by Huawei Huawei executives held talks with officials in the hope of watering down plans BT boss says it could take ten years to … Read more
Banks braced for £10bn hit as customers are weaned off loan payment holidays just as job losses shoot up Lenders have granted payment holidays on loans worth more than £250bn Many of the three-month holidays will come to an end this month Fears are rising of a wave of defaults as customers lose their incomes … Read more
Boohoo boss braced for £50m bonus row as share price soars in Covid-19 crisis John Lyttle will receive the sum if he increases Boohoo’s value to £6bn by 2024 Boohoo’s valued has doubled to £4.8billion since Lyttle’s arrival in March 2019 By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 6 June 2020 … Read more
Britons are set for scorching 82F (28C) sunshine this weekend in what could be the ‘driest May ever’, as odds are slashed on June being the hottest on record. The mercury will widely hit 77F to 81F (25C to 27C) today and potentially 82F (28C) in more isolated spots, as lockdown restrictions are eased across … Read more
Easyjet braced for showdown with founder Stelios as he attempts to oust four directors over £4.5bn Airbus order By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 21 May 2020 Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is set to grill bosses about the budget airline’s ties to European … Read more
Foxtons braced for shareholder rebellion over way it raised £22m from investors last month By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 10 May 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 10 May 2020 Foxtons is braced for a shareholder rebellion over the way it raised £22m from investors last month. The London-focused estate agency … Read more
British Airways heading for legal battle with union officials over plans to make a quarter of its pilots redundant By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:58 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 2 May 2020 British Airways is heading for a legal battle with union officials over plans to make a … Read more
The UK should be braced for food rationing because relying on the public to exercise shopping restraint simply ‘won’t work’, according to an academic expert. Bryce Evans, associate professor of history and politics at Liverpool Hope University, said we’re not at crisis point yet, and urged people not to panic buy. But he’s also calling … Read more