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The out-going president of the BBC launched a veiled swipe at Boris Johnson in a farewell email to staff warning the broadcaster’s role could be ‘diminished’ by ministers. David Clementi claimed that the BBC is held in ‘high regard’ around the world but said its reputation was at risk of being damaged by political intervention. … Read more
Chaos at the border is partly being caused by Covid rules which see Border Force officers in Heathrow Airport working in groups of four to reduce the risk of spreading mutant variants as passengers race against the clock to enter Britain before the tough hotel quarantine regime begins. Arrivals today tweeted that they had joined … Read more
Chaos at the border is partly being caused by lockdown rules, with Border Force officers working in groups of four scattered across Heathrow Airport to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus as passengers race against the clock to enter Britain before the tough hotel quarantine regime begins. Video filmed by an impatient arrival who joined … Read more
Pippa Middleton’s billionaire husband James Matthews and his Made in Chelsea star brother Spencer have both been claiming taxpayers’ money to furlough staff, MailOnline has learned. Hedge fund boss James, 45, is believed to have been using the government handouts to pay the six employees of his Scottish shooting estate, Glen Affric. Younger brother Spencer, … Read more
The boss of KPMG who told his well-paid staff to ‘stop moaning’ about cuts to their pay and that unconscious bias is ‘complete c**p’ has resigned. Bill Michael will leave the top City firm at the end of the month following the uproar sparked by his comments on a Zoom call on Monday. A recording … Read more
The moment KPMG’s UK chair told ‘woke’ staff that ‘unconscious bias is complete c**p’ can be exclusively revealed by MailOnline. A recording of the Zoom meeting shows Bill Michael telling employees at the top City firm they are in ‘a very lucky sector’. He was speaking to 1,500 highly-paid consultants who have been working from … Read more
More than 16m people were left waiting for post in January as Royal Mail suffered staff crisis amid Covid-19 pandemic Nearly one in 20 households said they had not received a single item last month Citizens Advice survey showed households in London were worst the affected There was a 365% leap in number of people … Read more
Heineken plans to slash up to 100 UK jobs as it cuts 8,000 staff worldwide after losing £178million due to the coronavirus pandemic The beer giant has announced plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce globally It comes after sales plunged due to the closure of pubs and bars in the pandemic World’s … Read more
Care home staff were left without PPE during first Covid wave after government prioritised the NHS, MPs say Frontline staff were forced to reuse single-use PPE items at start of pandemic Stocks ran ‘perilously low,’ as hospitals were prioritised over care homes Care sector received 10% of its required PPE numbers between March and July … Read more
Hospitals charge NHS workers £500 to use staff car park while they battle Covid pandemic that has killed colleagues Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust introduced charges in a bid to ‘manage demand’ One worker said staff are ‘angry’ about move as colleagues have died in Covid Trust said that it had free parking in … Read more