Priti Patel’s pledge to crack down on migrants is left in tatters

Priti Patel’s pledge to crack down on migrants is left in tatters as it emerges 336 people have already crossed Channel into Britain this month Figures show so far this month 336 men, women and children have made the trip These include 72 people caught in small-boat crossings on Easter Sunday alone Frustration in Whitehall … Read more

Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Donatella Versace and Sandra Choi all pledge to forgo their salaries

Designers forgo their multi-million dollar salaries for a year: Ralph Lauren gives up his $11million pay packet and Michael Kors, Donatella Versace and Sandra Choi will also forgo their wages as the retail giants furlough thousands of workers Ralph Lauren said he would be giving up his $11 million wage;  Michael Kors, Donatella Versace and Jimmy … Read more

Chanel, Gucci and Louis Vuitton pledge to pay staff themselves

Pressure mounts on UK luxury goods firms after Chanel, Gucci and Louis Vuitton pledge not to use taxpayers’ cash to pay furloughed staff By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:59 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 23:18 BST, 7 April 2020 Luxury goods firms Chanel, Gucci’s parent Kering and Louis Vuitton’s owner LVMH, … Read more

More than half of scam victims still being refused refunds despite banks’ pledge for fairness

More than half of scam victims still being refused refunds despite banks pledging to treat customers more fairly By Amelia Murray Money Mail Chief Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 More than half of scam victims are still being refused refunds despite banks … Read more

NYC bar and restaurant owners face ARREST if they break lockdown rules as some pledge to pay staff

New York bar and restaurant owners face being arrested if they break the city’s strict lockdown rules and open their doors to customers, as the industry has gone into meltdown amid efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus.  More than 150,000 people across the city face an uncertain future as their workplaces shut their doors … Read more

Rural areas promised better internet as Government pledge £5bn towards speedy broadband

Rural areas promised better internet as government pledges £5bn towards speedy broadband and £510m towards 4G coverage The Chancellor pledged £5bn towards speedy broadband in rural areas Government also announced £510m investment into 4G coverage  It is hoped the changes will improve connectivity in the hardest to reach places  By Grace Gausden For This Is … Read more

Bowel cancer screening for over-50s is still not happening despite health chiefs’ pledge

The result, in black and white on the letter, was clear: bowel cancer. It was advanced – stage four – meaning it had already spread.  The chance of a cure, I knew, was small. I felt a wash of sadness, and then something else: intense anger. In fact, I was furious. This wasn’t ‘my’ bad … Read more

Struggling John Lewis could axe famous price pledge

Struggling John Lewis could axe famous ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ price pledge after nearly a century as slump in profits starts to bite Boss Dame Sharon White said it could take 5 years to return John Lewis to glory   Experts said the employee-owned company was fighting for survival  Group profits plunged to £146 million, down from … Read more

More than 400,000 volunteer litter pickers pledge to join the Great British Spring Clean

When it comes to boundless energy and enthusiasm for protecting our environment, you can always count on youngsters. And more than 100,000 have now pledged to join the Great British Spring Clean – a quarter of the 400,000 in total who have signed up. The campaign to clean up Britain by Keep Britain Tidy – … Read more

Heathrow mocked over ‘zero carbon’ pledge

Heathrow mocked over ‘zero carbon’ pledge as environmentalists accuse the airport of ‘brazen greenwashing’ Britain’s busiest airport says its buildings should be zero carbon within 15 years  The announcement has been dismissed as propaganda by green campaigners   Airport’s third runway will mean an extra 700 planes in the sky every day Heathrow currently operates a … Read more