Care homes need urgent funding so staff can lay on family visits this Christmas, report warns 

Care homes desperately need more funding to enable family visits this Christmas, a major report concluded yesterday. Ninety-four per cent of care home managers are trying to arrange visits but the cost of making it happen is an enormous barrier, the National Care Forum (NCF) found. It said an urgent injection of Government funding is … Read more

Chris Hemsworth and Toni Collette obtain a $21.58 MILLION funding deal to film projects in Australia

From Hollywood to Homebush! Chris Hemsworth and Toni Collette obtain a $21.58 MILLION funding deal to film their high-profile Netflix projects in Australia By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:26 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 23:06 GMT, 14 November 2020 Several high-profile Hollywood actors have chosen to film their projects in Australia … Read more

Drone projects to deliver Covid-19 supplies receive share of £33 million in UK government funding

Drone projects to deliver Covid-19 supplies including PPE and testing kits across the country receive share of £33 million in UK government funding One winner will deliver PPE and Covid tests to rural Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Today 20 companies have been announced which will share £7.35 million Four of these are specifically tailored to … Read more

At least 15,000 sick Britons ‘wrongly denied’ funding for care homes in the past decade

At least 15,000 sick and elderly Britons have been ‘wrongly denied’ funding for care homes in the past decade Thousands of sick Britons have been denied funding for care homes for a decade Most initially told by local NHS bosses they were ineligible for residential care funding were suffering life-limiting illnesses such as dementia Residents … Read more

PM and Sunak ‘at loggerheads over three-year funding package for the military’

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak ‘are at loggerheads over three-year funding package for the military’ as coronavirus crisis hammers government finances Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak said to be clashing over military budget plans PM wants a three-year settlement so defence and security review can go ahead Chancellor insisted financial situation too uncertain during coronavirus … Read more

Andy Burnham ‘faked moment he learned city’s Covid funding had been slashed’ 

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham faked the moment he learned the city’s Tier Three lockdown funding had been slashed to £22million during a live press conference, Robert Jenrick has revealed The Communities Secretary today dismissed the claim that Mr Burnham found out the final package figure during an explosive conference last night, instead claiming he ‘phoned him … Read more

Nancy Pelosi sets 48 HOUR deadline on the White House for coronavirus funding

Nancy Pelosi gave the White House a 48-hour deadline to resolve the contentious COVID-19 relief negotiations, which have become increasingly rooted in partisanship. Discussions over federal aid have pulled Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill into an ongoing, back-and-forth battle over the next deal’s provisions. But on Saturday evening, the House Speaker’s office revealed that … Read more

Education Secretary: Universities face funding cuts if they don’t adopt anti-Semitism definition

Universities must adopt internationally recognised definition of anti-Semitism by Christmas or face funding cuts, warns Education Secretary Gavin Williamson Gavin Williamson hits out at low rate of unis adopting anti-Semitism definition Mr Williamson said it was ‘frankly disturbing that so many are dragging their feet’ Education Secretary said embracing statement is ‘morally the right thing … Read more

HHS threatens to cut off funding for US hospitals if they don’t report data on COVID-19 patients

HHS threatens to cut off funding for US hospitals if they do not start reporting data on COVID-19 patients within 14 weeks after hundreds fail to regularly share stats with the White House HHS is threatening to cut off of Medicare and Medicaid funding for hospitals that do not report data on coronavirus and influenza … Read more

Hard Left hits back at Keir Starmer as Unite union SLASHES funding

Hard Left hits back at Keir Starmer as Unite union SLASHES funding for Labour by 10% with boss Len McCluskey warning new leader must stick to Corbynista agenda Sir Keir Starmer has been trying to distance himself from the Jeremy Corbyn era  Unite is cutting affiliation to Labour by 10 per cent amid anger at … Read more