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Businesses would have to introduce anti-terror measures to keep public safe under new Home Office plan Owners and operators of public spaces could be required to consider terror risk Councils and private firms may be required to consider steps if one happens A new ‘Protect Duty’ will be consulted on by the Government in next … Read more
Nurses will be trained to perform surgical procedures under a radical NHS drive to slash waiting times. They will be urged to take a two-year course to become ‘surgical care practitioners’ and help ease the workload of under-pressure surgeons. But critics say the plan is a ‘sticking plaster solution’ to a ‘very serious staffing crisis’, and … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘SCRAPS plan to slash pension tax relief in next month’s Budget’ after backlash from Tory MPs The proposal to cut pension tax relief from 40 to 20 per cent had been mooted MPs have signalled they will not swallow such swingeing pension tax relief cuts David Davis branded the proposals an ‘economic … Read more
A federal judge blocked a Trump administration plan to send 30 to 50 American coronavirus patients to a Southern California town after local officials complained they were blindsided by the decision. The patients had been scheduled to arrive at a shuttered state facility in Costa Mesa on Sunday under a US Department of Health and … Read more
UK has committed to multi-billion-pound replacement for Trident nuclear warheads based on US technology, Pentagon reveals A US commander told a committee in the US of the United Kingdom’s plans That was before ministers made an announcement or informed MPs of plans MOD went on to confirm officials were working towards replacing the warheads By … Read more
Boris Johnson ‘has confirmed plan to sell off Channel 4’ after boycotting the ‘left-wing’ broadcaster, senior Tory MPs claim PM has boycotted the channel since head of news said he was a ‘proven liar’ Senior MPs say he has privately confirmed the decision to sell the broadcaster He was replaced by an ice sculpture in … Read more
PM draws up mandarin ‘hit list’: Tories plan purge of senior civil servants amid concerns at heated clashes with ministers Three Whitehall permanent secretaries are now in the firing line of Number 10 Treasury’s Sir Tom Scholar is one of the mandarins at risk for frustrating Brexit Sir Philip Rutnam, who locked horns with Home … Read more
Canadian researchers will transform shells from the invasive and cannibalistic European green crab into a biodegradable plastic for party cups and cutlery Invasive European green crabs have taken over a Nova Scotia national park A McGill University chemist has started a program to turn the crabs into plastic Her team will harvest a chemical called … Read more
Retail giant Marks & Spencer has been hit by a backlash over its plan to stop distributing paper shopping vouchers to thousands of small shareholders from the end of the month. Under a major shake-up, which will affect around half of the company’s legion of loyal small investors, the group is scrapping paper vouchers and … Read more
California dreaming: On a dreary grey winter’s day, why not plan for some summer colour? Nigel Colborn shared advice for preparing your garden for a colourful summer British gardening expert suggested planting standard fuchsia in big containers He revealed the best places to buy plants, if you can’t grow your own By Nigel Colborn for the … Read more