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Bank of England spent £600,000 on remote-working technology with £375 for each employee to set up home offices during Covid pandemic Figures show bank reimbursed £598,000 to its 4,447-strong workforce Up to £375 set aside for each employee to cover cost of setting up a home office Figures were published following a Freedom of Information … Read more
Amazon has pocketed 40 per cent of the £5billion extra cash spent online by Britons throughout the coronavirus pandemic, MPs were told today. Shadow business minister Chi Onwurah has called on the Government to provide ‘firm commitments’ to support small businesses against the rising popularity of digital retailers, adding many shops are ‘afraid they won’t make it … Read more
World’s loneliest bear who spent her entire life in a cage and was forced to perform for a circus will finally get to meet other bears after being rescued and taken to Swiss reserve Circus bear Jambolina, 11, was rescued from a tiny cage in a garage in Ukraine last Tuesday She was taken on … Read more
The White House’s director of security has lost his right leg and part of his left foot to COVID after spending three months in the ICU, a friend has revealed. Crede Bailey, 54, was first revealed to have contracted the virus in early October but a friend who set up a GoFundMe has now revealed … Read more
Ross Kemp has revealed that Dame Barbara Windsor’s dying wish was for more money to be spent dementia research. The TV icon sadly died on Thursday aged 83 after losing her battle with Alzheimer’s and tributes have poured in for the EastEnders and Carry On star. And now her Ross, 56, who played her on-screen … Read more
Simon Cowell ‘REJECTED a meal Naughty Boy spent three hours cooking for him… as it turned out he doesn’t eat lamb’ By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline Published: 17:54 GMT, 12 December 2020 | Updated: 18:20 GMT, 12 December 2020 He’s a reality show judge known for being hard to please. And Simon Cowell reportedly once … Read more
A woman with chronic fatigue who was surviving on 10 minutes of deep sleep a night and spent £500 a year on aids has hailed a natural pillow spray and eye mask ‘life-changing’. Charlotte Duggan, 26, from Surrey, was forced to go on sick leave from her job as an advertising account manager after being … Read more
Test and Trace staff spent just 1% of their shifts actually working during height of coronavirus pandemic, damning report claims System received £22bn with promise it would prevent a second lockdown Some 18,000 call handlers were only working for one per cent of the time Another 3,000 were drafted in to help but they spent … Read more
A man who spent £15,000 on four life-size elf dolls has insisted his figurines provide him comfort ‘like a teddy bear’. Nick Rawet, from Birmingham, lives with four elf-inspired dolls he regularly dresses, makes accessories for and creates make-up looks for after being inspired by the Lord of the Rings franchise. Appearing on This Morning today, Nick … Read more
Britain’s first coronavirus lockdown brought greater equality to family households as men took on more chores and childcare – but it appears they have slipped back into old habits since restrictions were lifted. Lockdown habits including lie-ins and late-night TV binges faded away as rules were eased in summer – and women were left to … Read more