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Numbers of migrants housed full-board in hotels rockets NINEFOLD costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds a year amid record number of Channel crossings Asylum seekers are being put up in 100 hotels across the UK with full board A surge from 1,200 in March was caused by pandemic and record crossings Nearly £400million is … Read more
Revealed: Asylum seekers’ taxi rides to hotels and detention centres are costing the taxpayer millions Asylum seekers are being driven in taxis from airports to hotels or interviews Clearsprings Ready Homes is awarded £1.1billion Home Office contract over 10 years The private company houses migrants in south of England and Wales It has paid one … Read more
The Queen’s cousin the Duke of Gloucester, 76, is moving just a few dozen yards at Kensington Palace – at a cost of £1MILLION to the taxpayer By Royal Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 23:34 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 23:34 BST, 25 September 2020 Taxpayers have been left with a £1million bill … Read more
World’s most expensive fish washes up on English coast: ‘Remarkable’ 28-stone blue fin tuna – that can sell for as much as £2.5million – is found dead in harbour in West Sussex Largest of the tuna species it can reach up to 3m in length and weigh 600kg The species is used to open sea … Read more
A mother-of-two who has gone from a size 18 to a size 10 after losing an impressive four stone in lockdown is now desperate to remove a flap of excess skin on her tummy. Laura Painter, 27, from Enfield, north London, said she feels the healthiest she’s ever been but the folds of skin across … Read more
Facebook ‘could be slapped with a huge government tax costing them MILLIONS’ after social media company said it would refuse to pay for news Australian government wants Facebook and Google to pay news companies Facebook retaliated saying it will ‘reluctantly’ stop publishers from sharing news Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the government would not bow to … Read more
‘Smart’ bricks costing as little as 50p each can store electricity just like batteries and could be used to power lighting in buildings Researchers found a way to use the material inside red bricks to store energy Red bricks are one of the cheapest and most commonly used building materials The team say it could … Read more
How we pay for consumables has diversified in recent decades, from monthly fees for mobile phone contracts to TV streaming services such as Netflix. And now you can pay a monthly subscription for an unlikely product – the tyres on your car. Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone and garage network ETB Autocentres have launched an ‘all-inclusive monthly … Read more
Meghan Markle sponsors a kennel costing £10-a-month in Archie’s name at London dog rescue centre The Duchess of Sussex is sponsoring a dog’s kennel in her son Archie’s name The Mayhew shelter in north London asks people to sponsor ‘deluxe’ dog rooms Meghan has remained patron of rescue centre despite quitting royal duties Here’s how … Read more
A fifth of Britain’s workforce has gone on furlough – at a staggering cost of £8billion. Downing Street yesterday revealed that the Government is now paying the wages of 6.3million workers under the scheme. Employers impacted by the coronavirus are entitled to claim taxpayer money to pay 80 per cent of each staff member’s wages … Read more