Rishi Sunak ‘wants City of London to be excluded from G7 tax crackdown’

Rishi Sunak ‘is pushing for the City of London to be excluded from new global tax crackdown’ despite leading G7 efforts to make big firms pay more G7 finance ministers agreed plan last weekend to introduce global tax changes Plan designed to make big firms pay their fair share of tax where they operate  But … Read more

Crackdown on rubbish drivers! Selfish motorists are told to stop using roads as a dump

Thoughtless drivers are putting lives and wildlife in danger and blighting the countryside by discarding tons of rubbish. To cope with the tsunami of trash, special teams from Highways England risk their lives collecting thousands of bags of litter from roadsides. Now the agency – which looks after the nation’s motorways and A-roads and carries … Read more

Crackdown won’t ruin NRL or State of Origin, says Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett 

Crackdown won’t ruin NRL or State of Origin, says Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett By Australian Associated Press Published: 04:59 BST, 28 May 2021 | Updated: 04:59 BST, 28 May 2021 Wayne Bennett has one simple message for NRL clubs: get on board with the crackdown or give up on this year’s premiership. Bennett remains one … Read more

Bitcoin plunges in value as China starts cryptocurrency crackdown days after Elon Musk warning

Bitcoin plunges in value as China starts cryptocurrency crackdown just days after Elon Musk said Tesla would not accept digital currency China announced bitcoin will not be allowed in transactions due to fluctuations Financial institutions also warned investors against trading in cryptocurrency Elon Musk announced last week Tesla would not accept bitcoin as payment He … Read more

Aviva backs calls for Government crackdown on financial fraud

Pension giant Aviva backs calls for Government crackdown on financial fraud after its brand is hijacked by criminals At least 27 fake websites were set up in Aviva’s name to dupe unsuspecting victims into handing over cash  The pension giant warned that shutting down the scammer websites is like playing ‘whack-a-mole’ under the current rules  … Read more

Social media firms are ‘failing to tackle anti-vaxxer myths’ despite promising a crackdown

Social media firms are failing to tackle anti-vaxxer myths despite promising a crackdown, experts claim Facebook, Twitter and Google pledged to tackle vaccine disinformation – and take down content more quickly – after pressure from Government last year Experts claim many anti-vaxxer accounts remain on the sites and are exploiting the latest questions over side … Read more

Joe Biden’s tax crackdown on tech giants

Joe Biden’s tax crackdown on tech giants: Firms face tougher measures under global plan by US President, leaked papers show Tech giants and multinational firms face a tax clampdown under a global deal   Biden plans to force companies to pay more tax in the countries they operate in  The move is touted as a major … Read more

Biden says ‘no Amendment in the Constitution is absolute’ in new gun crackdown

President Joe Biden on Thursday described mass shootings in America as a ‘public health crisis’ and declared ‘no amendment to the constitution is absolute’ as he unveiled a series of executive orders designed to curb gun violence.  He started off on the defensive, declaring he was not trying to impinge on the Second Amendment, an … Read more

Legal cannabis products sold on the high street are facing a crackdown

Legal cannabis products sold on the high street are facing a crackdown amid concerns they could create a ‘high’ for users There is unease about levels of psychoactive compound THC in CBD products Ministers worried sale of CBD gives impression of softening stance on cannabis People claim CBD alleviates ailments from aches to anxiety but … Read more

More migrants arrive by boat to Kent one day after Priti Patel announced new crackdown

More migrants have arrived on the Kent coast by boat, just one day after Priti Patel announced a new crackdown on the cross-Channel people trafficking trade. The Home Secretary announced yesterday that illegal migrants ‘should and could’ make claims in the European countries they pass through on their way to Britain, rather than the UK … Read more