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BBC veteran John Simson fears his son’s job prospects could be damaged if he gets an Oxbridge degree The reporter said his ‘great ambition’ for his son to study at Oxford or Cambridge could be ‘one of the biggest millstones around his neck’ He said he joined the BBC in 1970 as a ‘white male, … Read more
Theresa May’s drive to spend £200m tackling modern slavery comes under fire A review by the official aid watchdog warned there was little evidence of the long-term impact of global projects funded with British taxpayers’ money Concerns were also raised about the UK’s use of the term ‘modern slavery’ The aid watchdog said many projects … Read more
Choc horror! Favourites vanish from boxes of Quality Street ‘due to factory problems caused by coronavirus’ Customers took to social media to complain about their Quality Street tins The company apologised after packs didn’t have customer’s favourite sweets Nestle was forced to limit production of certain varieties because of Covid-19 By Emer Scully For Mailonline … Read more
Horrifying moment man finds a huge huntsman spider hiding in his HEADPHONES after feeling it ‘tickle his ear’ – would you have spotted it? Olly Hurst, based in Perth, felt a tickle in his ear after putting his headphones on He pulled them off to discover a huge huntsman spider taking refuge inside ‘I absolutely … Read more
Amazon will NOT be impacted by £500m digital services tax – but smaller retailers will be, HMRC admits Two per cent on tax on internet giants will not impact Amazon, HMRC admits Treasury said Digital Services Tax would make companies pay ‘fair contribution’ Business leaders say the tax is penalising smaller companies who use Amazon … Read more
Northern Ireland could see a month-long circuit breaker as the country’s politicians debate how to tackle soaring case numbers. The country’s Health Minister Robin Swann has warned that infection rates will continue rising if both schools and the hospitality sector remain open. The weekly meeting of the powersharing administration, scheduled for Thursday, was brought forward in an indication … Read more
Britain today recorded more than 100 coronavirus deaths for the first time in four months as officials announced 143 more victims. Department of Health statistics show the grim milestone hadn’t been hit since June 17, when 110 lab-confirmed fatalities were added to the tally. For comparison, 76 deaths were registered last Tuesday as well as … Read more
One in EIGHT believes Covid-19 pandemic is a ‘plot’, new figures reveal One in eight Britons believe Covid is a conspiracy to force people to vaccinate Dr Sander van der Linden and his team interviewed more than 2,000 Britons People using social media are more likely to believe Covid conspiracy theories Almost a quarter of … Read more
Increasing taxes to pay for the Covid crisis would be ‘an act of self-sabotage’ which would derail Britain’s economic recovery, Rishi Sunak was warned last night. The Chancellor has repeatedly signalled that tax rises will be needed to repair the battered public finances. With Britain’s national debt topping £2trillion for the first time and borrowing … Read more
Two murderers have admitted a knife attack on child killer Roy Whiting after he was stabbed and beaten to within an inch of life and left cowering under the bed of his cell. The 61-year-old is serving a life sentence for the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne in West Sussex in 2000. Whiting … Read more