Hospitality firms receive less than half of £635m Omicron support package despite fierce struggle to survive April 4, 2022 New analysis has found that hospitality firms in England affected by Omicron have received less than half of the £635m support package promised by the Government. The Treasury announced funding in December to provide a lifeline for businesses suffering from mass cancellations and declining footfall over the Christmas period when the Omicron variant of coronavirus [...]
Thousands of travellers hit by ‘technical issue’ with e-gate passport checkpoints April 4, 2022 There are reports of staff shortages and problems with e-gate passport checkpoints across the UK as travellers have taken to social media to air their frustrations, with some saying they had waited hours to take off. Other travellers said several of the automatic e-gates, staffed by Border Force and used to process passengers, were not [...]
Other half speaks out: David Warburton’s wife thinks Tory MP accused of sexual misconduct has ‘not done anything wrong’ April 4, 2022 David Warburton’s wife and family are reportedly standing by him as the Conservative MP faces an investigation into his alleged misconduct. Warburton’s brother-in-law, Jonathan Baker-Bates, said the Tory and his wife believed he had “not done anything wrong”. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Mr Baker-Bates, brother of Harriet Warburton – the MP’s wife of 20 [...]
Going Dutch: ALL train services in The Netherlands come to a halt due to technical ‘error’ April 4, 2022 All train services across the Netherlands are currently not running due to ‘technical problems’, national rail operator NS late last night. Apart from zero trains running, travel information can not be displayed at stations and all loud speakers at all large stations are down as well. Travellers are urged to find alternative modes of transport, [...]
Russian Army pulls back as weekend fightback picks up: Ukrainian forces retake Kyiv suburbs despite fear of booby-traps April 2, 2022 Ukrainian forces are taking back suburbs and other areas surrounding capital Kyiv this weekend, and they have reportedly moved to retake territory north of the country’s capital amid fears that Russian forces might have set booby-traps before leaving. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in his nightly video address hours earlier that departing Russian troops were [...]
Weekend Read: Most Brits believe their last pay rise was unfair April 2, 2022 Two in three workers think their most recent pay rise was unfair and didn’t reflect their job performance Despite this, only one in nine are actively job hunting and interviewing for a new role, new research by HR and payroll software provider CIPHR suggests. The pay rise study, based on a survey of over 1,000 employed British [...]
Home buyer demand bouncing back across UK with Blackpool, Swindon and Newcastle leading the pack April 2, 2022 Zoopla this morning said the supply of homes being put up for sale generally is building momentum, although the overall choice of properties remains constrained. Blackpool and Swindon are among the urban areas seeing a bounceback in home buyer activity, according to the property website. The stock of homes available to buy is still 42 [...]
More than 50,000 British researchers are ready to leave academia in unprecedented science outflux April 2, 2022 A new report from the University and College Union (UCU) warns that a vast majority of staff at high education institutions across Britain are demoralised and are considering to quite academia. Unsolved disputes about working conditions, pay and pension, with a range of strikes in recent months, have led to tens of thousands of researchers [...]
The sadistic scandal rocking rural Yorkshire this week: Disturbed vicar’s decade of bamboo cane abuse April 2, 2022 It is a matter of “deep, deep shame” for the Church of England that a sadistic vicar was able to continue to beat a vulnerable woman with a bamboo cane during a decade-long period of abuse, a bishop said this morning. In the trial of Hilary Alflatt, 87, it emerged that the church authorities had [...]
Criminal probe launched against P&O over sacking of 800 seafarers April 1, 2022 The Insolvency Service has launched criminal and civil investigations into the sacking of nearly 800 seafarers by P&O Ferries. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps wrote on Twitter: “The Insolvency Service has reviewed P&O Ferries’ actions and placed it under criminal investigation for its actions. “Peter Hebblethwaite stood before MPs and admitted to breaking the law, and [...]
