The government is tearing up planning red tape from today to allow boarded up shops and abandoned offices to be turned into homes without the need for full planning permission, under new laws being introduced today. Changes to the planning system will make it easier for business owners and developers to ‘repurpose’ premises that are … Read more
Amazon shoppers are left horrified after spotting bag for sale containing ‘photo of a child with tape over its mouth’ Amazon customers complained to the retailer after a ‘horrifying’ bag listing Shoppers noticed the bag had a photo of a child with ‘tape on its mouth’ inside Laura Harper, 30, shared screenshots of the bag … Read more
Holidaymakers face a farcical ‘maze’ of red tape as only 25 of the 59 ‘air bridge’ countries have no restrictions on Britons landing at airports On Friday, the Government announced that travellers can now visit 59 countries Holidaymakers will not have to quarantine for two weeks in the UK on their return But only 25 … Read more
Boris Johnson vowed today to bulldoze Britain’s bloated planning system to help get the economy moving again. Relaunching his Government, the Prime Minister pledged to bring forward ‘the most radical reforms of our planning system since the end of the Second World War’. He said the move, which will see ministers take the axe to … Read more
Contact details? No, just pop in for a pint: Boss of pub chain Marston’s declares war on coronavirus red tape – and refuses to make staff wear masks because it would ‘feel like a hospital’ Pub chain Marston’s to let customers up to the bar when they re-open next week Ralph Findlay, chief executive of … Read more
Melania Trump warned Donald Trump he could lose the election after the ‘Access Hollywood’ tape came to light in the 2016 presidential campaign, telling him ‘you could have blown this for us.’ Donald Trump so dreaded facing his wife in October 2016, after his ‘grab ’em by the p***y’ comment came to light, that it took … Read more
Alessandra Ambrosio wraps her ankle in tape as she goes grocery shopping wearing a leopard mask By Kellie Chudzinski For Dailymail.com Published: 06:55 BST, 7 May 2020 | Updated: 07:46 BST, 7 May 2020 She has been keeping a low-profile while on lockdown with her two kids and boyfriend at her Santa Monica home. But … Read more
Is THIS the real reason coronavirus testing is such a shambles? Plans to roll out remote Covid-19 screening are held up by red tape as officials insist on ‘weeks’ of training for testers Scheme to post swabs to private homes and care facilities was due for this week However, bureaucrats insist anyone who conducts tests … Read more
British company is forced to sell PPE ABROAD after attempt to equip the NHS was met with an ‘impenetrable wall of bureaucracy’ British supplier was forced to sell personal protective equipment abroad Firm spent ‘five weeks hammering at the Government’s door’ with no response The Government said it had deployed ‘every resource’ to get PPE supplies … Read more
Designer who answered the cry for NHS masks with a fighter pilot-inspired model is caught in a red tape dogfight with fabrics firm Cambridge-educated designer Julian Hake was told the special fabric needed had been sold abroad, then the fabric could not be adapted to meet standards This newspaper has seen a leaked Don and … Read more