Triple trouble for house sales: Backlog could see THOUSANDS miss out on stamp duty holiday as number of mortgage deals halves and cost of a two-year fixed deal goes up by £600 Figures show 325,000 buyers will not complete before the March 31 deadline Buyers are also facing rising interest rates on mortgage deals There … Read more
One of the world’s largest shipping lines has brought in a $150 per container surcharge on cargo passing through the Port of Felixstowe as it continues to struggle with delays and staff shortages amid the coronavirus pandemic. French transporter CMA CGM, which has been dealing with a cyber-attack since the end of September, introduced the … Read more
Health workers face a six-month battle to clear the UK’s ‘frightening’ cancer backlog caused by coronavirus pandemic, MPs warn Cancer backlog will only clear if treatments run at 135% capacity for six months Charity Action Radiotherapy warned that the UK is ‘past the point of no return’ There are concerns around 55,000 cancer patients could … Read more
The Government’s supposedly ‘world-beating’ Covid-19 testing system is said to be ‘in chaos,’ with a backlog of 185,000 swabs as it desperately sends tests to Germany and Italy in a bid to catch up. The system is claimed to have capacity for 375,000 tests a day, but the number being tested dropped to 437,000 a … Read more
A little over a year ago, a world-class golfer with chiselled good looks walked down the steps of a British Airways plane at Heathrow airport and straight into the arms of police from Scotland Yard. The officers were investigating reports of a disturbance in the first-class cabin of the aircraft during its ten-hour journey from … Read more
Major security lapses are exposed at ‘Nightingale’ court created to deal with the huge coronavirus backlog of cases The court in Prospero House, in London, was set up to deal with Covid backlog Mail reporter was allowed to enter court one without going through the security Security breach sparked inquiry by Her Majesty’s Courts and … Read more
Blood test backlog means nearly 200 Commonwealth Army recruits face losing their visas and being forced out of Britain 200 recruits from India, Jamaica, St Lucia and others flew to UK in November for Army assessment tests 170 are still waiting for blood tests so can’t start training and are now jobless Many have been … Read more
The NHS and the Government’s Treasury are stuck in an argument about the health service’s demands for an extra £10billion to clear a backlog in surgery patients. Sources say bosses at both organisations are ‘at complete loggerheads’ as the NHS tries to return to normality as the UK’s coronavirus pandemic continues to shrink. The Government had … Read more
The NHS and the Government’s Treasury are stuck in an argument about the health service’s demands for an extra £10billion to clear a backlog in surgery patients. Sources say bosses at both organisations are ‘at complete loggerheads’ as the NHS tries to return to normality as the UK’s coronavirus pandemic continues to shrink. The Government had … Read more
Shaggy-haired Britons will be desperate to get their mops cut as soon as lockdown rules are further eased. But customers could face a three-month waiting list for a trim as some salons say they will reopen at midnight to clear the huge backlog. Appointments are already full for the first two weeks after doors swing … Read more