Now TfL says it wants to KEEP £15-a-day London congestion charge to ‘support capital’s culture, hospitality and night-time businesses’ months after Sadiq Khan pledged to SCRAP the temporary rise TfL had claimed the rise in Congestion Charge from £11.50 to £15 was temporary Sadiq Khan previously said he would ‘negotiate with Government’ to reduce cost … Read more
Thanks a million! That’s how many miles of Britain you’ve pledged to spruce up for the Mail’s campaign Army of volunteers help the Great British Spring Clean reach major milestone So far 160,270 volunteers have pledged to tidy up 1,006,135 miles of Britain Network Rail pledges all of their 42,000 employees will spend time picking … Read more
Has the Government lost its bottle over the scourge of plastic pollution? Scandalously — and inexplicably — it seems so. Yesterday, barely 24 hours after a minister boasted that Britain was a ‘global leader when it comes to tackling plastic’, the Mail revealed that an official ‘bottle return’ scheme has been put back until at … Read more
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Kyle Richards accused her co-star Garcelle Beauvais of not paying $5K she allegedly pledged for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in a teaser for the three-part season 10 reunion. The Hollywood-born 51-year-old was referring to the ‘six-figure’ Black and White charity auction she hosted at her $8.25M Encino estate, which … Read more
City dealmaker Staveley who helped rescue Barclays was pledged fee ‘6 times’ By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 6 June 2020 City dealmaker Amanda Staveley was promised six times that she was entitled to the same fees as the Qataris who helped rescue … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s £124bn virus bill: Spending watchdog reveals ministers have pledged enormous sum to deal with effects of the coronavirus crisis Ministers pledged to spend £124billion to deal with effects of coronavirus crisis Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned the UK faces the prospect of a ‘severe recession’ Comes as millions of Britons are having wages paid … Read more
UK Government is spending a fraction of its pledged tree planting budget in England with 37p spent per person compared with £9.23 in Scotland In total the government is spending £20.5 million on woodland grants in England In Scotland the government are spending £50.2 million on new woodland grants Campaigners say greater funding is needed … Read more