Britons are being urged to book a virus test whenever they feel unwell under plans to alter the nation’s mindset on testing. Baroness Harding, chairman of the test and trace programme, has promised to make testing more accessible to the public with the rollout of 200 new walk-in centres. She has pledged that the Government … Read more
Professor Heneghan, director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the prestigious university, questioned why the review was taking so long and claimed it should be a ‘straightforward’ fix Pressure is mounting on ministers to speed up an official review into the way coronavirus deaths are calculated amid claims the daily counts were being inflated. … Read more
Ministers don’t need to panic yet about rising coronavirus cases in Britain, leading experts insisted today after it was revealed that Boris Johnson fears a second wave could start within a fortnight. A senior government source told the Mail the Prime Minister was ‘extremely concerned’ by outbreaks ‘bubbling up’ both at home and across Europe, … Read more
Savers urged not to be fooled by tempting interest rates that will soon come crashing down By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 00:23 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:23 BST, 29 July 2020 Savers are urged not to be fooled by tempting interest rates that will soon come crashing down. Some accounts … Read more
Downing Street was urged to toughen up its ‘back to work’ message last night after a string of top firms said they would not be encouraging staff back to offices for months. A Mail audit of big companies found many are not planning for the majority of workers to return to offices until at least … Read more
BA pilots urged to vote for deal that will make fewer staff redundant but will cut their pay over next three years By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:15 BST, 23 July 2020 | Updated: 22:41 BST, 23 July 2020 British Airways pilots have been urged to vote for a deal that will … Read more
Drinkers who visited three pubs in Carlisle are urged to get tested for coronavirus after group of six punters who also went to a house party are infected with Covid-19 Cumbria County Council is asking people who attended three pubs to get tested This includes visits to Lloyds Bar, The Museum and The Turf on … Read more
High earners’ pension contributions could be targetted as MPs urge Government to review tax relief rates The Public Accounts Committee has called for a review of pension tax relief It said the Government did not understand if such tax breaks were effective The PAC also said it was concerned that low-paid and part-time workers were … Read more
Leading firms were urged yesterday to forgo millions of pounds in Government bonuses for putting furloughed staff back to work. Business leaders and MPs said that the public funds should be claimed only by companies in dire straits. Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Homes and Redrow said they will not be claiming payouts under the £9billion Job … Read more
Grenfell Tower inquiry is urged to be ‘on the right side of history’ and not ‘ignore’ impact of poverty and race on disaster that killed 72 people Leslie Thomas QC said Tuesday the issue of race was the ‘elephant in the room’ Grenfell Next of Kin group has asked inquiry to investigate ‘institutional racism’ Legal … Read more