Queen’s Birthday Honours: the full 2021 list June 12, 2021 Below the full list of names for this year ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) The Rt. Hon. Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, The Earl Howe. For political and parliamentary service. (Amersham, Buckinghamshire) ORDER OF THE BATH Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) [...]
G7 exclusive: Boris Johnson to push for mental health to be on final communique June 11, 2021 Boris Johnson is set to push G7 leaders to include a statement on making mental health a priority during the Covid recovery in the summit’s final communique. The Prime Minister told a collection of political pressure groups that he “pretty much promises” it will be in there. Johnson told delegates from the Youth G7 UK [...]
Euro 2020: Less than one in three Brits plan to watch the football in a pub June 11, 2021 Less than a third of Brits plan to watch the Euro 2020 football tournament in a pub over the coming weeks despite the easing of restrictions, according to a new survey. Boozers are gearing up for a major boost to business as fans flock to their local for the delayed footie extravaganza. Yet pubs may [...]
UK pledges £430m of new foreign aid in first day of Cornwall G7 summit June 11, 2021 Boris Johnson has today pledged to spend £430m extra in foreign aid at the G7 summit in Cornwall today, with funding set to go to boosting education in the world’s poorest countries. Today’s first joint meeting of the summit saw leaders discuss the post-Covid global economic recovery, with Downing Street saying “all girls get a [...]
As romance fraud and dating scams soar during pandemic, many are left heartbroken June 11, 2021 Romance scam reports and online dating scams have soared during the coronavirus pandemic. Analysis by consumer group Which? found that romance fraud reports were up by 40 per cent in the year to April of this year, compared with the previous year, with more than 7,500 reported scams. Reported losses reached £73.9mduring the period – [...]
Pensions ‘perfect storm’ could lead to young people dropping out, warns watchdog June 11, 2021 A pensions perfect storm could lead to younger generations dropping out and having inadequate incomes in later life, a spending watchdog has warned. The Treasury has also done little to identify and manage the stark differences in average pensions between genders and other groups, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said in its [...]
UK pledges to share 100m coronavirus vaccines globally June 10, 2021 Ahead of the G7 summit, prime minister Boris Johnson today announced the UK will donate 100m surplus coronavirus vaccines worldwide within the next year. 80m doses will be supplied to the Covax vaccine sharing scheme, while the remaining 20m doses will be shared bilaterally with countries in need. The donated doses will come from the [...]
Pandemic has changed work attitudes of some young people June 10, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic may have changed how we work in more ways than remote working. New research shows 85 per cent of young professionals have permanently changed their attitude towards work due to the pandemic. Analysis carried out by professional social network platform Polywork shows virtual ways of working have opened up more work possibilities [...]
More countries line up to make Bitcoin legal tender – which one will be next? June 10, 2021 At least four more countries are preparing to table legislation to make Bitcoin legal tender, it is believed.
Brits keen for business travel return to boost relationships and escape routine June 10, 2021 Some 70 per cent of British workers agree travelling for work and meeting face-to-face strengthens business relationships, according to a YouGov poll. Almost half of prospective business travellers would use work-funded travel to escape their household, the survey revealed this morning. The data paints a picture of the renewed appetite for travel to strengthen business [...]