Moonlighting BBC stars will have to publicly register their additional earnings under a clampdown by director-general Tim Davie as he reveals tougher measures on their use of social media. Since taking over last month, Mr Davie has declared he plans to crackdown on a perceived lack of impartiality at the broadcaster, and reportedly has the … Read more
Tougher restrictions banning people from mixing between households in any setting will be introduced in large parts of north-east England, the Health Secretary has said. Speaking in the House of Commons, Matt Hancock said the existing measures – for Northumberland, Newcastle, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland and County Durham – were being tightened at … Read more
Fresh Covid clampdown derails plan at Go-Ahead: Government’s work from home U-turn set hits bus and train operators By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 24 September 2020 Plans to restore rail and bus services to normality have been ditched by one of Britain’s biggest … Read more
US officials attack HSBC for its treatment of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, and accuse China of ‘bullying’ the bank By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:13 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 26 August 2020 US officials have attacked HSBC for its treatment of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, and … Read more
Boris Johnson today signalled the Government could introduce a terror clampdown after the deadly attack in Reading which left three people dead. Downing Street today said he was being regularly briefed by security officials over Saturday night’s rampage as Home Secretary Priti Patel became the most senior minister to visit the scene. She said it … Read more
Britain is under increasing pressure to mirror Donald Trump’s unprecedented ban on flights to and from mainland Europe to stem the spread of coronavirus – but Chancellor Rishi Sunak today insisted Boris Johnson’s government doesn’t believe it’s the ‘right thing’. Mr Trump blames the EU for failing to stop the killer virus in its tracks – but … Read more