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A Welsh farmer torched hundreds of ‘worthless’ sheep fleeces in protest at rock-bottom wool prices after the pandemic saw the market for the natural material sink to ‘diabolical’ lows. He piled up 800 fleeces from newly-shorn sheep and turned them into a funeral pyre saying it was cheaper to destroy them by fire than to go to … Read more
A Welsh farmer torched hundreds of ‘worthless’ sheep fleeces in protest at rock-bottom wool prices after the pandemic saw the market for the natural material sink to ‘diabolical’ lows. He piled up 800 fleeces from newly-shorn sheep and turned them into a funeral pyre saying it was cheaper to destroy them by fire than to go to … Read more
British Airways-owner IAG warns it could need to raise even more cash if there are prolonged lockdowns after it posted a mammoth £5.6bn loss By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:07 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 22:19 GMT, 30 October 2020 British Airways-owner IAG warned it could need to raise even more … Read more
Dominic Raab today hinted the Government could introduce a new Tier Four set of even stricter coronavirus restrictions as he refused to rule out a national lockdown. The Government’s current local lockdown system is based on three tiers but there are fears that even the most draconian rules in Tier Three are not enough to … Read more
Pizza Express will axe 1,300 jobs after increased Covid curbs hit profits even further – two months after announcing 73 UK restaurants would close Pizza Express will cut around 1,300 jobs across its UK restaurants, its bosses say It comes after the chain announced in August it would close 73 of its restaurants The company … Read more
Rishi Sunak backs Red Wall rebels: Chancellor shares the ‘frustrations’ of Northern Tory MPs over the latest round of coronavirus curbs Chancellor suggested he sympathised with the MPs who penned letter to PM 55 Tories in Northern Research Group demanded roadmap out of restrictions Sunak said, ‘I absolutely share my colleagues’ frustration at restrictions’ By … Read more
Former top judge Lord Sumption brands coronavirus curbs tyrannical and a ‘breathtaking’ infringement of democratic rights Lord Sumption to say Covid curbs contain all the ingredients of totalitarianism He will accuse ministers of using police to suppress opposition to their policies He will warn that the effects of coronavirus coercion are corrosive of democracy By Steve … Read more
Countryfile star Kate Humble blasts coronavirus lockdown curbs as ‘disproportionate’ and says they leave Britons scared and lonely Former Countryfile presenter Kate Humble hits out at handling of the pandemic She said she felt people were becoming ‘scared and miserable and lonely’ She believes NHS is prioritising Covid cases ahead of ‘more important’ patients By Emma Powell … Read more
Thousands of people marched through London on Saturday in protest against coronavirus lockdown measures. Protesters refused to wear masks and wielded signs demanding an end to restrictions on personal freedom imposed as part of efforts to control Covid-19. One banner being wielded by a protester on Oxford Street read: ‘Martial law coming, think it’s still … Read more
Warrington will move into Tier 3 ‘next week’, local bosses claim, after agreeing to a £5million support package for businesses that will be forced to close. Discussions concluded this morning with restrictions including the closure of pubs set to come into force potentially by Thursday or Friday, local media report. Hospital capacity is beginning to … Read more