Manchester pubs slash beer prices as drinkers begin last night before Tier 3 lockdown hits

Pubs and bars across Greater Manchester are slashing beer prices and giving away crisps as drinkers begin their last night on the town before Tier 3 lockdown hits.   The new, strictest measures will mean that any venues who don’t serve ‘substantial’ meals will have to close their doors for the time being. It’s estimated that up … Read more

Supermarkets slash cost of basics in price battle to help the jobless this festive season 

Supermarkets slash cost of basics in price battle to help the jobless this festive season as coronavirus-linked unemployment rises Waitrose say it will cut prices of 200 own-label products by an average of 15% Meanwhile, Co-op is set to launch an ‘honest value’ range with up to 50 products It follows similar efforts by supermarkets, … Read more

Learner drivers will be given lessons in the dark in bid to slash number of accidents 

Learner drivers will be given lessons in the dark before taking their test in bid to slash number of accidents Format will be similar to pilot training which helps cope with adverse conditions Learners may keep a ‘logbook’ to document their different driving conditions Overhaul is designed to reduce number of serious accidents involving novices … Read more

Mass testing and a better contact tracing programme could slash UK’s R rate in HALF, SAGE says

Mass testing and a better contact tracing regime could bring the UK’s coronavirus outbreak under control, SAGE has claimed in another dig at Number 10’s bungling test and trace system.  Government scientific advisers endorsed Boris Johnson’s £100billion Operation Moonshot, which would see 10million people tested a day regardless of whether they have symptoms, in a … Read more

ASK TONY: How could Saga slash the true value of our stolen jewellery?

We suffered a burglary and made a claim on our Saga home insurance, but we are unhappy with the valuation of a gold eternity ring with rubies and diamonds, valued at £2,500 by a jeweller in 2008. We have been paying an additional premium to cover it – this year £47.02 – and the insurance … Read more

Quarter of Vue cinemas will shut three days a week to slash costs after Covid delays

Quarter of Vue cinemas will shut three days a week to slash costs after Covid delays release of Hollywood blockbusters including new James Bond film Cinema chain will reduce opening hours at 21 of 87 UK sites to four days a week  Chief executive said they were dealt a ‘body blow’ by delays to new … Read more

Government’s obesity crackdown plan to slash sugar by a fifth is set to FAIL with only 3% cut so far

The Government’s goal to cut 20 per cent of sugar from cakes, biscuits and other foods by the end of the year is set to fail because firms have only managed a three per cent reduction so far. Public Health England asked the food and drinks industry to voluntarily slash a fifth of sugar from … Read more

Think tank urges Rishi Sunak to slash and simplify taxes

Rishi Sunak must CUT and simplify taxes to revive the economy after hammer blow from coronavirus lockdown, warn economists Institute of Economic Affairs report calls on Rishi Sunak to reform tax system It suggests Chancellor can learn the lessons from recent history to boost growth Report calls for income tax to be capped at 40 … Read more

Noni Hazlehurst: TV networks are using COVID-19 to slash local content

Veteran actress Noni Hazlehurst blasts TV networks for ‘taking advantage’ of the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to slash local content quotas By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:14 BST, 30 September 2020 | Updated: 05:14 BST, 30 September 2020 Noni Hazlehurst’s television career spans more than four decades.  And the 67-year-old actress … Read more

SAGE admits Britain hasn’t got herd immunity and calls for policies to slash R rate

Britain does not have herd immunity from coronavirus and must work to keep the R rate below one, top Government scientists warn in newly released meeting minutes.  Blood tests revealed immunity was as low as six per cent in the UK by September 3, with research suggesting this may fall as those that have suffered … Read more