Treasury resists NHS call for £10bn to clear surgery backlog

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

EDENTREE AMITY UK: Top performer steers clear of the ‘sin’ stocks

EDENTREE AMITY UK: Top performing fund steers clear of the ‘sin’ stocks By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 4 July 2020 Investment fund EdenTree Amity UK was way ahead of its time when it launched 32 years ago. It was one of the … Read more

Seattle police clear block to reclaim their precinct in CHOP

Seattle police on Wednesday reclaimed their precinct in the city’s ‘occupied’ protest zone after the mayor finally issued an early morning executive order to vacate the area.  At least 31 people were arrested at the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone which has seen two deadly shootings and crime rise by more than 500 per … Read more

Riot police struggle to clear MORE London block parties

Illegal raves have broken out across London today for the third night in a row as police fail to maintain law and order on the streets.  Video footage shows a massive party in West Kilburn this afternoon as police battled revellers with shields and truncheons while loud music blared.  Helicopters were circling overhead earlier, while the crowds … Read more

Riot police struggle to clear ANOTHER London block party

Riot police struggle to clear ANOTHER London block party one day after ‘utterly vile’ violence in Brixton as helicopter monitors crowds from above Police said crowds in West Kilburn, London ‘refused to leave the location’ Section 60 order put in place around Mozart Estate until 6am tomorrow Follows a week of violence at multiple illegal … Read more

Hairdressers are planning to reopen at MIDNIGHT after lockdown to clear huge backlog of customers

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

Zoom trials might be used to clear backlog of court cases

Jurors could take part in trials over ZOOM in bid to clear backlog of court cases caused by coronavirus lockdown Justice Secretary Robert Buckland wants to restart courts in England and Wales He is considering proposals for altering the way jury trials are conducted Proposals include judge only trials, a reduced jury of seven or … Read more

1,500 experts demand Boris publishes a clear plan for schools reopening

More than 1,500 leading experts have demanded Boris Johnson publish a clear plan for getting children back to school before a generation of pupils are left ‘scarred for life’. In a scathing letter to the Prime Minister today, paediatricians warned the prolonged closure of schools could spark a wave of health, social and educational problems … Read more