So much for the summer getaway! M4 misery for thousands of drivers stuck in TWO-HOUR queues in stifling 83F heat after lorry fire forces closure of major motorway in both directions Holidaymakers hoping for a prompt getaway ahead of weekend met with misery Both eastbound and westbound M4 carriageways between J14 and J15 closed Travellers … Read more
‘Cancel culture is stifling new writers’: Nobel-winning novelist Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns that young authors are having to self-censor amid a ‘climate of fear’ The Never Let Me Go novelist said he is concerned for less established writers He fears authors are avoiding writing from other people’s perspectives He is the latest writer to warn … Read more
High street banks are ‘stifling’ start-up firms at birth by rejecting applications for business bank accounts because they are too busy processing Bounce Back loans for existing companies. Most banks are not accepting new applications for business accounts or warning of long delays, in a development a business group warned could strangle Britain’s economic recovery. … Read more