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Ventilators breathe life into maker’s first profits: Goldman Sachs owned Penlon handed a £136m Government contract By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 22:26 GMT, 9 December 2020 A ventilator maker owned by banking giant Goldman Sachs has turned its first profit in more than a decade … Read more
Several supermarkets have agreed to waive the business rates holiday and hand over the money saved. Here, we take a look at what it means: – What are business rates? Business rates are paid by every commercial property in the UK. They are similar to council tax for residential properties and are collected by local authorities … Read more
Firm that hired investigators to probe claims against British troops in Iraq is handed council contracts to employ Covid marshals to patrol town centres Red Snapper recruitment advertising for Covid marshals to patrol town centres Successful applicants can expect a rate of £103.76 per day five days per week Red Snapper Group recruited staff for the … Read more
Government handed £33million worth of contracts provide PPE masks to a CANNABIS research firm worth just £6,000 By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:07 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 17:57 GMT, 19 November 2020 A tiny cannabis research firm has been handed government contracts worth £33milllion to produce personal protective equipment. CannaGrow … Read more
More than three in five coronavirus fines have gone unpaid in some parts of England, figures suggest. A freedom of information request revealed that nine forces saw 60% or more of the penalties go unpaid within 28 days between March 27 and September 21. The total number of fines issued in England and Wales within … Read more
Businesses facing ‘bleak midwinter’ and must be handed more support, boss of Confederation of British Industry Dame Carolyn Fairbairn warns By Ruth Sunderland And Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 1 November 2020 Businesses are facing a ‘bleak midwinter’ and must be handed more support, … Read more
Unkempt and unshaven, the man stumbled into the nondescript computer store at a Delaware shopping mall. Entering The Mac Shop carrying three water-damaged computers, he approached owner John Paul MacIsaac, who later claimed that he smelled alcohol on the customer’s breath. Mr MacIsaac was able to fix two of the machines, but the third was … Read more
Test & trace consultants are paid £7,360 a DAY: Fury as private sector company is handed cash equivalent of £1.5 million annual salary for coronavirus tracking Amount has been condemned as ‘disgraceful’ use of taxpayer cash in pandemic The £12bn scheme is seen as vital to the Government’s pandemic response Senior executives from Boston Consulting … Read more
Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka fined and handed six points on driving licence for speeding at 104mph on the M1 during the second week of the coronavirus lockdown in April Man United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been punished for speeding on the M1 Wan-Bissaka’s £90,000 G-Wagon was caught moving at 104mph on April 1 The 22-year-old … Read more
An entrepreneur who moved a Playboy model into the luxury flat he shared with his ex-wife during their messy divorce has lost a bid to take a larger slice of their fortune. Richard Rothschild, 45, was last year handed just £26,000, which he claims left him ‘penniless’ compared to the millions awarded to 46-year-old Charmaine … Read more