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Dame Esther Rantzen calls for Government to set aside national day of mourning to remember the 117,000 people who have died with Covid Veteran campaigner Esther Rantzen thinks people will need a break to reflect She also wants a phone number created for those in mourning to contact The total number of Covid deaths in … Read more
Universities and colleges will be fined for suffocating free speech on campuses, ministers have warned. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will this week unveil a ‘free speech champion’ who will have the power to defend students and academics. Institutions which try to cancel people due to their views will be penalised as part of the government’s … Read more
Government slammed for releasing hotel quarantine guidance just days before rules are enforced with travellers only allowed to leave their rooms for medical reasons, exercise or to attend funerals Those returning to England from 33 countries must quarantine for ten days From Monday, people will book ‘managed self-isolation packages’ in hotels Human rights lawyer Adam Wagner … Read more
No10’s scientific advisers claim there may need to be a debate on whether to allow coronavirus to rip through the country once the most vulnerable Britons have been vaccinated. Boris Johnson will reveal his roadmap out of lockdown on February 22, which could allow aspects of life and the economy to resume by the summer. … Read more
Politicians and campaigners angrily rejected long-awaited Government plans to end the cladding scandal yesterday as a betrayal of innocent leaseholders. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick pledged a further £3.5billion to help end the safety crisis following the 72 deaths in the Grenfell disaster. More than a million leaseholders face bills of up to £115,000 to fix … Read more
Politicians and campaigners angrily rejected long-awaited Government plans to end the cladding scandal yesterday as a betrayal of innocent leaseholders. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick pledged a further £3.5billion to help end the safety crisis following the 72 deaths in the Grenfell disaster. More than a million leaseholders face bills of up to £115,000 to fix … Read more
Care home staff were left without PPE during first Covid wave after government prioritised the NHS, MPs say Frontline staff were forced to reuse single-use PPE items at start of pandemic Stocks ran ‘perilously low,’ as hospitals were prioritised over care homes Care sector received 10% of its required PPE numbers between March and July … Read more
Government official blew more than £6,000 in a day on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card at department in charge of Freedom of Information Payment was made on a single day and saw £6,248.40 spent at Hotel Chocolat The unnamed official used a corporate credit card to buy the luxury chocolate Card belonged to the … Read more
Government official blew more than £6,000 in a day on luxury chocolate on taxpayer-funded credit card at department in charge of Freedom of Information Payment was made on a single day and saw £6,248.40 spent at Hotel Chocolat The unnamed official used a corporate credit card to buy the luxury chocolate Card belonged to the … Read more
Welsh Government in talks to buy Horizon nuclear power plant site from Hitachi in last-ditch effort to secure future of project By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 February 2021 The Welsh Government is in talks to buy the Horizon nuclear power plant site … Read more