Police clamped down on revellers massing in large crowds last night after thousands ignored pleas to stick to follow the rules on the last day of the 75F mini-heatwave. Officers were seen clearing drinkers from Castlefield Bowl in Manchester after hundreds gathered for a rave with a live DJ set, while similar police action took … Read more
Police clashed with Covid lockdown protestors in London today after outrage at Metropolitan Police’s handling of the Sarah Everard vigil last week. Demonstrators were hauled away by officers at the protest in Hyde Park at around midday. Hundreds of protesters met at the park before police broke up the proceedings and made arrests. It comes … Read more
Buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna first offered British shoppers the chance to put off payment at the checkout in 2014, when it launched in the UK. Yet, seven years on, regulation is only now on the cards after five million people spent billions of pounds using the quick and easy loans last year. Consumer campaigners have spent … Read more
Buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna first offered British shoppers the chance to put off payment at the checkout in 2014, when it launched in the UK. Yet, seven years on, regulation is only now on the cards after five million people spent billions of pounds using the quick and easy loans last year. Consumer campaigners have spent … Read more
Music industry bosses to defend right to large chunk of revenues from streaming services such as Spotify amid threat of crackdown By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2021 Music industry bosses will this week defend their right to a large chunk of … Read more
Britain’s economic recovery is being held back by the Covid clampdown, Bank of England warns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 21:59 GMT, 17 December 2020 Tough restrictions kept in place after the November lockdowns are slowing Britain’s economic recovery, the Bank of England has warned. … Read more
After 2,000 years, the famous words of Hippocrates are still the best rule of thumb for any doctor: ‘First, do no harm.’ By plunging London into a Tier Three lockdown, the Government is going to do terrible harm to the city, the entire national economy, and to millions of lives. No one can predict the … Read more
The breaking up of a public protest by police is not pretty to see. But there was something particularly unpleasant about the scene I witnessed last week outside the gates of the House of Commons. As I looked out of a window on to Parliament Square, I noticed a group of officers confronting an elderly … Read more
Mortgage prisoners find their freedom after being locked in expensive deals since 2008 clampdown By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 24 November 2020 Mortgage prisoners are finally being freed from expensive deals after overpaying for years – but many are still trapped. An estimated … Read more
Furious independent traders have called for a clampdown on major chains like Ryman and The Range for selling ‘non-essential’ items during lockdown while smaller firms have closed. Thousands of retailers were forced to shut alongside pubs and restaurants on Thursday when England was plunged into a four-week lockdown in a bid to stop the spread … Read more