Faster booster jabs, a wonder pill and falling infection rates delivered a triple boost in the fight against COVID. From Monday the double vaccinated will be able to book their third dose a month earlier than before, and in a second significant development, a new antiviral pill has been found to cut the risk ofContinue reading “COVID Gets A Triple Boost Now”
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Tax Fury Grows Over Tobacco
Smoking bodies have warned that the government’s tobacco tax will hit the most disadvantaged hardest and promote bootlegging, and they said that Rishi Sunak’s plan to increase prices by 88 pence to about £13.60 per pack will leave holes in the wallets of those worst hit by the pandemic. Smoker’s group Forest blasted the moveContinue reading “Tax Fury Grows Over Tobacco”
Pay To Dispose Of It
All single-use items, not just plastic, could face charges under a new Government drive to stop Britain’s throw away culture. A plan to give ministers new powers to bill consumers for using products that can’t be reused or recycled are set to be announced by the Government today. This could see the 10p carrier bagContinue reading “Pay To Dispose Of It”
To Save Christmas Pigs-In-Blankets, Boris Steps In
Hundreds of overseas butchers are set to be allowed into Britain to handle the UK’s Christmas meat crisis. Ministers are expected to U-turn and create visas for foreign slaughterers in the run-up to the festive period as a huge cull of pigs gets started. Boris Johnson’s government had endeavoured to play down the impact ofContinue reading “To Save Christmas Pigs-In-Blankets, Boris Steps In”
Deputy Secretary Of State Says She Wants Her Staff In The Office Only Two Days Per Week
A top civil servant says she only wants her staff to go into the office two days a week so women aren’t dominated by men and she can continue using her Peloton bike. Sarah Healey, the permanent secretary for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said meetings would still be held over Zoom,Continue reading “Deputy Secretary Of State Says She Wants Her Staff In The Office Only Two Days Per Week”
Our Homes Would Have Stayed Under The £80,000 Social Care Cap
Families have told of their suffering at losing their homes to pay for social care as Boris Johnson plans to unveil his tax invasion to fix the mess. The Prime Minister will today brace Britain for a manifesto busting £10 billion tax invasion as he defies critics by driving up national insurance on 25 millionContinue reading “Our Homes Would Have Stayed Under The £80,000 Social Care Cap”
Now Working Pensioners Face Paying National Insurance
Working pensioners could now be charged National Insurance for the first time to help fix the social care crisis, and Treasury officials are considering the case for extending the National Insurance system beyond the state pension age of 66 where it currently stops. Insiders said the move would raise comparatively modest sums but would haveContinue reading “Now Working Pensioners Face Paying National Insurance”
Will The New Type Of Petrol Wreck Your Vehicle
Green godsend, or a vastly damaging and expensive folly? That’s the question that needs asking about the UK’s new ‘eco-friendly’ E10 fuel that is about to dominate the UK’s forecourts as the next standard petrol option. Containing 10 per cent ethanol, from this month it will increasingly replace the existing standard, E5 (only 5 perContinue reading “Will The New Type Of Petrol Wreck Your Vehicle”
BBC’s £159-A-Year Licence Fee Will Not Increase
The BBC licence fee will rise by less than inflation over the next five years as ministers are concerned over the increasing costs of household bills. Discussions between the government and the BBC over the £159 a year TV licence are set to close in the coming weeks, and ministers are said to have rejectedContinue reading “BBC’s £159-A-Year Licence Fee Will Not Increase”
Boris Johnson Ignored Security Guidance
According to legal documents, Prime Minister Boris Johnson disregarded his own national security guidance over the use of a personal mobile phone. In recent years, Boris Johnson is alleged to have texted both Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and billionaire Sir James Dyson on his own mobile phone to discuss official business. ThisContinue reading “Boris Johnson Ignored Security Guidance”
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