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Myanmar’s generals consolidated their control of the country today after staging a surgical coup that saw defacto leader Aung San Suu Kyi placed under house arrest and all powers transferred to the army. Armoured personnel carriers and soldiers were seen patrolling the streets of capital Naypyidaw, where Ms Suu Kyi is being held under house … Read more
I was told my 8kg Indesit tumble dryer is a fire safety hazard but the firm will only replace it with a smaller model: What can I do? Indesit recalled a number of machines in 2019 saying they could be unsafe Those with larger models are being asked to accept smaller ones This has left … Read more
City watchdogs have issued an alert about the boom in ‘clone fraud’, where scammers pass themselves off as well-known finance firms to steal cash from savers. People find it hard to tell scam investments apart from real products, because the fraudsters use sophisticated ruses to imitate legitimate financial providers. Clone scammers cheated savers out of … Read more
David Beckham’s esports company on track for stellar year after it clinches lucrative sponsorship deals and sees fan base surge during Covid lockdowns By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 29 January 2021 David Beckham’s esports company is on track for a stellar year after … Read more
Unite the Union paid a firm owned by a friend of its leader Len McLuskey £95 million for a hotel project that was only supposed to cost £7 million, it has been reported. Flanagan Group – run by McCluskey’s friend Paul Flanagan – received the money as the primary contractor for the building of a … Read more
Take a PILL to ward off Covid? Irish firm is in ‘advanced’ stages of creating tablet that stops the spread of coronavirus, Deputy PM Leo Varadkar reveals MSD Pharmaceutical are in ‘advanced stages’ of producing Covid-19 tablet Deputy PM Leo Varadkar told his party of the development on Wednesday night The company had previously discontinued … Read more
Take a PILL to ward off Covid? Irish firm is in ‘advanced’ stages of creating oral treatment for the virus, Leo Varadkar tells his MPs MSD Pharmaceutical are in ‘advanced stages’ of producing Covid-19 tablet Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told his party of the development on Wednesday night The company had previously discontinued two experimental vaccines … Read more
Maintenance firm called Handymen is REFUSED lockdown business grant by council over its name because of ‘gender discrimination’ Property maintenance firm Handymen has managed more than 2,000 properties Company in South Wales was launched in 1987 and employs a number of women Penarth Town Council has refused a £1,000 grant, citing gender discrimination By Amie … Read more
A 192-year-old maker of English luxury shoes worn by Prince Charles has revealed that Brexit red tape will cost the firm an extra £100,000 per year on exports to Europe. Tricker’s said invoices are mounting from parcel firms that ship the company’s heavy £450 brogue shoes and boots to EU clients. Though a last-gasp trade … Read more
Families of the Manchester Arena bombing victims today blasted the venue’s security firm over its ‘flagrant disregard’ for safety that proved an ‘open goal’ for the terrorists. Pete Weatherby QC, lawyer for the family of seven victims, said SMG’s failings had also included allowing ‘a CCTV blind spot to exist for many years that was … Read more