Rishi Sunak faces pressure to announce fresh emergency support package

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is faced with pressure to announce a fresh emergency support package for businesses and workers following tough Covid-19 restrictions. Shop owners are fearful of a new crisis on the High Street after London and the south-east was plunged into Tier Four in the run-up to the busy Christmas period. Chief executive of … Read more

Congress agrees to $900 billion coronavirus relief package

Congress has agreed to a $900 billion coronavirus relief package, Senate leaders announced Sunday.  The deal finally delivers long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and provides money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them.   It establishes a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefits and $600 direct stimulus payments to most Americans – half … Read more

Air mail! Delivery driver lobs fragile package at customer’s front door

Air mail! Delivery driver lobs fragile package at customer’s front door from 14 feet away and then runs off Josh Willis, 30, was waiting at home for a £60 bottle of perfume from Amazon He received a call from the courier as she approached his home in Hampshire  Moments later the woman throws the package … Read more

New Lloyds boss Charlie Nunn in line for £5.6m pay package

New boss at Lloyds in line for a £5.6m pay package: HSBC wealth wizard Charlie Nunn picked to succeed Antonio Horta-Osorio By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 November 2020 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 30 November 2020 A father of four who grew up in a village outside Southampton is set … Read more

Bomb squad use robot to investigate suspicious package in Blackpool

Bomb squad use robot to investigate suspicious package after police arrest man ‘with explosives and shotgun’ in Blackpool Troops set up robot outside the house in Blackpool as officers evacuated homes Lancashire Constabulary seized a shotgun and found the ‘suspicious package’ They also set up a cordon around the house and asked residents to steer … Read more

Package holidays can be more than £400 cheaper than DIY trips, Which? reveals  

Package holidays can be more than £400 cheaper than DIY trips – and you’re more likely to get a swift refund if it’s cancelled, Which? reveals The consumer group looked at the cheapest package deals from five UK airports It found that eight in ten were significantly cheaper than the DIY equivalent  DIY trips don’t … Read more

UPS delivery man narrowly dodges charging bear as he drops a package off on a California porch

UPS delivery man narrowly dodges charging bear as he drops a package off on a California porch Clip was filmed in South Lake Tahoe, California, on October   The UPS worker just manages to drop off the package when he notices the small but deadly brown bear A person living at the home comes out and … Read more

Rugby gets £135MILLION Government bail-out in English sport’s coronavirus aid package

Rugby union will receive a bailout totalling £135million as part of English sport’s coronavirus relief package, the government have announced. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) will provide £44m to the Rugby Football Union, £59m to Premiership Rugby clubs, £9m to clubs in the Championship and £23m to clubs below the Championship. The … Read more

Anantara Veli Maldives Resort launches ‘all-you-can-stay’ package

Forget all-you-can-eat buffets: Luxury Maldives resort launches £27,000 ‘all-you-can-STAY’ deal, with UNLIMITED holidays for 2021 (breakfast included) Anantara Veli Maldives Resort has launched an ‘Unlimited Stays in Paradise’ package for 2021 It costs £26,926 ($30,000) for two people with speedboat transfers and free use of the pool and gym facilities The offer is only available to book … Read more