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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investing almost $200 million to help better identify and track coronavirus variants. Currently, the federal agency maps the DNA no more than 0.5 percent of all positive samples of the virus. But, described as a ‘down payment,’ officials say the money will help scale-up the number … Read more
Councils in England are to be allocated £500million to repair some 10 million potholes scattered across the country’s local roads, the Government has said this morning. The funding is the second instalment from the £2.5billion Potholes Fund launched by the Chancellor last year and is not a newly announced cash injection. The AA welcomed the … Read more
Politicians and campaigners angrily rejected long-awaited Government plans to end the cladding scandal yesterday as a betrayal of innocent leaseholders. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick pledged a further £3.5billion to help end the safety crisis following the 72 deaths in the Grenfell disaster. More than a million leaseholders face bills of up to £115,000 to fix … Read more
Politicians and campaigners angrily rejected long-awaited Government plans to end the cladding scandal yesterday as a betrayal of innocent leaseholders. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick pledged a further £3.5billion to help end the safety crisis following the 72 deaths in the Grenfell disaster. More than a million leaseholders face bills of up to £115,000 to fix … Read more
Clean up: Persimmon’s chairman Roger Devlin By ROGER DEVLIN PERSIMMON CHAIRMAN We have all been concerned to read of innocent leaseholders facing huge bills for safety measures, insurance rises and the cost of repairs to remove now-banned cladding. There are also examples of the issue broadening to affect the ability of many to sell their … Read more
Boris Johnson pledges to help victims of the cladding scandal and says leaseholders shouldn’t foot the bill for defects PM said Government ‘determined’ home owners would not have to pay the bills Campaigners said ministers yet to follow up on commitments made in the past Over a million homeowners have been left unable to sell or … Read more
David Schwimmer jokes that in more normal times he has no trouble making dinner reservations at the best restaurants. For the affable and self-deprecating chief executive of the venerable 300-year-old London Stock Exchange, sharing a name with one of the stars of the comedy show Friends is just curious happenstance. Much of the time when … Read more
Donald Trump has said he will ‘always and forever be a champion for the American People’ in his first official statement since leaving office. Trump revealed he had opened the ‘Office of the Former President’ in Florida that will handle his duties and seek to further his administration’s agenda. ‘The Office will be responsible for … Read more
Kid Rock pledges $100K to The Barstool Fund to help small businesses struggling due to the pandemic By Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 19:10 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 19:10 GMT, 6 January 2021 Musician Kid Rock has pledged to donate $100K to help ailing small businesses in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. … Read more
Aldi pledges to spend an extra £3.5billion a year on UK-grown food and drink in major Brexit boost for British farmers The supermarket hopes to help 1,000 small business in Britain with its pledge The chain will support British growers and producers over the next five years Aldi is the UK’s fifth biggest supermarket with … Read more