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Fifty years ago, Britain’s currency changed overnight. On February 14, 1971 there were 12 pennies to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound. And by the next morning, there were 100 pennies to the pound. More than 3.4 billion new coins had to be minted for ‘Decimal Day’, with approximately 30 billion of them … Read more
Britain signs pact with India that will secure 1,500 new jobs in UK and smooth path to full free trade deal Britain has secured 1,500 new jobs thanks to an enhanced trade pact with India Mumbai-based Tata is set to increase funding in the UK to create the new jobs Pharmaceutical company Wockhardt will also create … Read more
Sir Elton John and Sir Michael Caine have appeared in an NHS advert urging the public to get vaccinated against coronavirus. The video, shot at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, aims to ‘show others that getting the life-saving jab is easy and safe’, according to a statement. The clip shows the famous pair appearing to … Read more
Fifty years ago, Britain’s currency changed overnight. On February 14, 1971 there were 12 pennies to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound. And by the next morning, there were 100 pennies to the pound. More than 3.4 billion new coins had to be minted for ‘Decimal Day’, with approximately 30 billion of them … Read more
Professor Sir Ian Boyd, an infectious disease expert at the University of St Andrews and member of SAGE, said the UK could be stuck in a pattern of ‘control and release for a long time to come’ Britain could be trapped in coronavirus lockdown cycles for ‘several years’ as it’s forced to wrestle with new … Read more
She’s a hard-hitting newsreader and journalist. But Charlotte Hawkins proved she was also a dancing queen as she twerked to the Good Morning Britain theme tune on Tuesday, leaving her GMB co-stars stunned. The presenter, 45, wore a red checked baby-doll style dress as she busted her moves in the TV studio, live to the nation. … Read more
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Britain is at growing risk of a chemical and biological attack due to a ‘breakdown of world order’ as states ignore international rules. Wallace suggested the internet could be to blame for the increasing threat, amid fears those set on using chemical weapons against their opponents can find a wealth … Read more
Plague of potholes in the garden of England: Kent is the cracked roads capital of Britain with 52,000 defects in three years, data reveals Kent recorded 52,245 defects recorded in past three years – almost 50 a day Across country nearly 600,000 potholes reported between 2018 and 2020 Staffordshire recorded 40,725 potholes and Fife in Scotland … Read more
We’ll board your boats if you don’t back down: George Eustice warns EU that Britain will get tough if Brussels doesn’t back down in row over shellfish exports Britain could start boarding European fishing boats to interrupt their catches George Eustice said Government could drop ‘pragmatic and sensible’ approach Environment Secretary faced calls to start … Read more
The South African variant of coronavirus is not likely to take over and become dominant in the UK, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said today. England’s deputy chief medical officer said in a Downing Street press conference this afternoon that the variant doesn’t seem to spread any faster than others. For a new strain of the virus … Read more