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Rishi Sunak examining plans for a £3billion scheme to help a MILLION small business owners including plumbers, electricians and musicians unable to get furlough cash or company loans The Chancellor is looking at proposals for a Directors Income Support Scheme Would pay sole directors up to 80 per cent of lost profits for three months … Read more
Furious small business owners say their non-essential stores could go bust under a third national lockdown – with one desperate pub owner revealing he has gone nearly a year with no income. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out the ‘next steps’ in the Government’s Covid-19 response with an address to the nation tonight at 8pm, … Read more
‘Lockdown puppies’ flood rescue centres: Hundreds of pets are being abandoned as owners who bought them for company during pandemic struggle to cope with caring for them Adverts for unwanted pets have been posted on websites by owners Hundreds of pets including dogs and cats are being abandoned at centres RSPCA say they are ‘very … Read more
Police hunt dog owners after pack of out-of-control animals slaughter 30 sheep in shocking Christmas attack Police believe the flock was chased to exhaustion before being mauled to death The attack took place over Christmas in the village of Utkinton in Cheshire Police urged dog owners to ensure their dog is under control in the … Read more
Owners of restaurant where Nicola Sturgeon was spotted without face mask are trolled on social media and are facing calls from customers for a boycott of their business Owners Iain and Fiona Dempster were ‘devastated’ by the social media reaction Nicola Sturgeon was pictured without a mask at the Stable Bar and Restaurant in Edinburgh … Read more
Adorable Chow Chow puppy has his leg amputated at 10 weeks old after being delivered to unsuspecting new owners wrapped in a towel by breeder who denied there was anything wrong Ten-week-old Gus was purchased by owners online before being sent to Essex Family had suspicions about the puppy’s health but were unable to return … Read more
BMW has announced plans for a new Big Brother ‘marketing initiative’ in the UK, using interactive billboards that can identify when a customer in one of its older cars is nearby, and flashes up targeted adverts for its extended warranties. It says the signs use ‘Vehicle Detection Technology’ that can trigger ‘highly personalised, real time … Read more
Twenty golden retrievers who were to be slaughtered for meat in China and sold at markets have been rescued and flown to Florida to be placed with their forever homes. The dogs arrived at Miami International Airport this weekend having been saved from the slaughter and got to meet their new families for the first … Read more
Sleighed it! Jack Russell races owner’s sledge down a hill and wins easily Danil Vasilyev, 22, from Cheboksary, Russia takes on his dog Ram in a sled race The Jack Russell sprints downhill and easily beats the sled in the race on Dec 13 Footage of the race was posted online and viewed more than 3 … Read more
Self-driving car owners will NOT face crash blame: Motorists should not be criminally liable if there is an accident involving their automated vehicle, experts say Government law experts made the legislative proposals in a new report They set out a framework for a complex shift in legal responsibilities when self-driving vehicles take to the streets … Read more