Santander has become the latest lender to impose harsher restrictions on self-employed borrowers, excluding them from its lower-deposit mortgage deals. The bank has said that new self-employed customers will only be offered mortgages to cover a maximum of 60 per cent of a property’s value. That means self-employed first-time buyers and most home movers will … Read more
Pimlico Plumbers plans to adopt ‘no jab, no job’ vaccine rule for workers but boss says he won’t sack staff who refuse it Charlie Mullins, of Pimlico Plumbers, is considering adopting ‘no jab, no job’ rule He says he has spoken with lawyers about making jab mandatory for new hires Mr Mullins added that he … Read more
Police dish out 66 times more fines to Covid-19 rule flouters than in first lockdown… as hundreds of students hold SNOWBALL FIGHT in park and more than 20 people ‘sledge’ on single sheet Scotland Yard Deputy Commissioner Steve House revealed extent of crackdown Sir Steve said the officers were now ‘accelerating more quickly’ to enforcement In the … Read more
Jonathan Van-Tam today shot down calls for a three metre social distancing rule and making masks compulsory outdoors. England’s deputy chief medical officer argued extending the social distancing gap would make little difference to the spread of the highly-infectious Kent strain of the virus because there is no proof it can travel further in coughs … Read more
Britons abroad face a race to get home before rules requiring international travellers to test negative for coronavirus prior to arriving in England come into force – and the UK Government has not yet released full guidance on which tests they will accept. From 4am this Friday, those arriving by boat, train or plane – including … Read more
This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield showed what a three metre rule would look like as scientists urge for social distancing to be increased. The presenting duo discussed the possibility of the gap being increased as government ministers look for ways to manage the out of control coronavirus crisis. During Tuesday morning’s episode of … Read more
Matt Hancock raised fears of an even tougher lockdown to come today as he refused to rule out a swathe of new restrictions. The Health Secretary refused to speculate when directly asked if measures like curfews, limits to time allows outside homes and making masks compulsory outdoors might be brought in. He also ducked out … Read more
The first lockdown seems like ancient history now, something that happened a long time ago, almost to someone else. I remember peaceful, sunny days and long, warm evenings, all very enjoyable in the loveliest spring there had been for years. I was alone in London, isolated and perfectly happy in my Jan-bubble, foolishly believing that … Read more
Locked-down Britons slammed actress Priyanka Chopra tonight as she and her mother were let off attending a hair salon after saying it was for a film – as officers were seen stopping normal members of the public for less. The Indian actress, 38, was seen by officers after they discovered her attending an appointment at the Josh Wood … Read more
Thousands of Britons fear being trapped around the globe by the looming threat of a 72-hour test-to-fly rule coming in – as those jetting in today spoke of their disbelief at no regulations yet being in place. Boris Johnson and his government were accused of ‘dithering in a crisis’ after announcing the regulations, but then … Read more