Anger and indignation as Northern Ireland is branded the ‘begging bowl’ of the UK April 1, 2022 Northern Ireland is the “begging bowl corner” of the UK and should become fiscally responsible, politician Doug Beattie said this afternoon. In an address to business leaders, the UUP leader said Stormont parties have collectively failed to demonstrate their ability to manage the region’s finances. Beattie was addressing a pre-election event, hosted by the Northern [...]
Shock ruling: London property bigwig sent to jail after refusing to grant wife Jewish religious divorce April 1, 2022 A London property tycoon was sent to 18 months in jail this afternoon for engaging in coercive or controlling behaviour after failing to grant his wife a Jewish religious divorce. Alan Moher, 57, and Caroline Moher, who have three children together, separated in 2016 and divorced in the Family Court. But Moher did not give [...]
The End: Govt tells TV and film industry £500m pandemic scheme will end within weeks April 1, 2022 The so-called UK Film & TV Production Restart Scheme, which was launched in July 2020, is wrapping up, despite sustained lobbying from parts of the industry. The £500m scheme, which helped TV and film productions through the pandemic, will close at the end of the month, the government said this afternoon. The Department for Digital, [...]
What cost of living crisis? MPs give themselves a pay rise of nearly 3 per cent to £84,144 April 1, 2022 MPs’ salaries rise to £84,144 from today, up by 2.7 per cent, after the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) announced last month that their pay would go up for the first time in two years. But it comes on the same day that the biggest jump in domestic energy bills in living memory has come [...]
EU launches first ever WTO challenge against UK after Brexit Britain ‘failed to give satisfactory response’ April 1, 2022 The European Union confirmed it has launched the bloc’s first ever challenge against the UK at the World Trade Organization over Britain’s green subsidy program. The European Commission, the EU’s executive body that oversees the common trade policy for all member states, argues that criteria that were used by the British government in awarding subsidies [...]
Bloody Friday as cost of living onslaught starts for millions: Steepest rise in household bills in living memory begins today April 1, 2022 Today has been dubbed National Price Hike Day, when government bodies and private firms traditionally announce the increases in the cost of goods and services. This year, energy costs are set to skyrocket, with the cheapest energy tariff for a medium user surging to £1,971 – a staggering 118 per cent increase year on year. The [...]
Thousands of Brits receive mysterious WhatsApp messages offering them free Easter Cadbury chocolate April 1, 2022 Thousands of Brits have received a WhatsApp message that offers a free Easter chocolate basket. The message has also been circulating on messaging platforms and social media. However, Cadbury has now warned people not to interact it as it is a scam. Images have been posted online by recipients that show a WhatsApp message containing [...]
Ukraine unmasks two generals as Moscow saboteurs while tired Putin is stuck in ‘Kremlin cage’ with Russian Army ‘exhausted’ April 1, 2022 Two Ukrainian generals have been unmasked as Russian saboteurs and stripped off their ranks with immediate effect, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky told his nation under siege. In his daily video address to the nation, Zelensky said “today another decision was made on anti-heroes, gradually all of them will be punished.” “That is why Andriy Olehovych [...]
Roman ‘hole in the wall’: World’s oldest cash machine found in UK April 1, 2022 A team of archaeologists have unearthed evidence of the world’s first cash machine dating back to the Roman empire, buried for centuries in an unassuming field in Hatfield, England. The ‘noteworthy’ discovery suggests Juno Moneta, the Roman Goddess of Money and Funds, was smiling on the British Isles as early as AD 265. The discovery, [...]
Clash between Japan and Russia looms as Tokyo steps up Kuril Island claims: ‘Russian Army is illegal occupier’ April 1, 2022 After several Japanese politicians recently stated the disputed Kuril Islands are part of Japan’s territory, Tokyo has now moved to officially declare that the entire Kuril Island chain is Japanese sovereign territory. In fact, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the islands are illegally occupied by the Russian Army. Over the last few decades, [...]
