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Doubts over the Government’s ambitious pledge on gigabit-capable broadband deepened on Tuesday after the minister responsible for its roll-out failed to say how confident he felt about making the 2025 target. Full-fibre and gigabit-capable broadband to every home and business across the UK by 2025 was a key Conservative manifesto pledge in the 2019 general … Read more
In his big speech to last week’s Conservative party conference, Boris Johnson promised a ‘green industrial revolution’ to drive Britain’s economic recovery. In pledging £160 million towards wind power, the prime minister made it clear he sees a big future for renewable energy in Britain. And it isn’t just Boris who’s backing wind farms. Across … Read more
‘Covid is the biggest disaster since 1945. Do we think £160mn of floating windmills will make everyone forget?’ Tory MPs savage Boris’s pledge for windpower for every home – as analysts warn it could cost £50BILLION Boris Johnson pledged to power every UK home with offshore wind in 10 years But analysts suggested massive surge … Read more
Promise of a dividend at Smiths Group was not enough to put the engineering group in investors’ good books. The company, which creates items from intensive care devices to airport security scanners, announced plans to cut jobs after its profits for the year to July 31 tanked by 23 per cent to £327million. And even … Read more
Renters betrayed as new evictions approach after housing secretary ‘tears up his pledge’ to protect them Robert Jenrick introduced ban on convictions at the start of the Covid pandemic But government to allow evictions to resume in England and Wales from Monday Figures show 322,000 private tenants fell behind on rent due to coronavirus By … Read more
Dividend-starved shareholders were given good news yesterday after two British building firms vowed to bring back their payouts next year. When the pandemic reached its height and hammered construction businesses, Redrow and Galliford Try were among companies that suspended their payouts to save cash. But the pair will resume their divis and said they expected … Read more
Samuel L. Jackson is using his unique set of linguistic skills to encourage fans to vote in the upcoming election. The 71-year-old actor took his verified Twitter on Monday, telling hiss 8.5 million followers that he will teach them how to swear in 15 different language. The Pulp Fictions star’s fans came through in droves, … Read more
Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphold the scientific standards their experimental immunisations will be held against in the global race to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The companies, including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca, issued what they called a ‘historic pledge’ after a rise in concern that safety and efficacy standards … Read more
Rishi Sunak is warned tax rises should be delayed for TWO YEARS to prop up the economy amid claims the £15bn foreign aid budget pledge could be axed to help fill huge black hole in government finances Claims Rishi Sunak considering axing government’s foreign aid spending pledge Legally 0.7 per cent of national income – … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Pledge to keep Arm in the UK in doubt as Softbank tries to offload smart chip pioneer to Nvidia By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 10 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 August 2020 Business Secretary Alok Sharma and the City referee the Takeover Panel need to keep … Read more