Taxman intensifies crackdown on footballers and agents August 16, 2021 The taxman is intensifying its crackdown on footballers as it pushes to clawback money from an industry that is swelling with unpaid tax, reveal fresh figures released today. HMRC is targeting football clubs for £45m in underpaid tax, according to national accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. The taxman probed 93 football players over the last [...]
Boris Johnson: Afghanistan must not become ‘breeding ground for terror’ again August 15, 2021 Boris Johnson has said western countries must work together to stop Afghanistan from becoming a terrorist breeding ground again as the Taliban is set to take the capital of Kabul. The Taliban is expected to soon declare a new Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from the Presidential Palace, after democratically elected leader Ashraf Ghani fled the country [...]
Boris Johnson to recall parliament to discuss Afghanistan crisis August 15, 2021 Boris Johnson is set to recall parliament during summer recess to discuss the developing crisis in Afghanistan. He is also set to hold an emergency Cobra meeting today to discuss the UK’s potential actions as the Taliban prepare to take over the capital of Kabul. The Prime Minister will tell MPs to come back to [...]
Channel 4 bring in ex-Ofcom chief in bid to fight privatisation August 15, 2021 Channel 4 has brought in the former head of media watchdog Ofcom to help try and fight off the network’s planned privatisation. Flint Global, a firm founded by former Ofcom boss Ed Richards, has been drafted in by the network as it tries to avoid being sold in private hands. The Sunday Telegraph also reports [...]
Afghanistan: Taliban enters Kabul as western embassies withdraw August 15, 2021 The Taliban has now entered the Afghanistan capital of Kabul as western embassies withdraw diplomatic staff in anticipation of for the takeover of the city and the president flees. Taliban fighters have already taken over every other major city in the country, just months after the US began its complete withdrawal from Aghanistan. President Ashraf [...]
Meggitt chairman says government must be prepared to intervene in takeover war August 15, 2021 The chairman of defence technology firm Meggitt has said that the government has to be prepared to intervene in a takeover battle for the company to guarantee a commitment on future investment and jobs. Sir Nigel Rudd said any prospective buyer of Meggitt had to give assurances to keep the firm’s Coventry headquarters open and to [...]
Sajid Javid cuts cost of NHS Covid test for travel to £68 August 14, 2021 In a bid to help holidaymakers and drive down the market rate for Covid tests for travel, the health secretary has cut the cost of the travel tests that the NHS provides from £88 to £68 each. Travellers returning from green and amber list countries to England will now pay £20 less per PCR test, [...]
Afghanistan: First troops begin deploying to evacuate British nationals August 14, 2021 The first British troops have begun deploying to Afghanistan to help evacuate UK nationals as the Taliban continues its rapid advance through the country. It comes after Afghan lawmakers confirmed that the Taliban had seized the Logar province, just south of the capital Kabul, on Saturday. Britain’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Operation Pitting, [...]
Long read: the office, pay cuts, promotions and cities. Transcending the gender gap post-pandemic August 14, 2021 Cabinet ministers and CEOs are falling over themselves trying to bark us back into the office. Some are even threatening to cut our pay if we move too far away, but their sledgehammer approach is not winning converts, especially amongst women. Over the course of sixteen months of remote work, many of us have felt [...]
Monzo savings partner pauses products amid money laundering probe August 14, 2021 OakNorth, a Monzo partner that provides savings products for the challenger bank, temporarily withdrew offers for new customers a fortnight after it emerged that the FCA had launched an investigation into the British digital bank over possible money laundering activity. Challenger bank OakNorth, which is one of the lenders that have provided £1bn worth of [...]
