Chaos fears over PFI end: Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire Schools and hospitals could see disruption as number of PFI schemes finish Taxpayers could be landed with huge bill when 200 PFI contracts expire MPs warned millions could be wasted on expensive consultants to sort out deals The … Read more
Chaos fears over PFI end: Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire Schools and hospitals could see disruption as number of PFI schemes finish Taxpayers could be landed with huge bill when 200 PFI contracts expire MPs warned millions could be wasted on expensive consultants to sort out deals The … Read more
Bupa confirms it will pay a total of £125m to customers hit by disruption to private medical services at the height of the pandemic Bupa pledged last year to pay back any ‘exceptional financial benefit’ Most eligible Bupa customers will get around one month’s premium payment By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 16:42 GMT, 18 March … Read more
UK businesses that export to the EU are reportedly being encouraged by trade officials to set up hubs across the Channel so they can avoid post-Brexit disruption. Some firms claim they have been advised to set up subsidiary companies in the EU so they can avoid extra paperwork when exporting products into the trade bloc. … Read more
The National Guard will maintain a presence in Washington, D.C. with a minimum of 5,000 troops remaining in the nation’s capital through at least mid-March, a spokesman revealed over the weekend. ‘As we continue to work to meet the final post-inauguration requirements, the National Guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies … Read more
Officials this afternoon attempted to play down fears of immediate post-Brexit queues at Britain’s ports amid fears of a ‘mission impossible’ for hauliers. Government sources and industry leaders suggested that New Year’s Day freight travel was due to be relatively light because of the Bank Holiday, with traffic unlikely to return to peak levels before … Read more
More fears were raised today that fresh food supplies will be hit by No Deal Brexit as frantic talks continue in Brussels. Former head of Sainsbury’s Justin King warned that processes at the border are not ready for the end of the transition period – and will require ‘goodwill’ from the EU to ‘cope’. Nerves … Read more
A-Level and GCSE exams will be scrapped in Wales in 2021 to ensure ‘fairness’ in the system after the lockdown halted classes, the country’s education chief announced today. Welsh education minister Kirsty Williams said that next summer’s papers would be replaced by coursework and assessments amid ongoing disruption to schools caused by the coronavirus. She said … Read more
The chaos surrounding secondary schools is set to continue next year as the coronavirus wreaks havoc with GCSEs and A-levels. Exams will likely be impacted next summer due to some colleges in England not opening properly until January. Regulator Ofqual has taken the drastic step of creating contingency plans for next year’s intake as students face … Read more
Around one in six people have sought paid for or free financial help since the coronavirus outbreak but the vast majority are going it alone, new research shows. Some 4 per cent have consulted a financial adviser for the first time during the pandemic, a period marked by volatile markets and mounting job losses, and … Read more