Starmer: ‘I refuse to join picket lines – because I want to be a Labour PM’ August 31, 2022 Keir Starmer refused to join rail strike pickets “because I want to be a Labour Prime Minister”. The Labour leader made his comments on Channel 5’s popular Jeremy Vine show, responding to callers as thousands of workers continue to bring the country to a halt with industrial action. Starmer previously told close cabinet colleagues not [...]
Boohoo charged by HMRC over recycled polybag certification August 31, 2022 The taxman has charged Boohoo Group over a lack of certification for its recycled polybag content. The fashion brand wrote to product suppliers last week saying the charge would be passed on unless they met certain conditions, according to Drapers. Boohoo was accused by HMRC of breaching recently introduced rules about plastic packaging, meaning items [...]
Junior doctors threaten ballot to strike over NHS ‘paltry’ pay August 31, 2022 The summer of discontent is set to widen to junior doctors next month, with the British Medical Association to ballot junior doctors for industrial action. The organisation held an emergency meeting this week, with its co-chairs writing to the secretary of state for health and social care, Steve Barclay, expressing their concerns about pay. The [...]
END OF AN ERA: Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader who ended cold war without bloodshed, dies aged 91 August 31, 2022 Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet Union president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, credited with ending the Cold War, has died aged 91 Gorbachev ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, while introducing Russia to western brands like Pizza Hut and McDonald’s. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, [...]
Hotels cashed in on scorching summer but face gloomy winter freeze August 30, 2022 British hotels cashed in last month during a scorching heatwave, but the industry fears its profits will freeze up as the UK prepares for bleak economic times. Holiday destinations across the country had a record-breaking summer with a new survey showing more than 77 per cent occupancy in July compared to 73 in June. This [...]
Sainsbury’s to save 17m food items from waste by removing best before dates August 30, 2022 Sainsbury’s plans to save 17 million food items a year from waste by removing ‘best before’ dates. The supermarket giant will take off the date from 276 of its own brand items and more than 100 fresh produce products, such as onions, tomatoes and fruits. More than 130 items will follow, including potatoes, with [...]
Notting Hill Carnival: Man, 21, fatally stabbed as police launch murder investigation August 30, 2022 Notting Hill Carnival was rocked by a fatal stabbing yesterday, as police launched a murder investigation. Officers responded to reports of the incident at 10pm on Monday in Ladbroke Grove, under the Westway flyover. The victim is a 21-year-old man who was given first aid by police before ambulance services removed him from significant crowds. [...]
Skyrocketing energy bills ‘could be the final nail in the coffin’ for small firms, FSB warns August 26, 2022 Sky-rocketing energy bills “could be the final nail in the coffin” for many firms according to the head of Federation of Small Businesses. Smaller companies “don’t have the luxury to wait until the winter” for help with rising costs, and an “urgent intervention” is needed from the next prime minister. The comments were made by [...]
Police charge man from Norway, 29, over city stabbing, will appear in court today August 26, 2022 Police have charged a man from Norway with attempted murder over a stabbing near Liverpool Street station. Egidijus Kotovas, 29 of Oslo was arrested by the City of London Police on Thursday. The victim was stabbed in an unprovoked attack in a doorway in Blomfield Street in the City of London at around 4:10am on [...]
Zahawi: Energy price cap rise will cause ‘stress and anxiety’ August 26, 2022 Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has acknowledged today’s 80 per cent price cap rise will cause “stress and anxiety” as campaigners urge the government to take action. In a move that will concern millions of Brits, this morning it was announced by Ofgem the energy price cap will rise to £3,549 per year from October. The rise [...]