relief

Asda will hand back £340million saved in business rates relief

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Asda today announced it will hand back £340 million saved in business rates relief, following similar moves by Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Aldi. The supermarket’s move comes after Sainsbury’s confirmed this morning it will hand back around £440million saved from the business rates holiday – after Tesco and Morrisons agreed to respectively return £585 million and … Read more

Tesco WILL repay £585 million it saved from Covid business rates relief scheme

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Tesco has announced it will repay £585 million it saved from the coronavirus business rates holiday after enjoying a sales surge during lockdown. The decision comes after the supermarket giant was criticised for accepting the business rate relief while paying a £315 million dividend to shareholders. Chairman John Allan said the board ‘are conscious of … Read more

Trans woman who kept identity secret for 16 YEARS shares relief at telling fiancé she was born male

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A transgender woman who kept her identity secret for 16 years has told of her relief at finally opening up and telling her fiancé she was born physically male – after a month of dating and ‘being intimate’. Jamie Pandit, now 32, from Toronto, Canada, has lived as a woman since the age of 16, … Read more

Relief for London theatres amid return to Tier Two lockdown… but despair for Tier Three playhouses

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Theatres in London’s West End were today they can throw open their doors once more ahead of Christmas – but dozens of theatres across England have been left in despair in the wake of tough new restrictions. Government ministers today announced London will fall under Tier 2 restrictions when the national lockdown measures end on … Read more

Royal Navy provides support for Honduras hurricane aid relief

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Royal Navy Merlin and Wildcat helicopters fly crucial recon missions alongside US forces in Honduras as part of relief operation after devastating hurricanes Eta and Iota left millions homeless RFA Argus is providing support for the US Army’s aid efforts in Honduras  Four helicopters from the vessel are flying reconnaissance missions in the area US … Read more

Comic Relief lost £380,000 to group whose director ‘used donations to pay his mortgage’

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Comic Relief lost £380,000 to an African aid group whose director used donations to pay his mortgage and splash out in expensive restaurants, an inquiry has found.   The charity is said to have awarded almost £800,000 in grants to Kenya Community Support Network.  The London-based charity aimed to relieve poverty, sickness and distress among Kenyans … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Relief for Rolls-Royce as it secures £2bn cash call

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Rolls-Royce bosses will be breathing a sigh of relief after it completed a bumper £2billion fundraising that will unlock even more emergency cash. Britain’s flagship engineering group was aiming to sell 6.5bn new shares to existing investors in what is known as a rights issue. Rolls earns a hefty chunk of its money from maintaining … Read more

Parents of twin girls born conjoined at the HEAD share their joy and relief over successful surgery

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The parents of ten-month-old conjoined twins who were born sharing a skull and a brain are opening up about how they are adjusting after the girls were separated during a ‘one-in-a-million’ surgery last month. Abigail and Micaela Bachinskiy of Sacramento, California, were born on December 30, 2019 as craniopagus twins, meaning they were joined at … Read more

Davina McCall shares relief after her dog Bo is found thanks to social media plea

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‘It worked!’ Davina McCall breathes a sigh of relief as her dog Bo is found thanks to social media plea after being taken by two women By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 15:08 GMT, 6 November 2020 | Updated: 15:08 GMT, 6 November 2020 Davina McCall was relieved after her dog Bo was found after … Read more