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German prince who is a distant cousin of the Queen sues his ‘ungrateful’ son for selling run-down family castle he’d inherited to the government for ONE EURO Ernst August, Prince of Hanover, is suing his son for ‘going behind his back’ He transferred Marienburg and Calenburg estate to his heir in mid-2000s Two years ago, … Read more
Charity loses High Court challenge against the government after claiming coronavirus support scheme sexually discriminated against self-employed mothers Pregnant Then Screwed brought legal action against Treasure over the Seiss It argued tens of thousands of women received lower payments than others Those whose income was unaffected by maternity-related leave received more Seiss payments assessed on … Read more
UK government calls for ceasefires around the world so coronavirus vaccines can be rolled out in warzones The Foreign Secretary will lead the call for local ceasefires at a meeting of UN He is expected to say letting virus spread without vaccines will increase variants Mr Raab will urge members of the UN council to … Read more
UK bands ‘will be able to tour EU’ as Government eyes plan to agree deals with individual member states Culture Minister said band tours could be salvaged after Brexit by agreeing deals Mrs Dinenage said would be ‘very complicated’ to secure an EU-wide agreement Instead said there would be more success negotiating with individual countries … Read more
The government is set to unveil a new slogan as the Prime Minister plans to send testing kits to millions of homes and businesses as lockdown is eased. ‘Are you ready? Get testing. Go’ will reportedly be a new campaign launched ahead of the reopening of schools next month. Ministers are hoping well-known faces will … Read more
Government ‘must be more proactive’ in dealing with suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan’s involvement in boxing after Irishman appeared to confirm that he hasn’t stepped away from the sport Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan confirmed he is still involved in boxing The government has been urged to be ‘more proactive’ with dealing with Kinahan’s involvement … Read more
Peter Andre slams the government over 10-year prison sentence for anyone who lies about travel history as his doctor wife Emily says teachers do a more important job than medics By Lydia Spencer-elliott For Mailonline Published: 17:26 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 17:26 GMT, 16 February 2021 Peter Andre challenged government plans to dole … Read more
One of Public Health England’s top advisers has accused the Government of doing ‘science by press release’ by announcing things without telling its scientists. Dr Susan Hopkins, who has appeared alongside senior ministers in Downing Street press conferences throughout the pandemic, vented her frustration in leaked emails seen by Politico. The email came in the … Read more
Councils in England are to be allocated £500million to repair some 10 million potholes scattered across the country’s local roads, the Government has said this morning. The funding is the second instalment from the £2.5billion Potholes Fund launched by the Chancellor last year and is not a newly announced cash injection. The AA welcomed the … Read more
An academy chief today cast doubt on ‘optimistic’ plans to get all pupils back into school at the start of March as he warned dates were ‘being pulled out of thin air.’ As the PM faces mounting pressure to send children in England back to school, Downing Street has suggested that all primary and secondary … Read more