Heathrow saw SIX MILLION less passengers last month than last November

Heathrow passenger numbers were 88 per cent down during second lockdown with SIX MILLION less flyers using the airport than last November Last month Heathrow airport saw an 88% drop in passenger numbers from 2019 Six million fewer passengers travelled through the airport, said chief executive  He warned the British economy was suffering as a result … Read more

EU ‘will push the button’ on no deal contingency plans at crunch summit

What are the sticking points in Brexit talks?  FISHING The UK has insisted that it will take back control of its coastal waters from the end of the transition period. But the EU was demanding its fleets maintain previous levels of access – with Emmanuel Macron under particular pressure from the French fishing industry.    … Read more

EU ‘will push the button’ on no deal contingency plans at crunch summit

What are the sticking points in Brexit talks?  FISHING The UK has insisted that it will take back control of its coastal waters from the end of the transition period. But the EU was demanding its fleets maintain previous levels of access – with Emmanuel Macron under particular pressure from the French fishing industry.    … Read more

UK economy grew by just 0.4% in October but remains 7.9% below pre-pandemic levels

UK economy was ALREADY slowing before blanket lockdown in England with growth of just 0.4% in October leaving it 8% smaller than before pandemic – amid fears it has since gone into reverse again UK economy has grown for six months running according to official statistics  But the recovery was slowing down even before the … Read more

Boris Johnson heads to Brexit trade talks with Ursula von der Leyen

Boris Johnson is now on his way to Brussels to hold make or break Brexit trade talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen this evening.  The Prime Minister was spotted leaving 10 Downing Street late this afternoon and he is now flying to the Belgian capital for a crunch dinner with the President of … Read more

Boris Johnson heads to Brexit trade talks with Ursula von der Leyen

Boris Johnson is now on his way to Brussels to hold make or break Brexit trade talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen this evening.  The Prime Minister was spotted leaving 10 Downing Street late this afternoon and he is now flying to the Belgian capital for a crunch dinner with the President of … Read more

Covid UK: Countryside rents up as people flee cities for rural areas

Rental prices in the countryside are continuing to surge as more city-dwellers flee to rural areas across the UK amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a survey carried out by Zoopla, the real estate company found that interest for rental properties in Mole Valley in Surrey had increased by 74 per cent while Elmbridge, also in … Read more

Debenhams rescue talks: Mike Ashley in negotiations to buy chain 

Mike Ashley is in rescue talks with Debenhams: Sports Direct boss begins negotiations to buy 242-year-old chain and save up to 12,000 jobs Mike Ashley’s company Frasers confirmed talks in a statement to stock market But a Frasers Group statement said sale of the retail giant was far from certain   Sport Direct boss said ‘time … Read more

Lord Lawson Boris of initiating ‘mad’ Green Revolution to distract the public from the pandemic 

  ELECTRIC VEHICLES  PM’S PLAN: Boris Johnson has vowed to ‘ban new sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030’ . He announced £2.8billion in funding as part of his ten-point green plan, including £1.3billon on the rollout of electric car charging points. REALITY: The 2030 target is viewed by the industry as ‘incredibly ambitious’ with … Read more

Lord Lawson Boris of initiating ‘mad’ Green Revolution to distract the public from the pandemic 

  ELECTRIC VEHICLES  PM’S PLAN: Boris Johnson has vowed to ‘ban new sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030’ . He announced £2.8billion in funding as part of his ten-point green plan, including £1.3billon on the rollout of electric car charging points. REALITY: The 2030 target is viewed by the industry as ‘incredibly ambitious’ with … Read more