Boris Johnson’s plan for 50-year mortgages is outright ‘risky’ and solely aimed at inflating the market, warns property guru July 5, 2022 Boris Johnson’s latest proposal for the housing market is “another risky, spontaneous announcement aimed at temporarily inflating the housing market” according to the boss a major property firm. David Alexander, the chief executive officer of DJ Alexander Scotland, part of the Lomond Group, told City A.M. today he believes that the comments from the Prime [...]
NHS takes it to the sky with new fleet of drones to drop chemotherapy drugs across UK in first of its kind July 5, 2022 The NHS said this morning it plans to use drones to deliver chemotherapy drugs in a bid to speed up the delivery of vital medicines across the UK. It is hoped that using drone technology will one day enable doctors to make “same-day delivery” orders for drugs and medical equipment from anywhere in the country. [...]
Sainsbury’s boss has grim warning for Brits: The pressure on your budgets will only intensify July 5, 2022 The CEO of Sainsbury’s warned this morning that rising pressure on household budgets “will only intensify over the remainder of the year” as he pledged to invest more money into improving value for shoppers. Simon Roberts, chief executive of the supermarket group, said it is working to reduce costs across its operations amid continued inflation. [...]
£330 pay boost for 30m Brits as National Insurance threshold will rise to £12,570 from tomorrow July 5, 2022 Millions of Brits will get a modest boost in their pay packets this month as they grapple with surging living costs, because – from tomorrow – the threshold at which people pay National Insurance (NI) will increase. The UK Government has previously said this will benefit nearly 30m working people with a typical employee saving [...]
Teens in suits banned from UK cinemas as TikTok craze around new Minions: The Rise Of Gru takes off July 5, 2022 Reports are coming in that young people wearing suits during screenings of Minions: The Rise Of Gru are being banned from UK cinemas. The decision comes after some young moviegoers were criticised for rowdy behaviour after a viral trend erupted on the social media app TikTok. The trend involves large groups of teenage boys, who [...]
Tory MP Caroline Nokes reported Chris Pincher for being drunk mid-afternoon, 24 hours before groping attack July 5, 2022 Senior Tory MP Caroline Nokes claimed she reported Chris Pincher for being ‘drunk in the middle of the afternoon’ last Tuesday – 24 hours before his alleged groping attack. But nothing was done, she said late last night. Nokes shared on TalkTV that she witnessed the former Deputy Chief Whip, Chris Pincher, ‘drunk in the [...]
Internet explodes after Premier League footballer is arrested in north London following rape accusation July 5, 2022 Social media is exploding this morning as thousands of Brits are trying to find out who the Premier League footballer is who has reportedly been arrested in north London on suspicion of rape. The man, who is in his 20s but cannot be named for legal reasons, was being questioned by police over an alleged [...]
After Eamon Holmes, Gary Lineker and Lorraine Kelly, Sky Sports star Alan Parry hit with £356k tax bill: ‘Who will HMRC target next?’ July 5, 2022 Sky Sports presenter, Alan Parry, has had his appeal against a £356,420.37 IR35 tax bill dismissed at a First-Tier Tax Tribunal hearing. Parry was contesting that the contracts his limited company, Alan Parry Productions Limited, held with BSkyB between tax years 2013/14 to 2018/19 reflected an employment relationship, rather than self-employment. But due to the Judge [...]
Humiliating defeat for govt as peers order new post-Brexit UK Infrastructure Bank to pay for eco-schemes July 5, 2022 The Government faced a humiliating defeat last night as peers voted to support a move the UK Infrastructure Bank supports eco-friendly schemes. The House of Lords voted by 182 to 153, majority 29, for a legislative change to specifically include the circular economy and nature-based solutions in projects financed by the institution. The UK Infrastructure [...]
DHL launches UK recruitment drive to create 3,500 new jobs for ten new depots across Britain July 5, 2022 DHL said this morning the logistics giant plans to invest more than £190m into creating 10 new collection and delivery depots across the UK, and expanding 20 existing sites, which will create 3,500 jobs. The investment forms part of DHL’s plan to expand its UK e-commerce operation – DHL Parcel UK – through a £482m [...]
