The Government spent £40,000 of taxpayer cash on a two-year fight to cover up how little its Northern Powerhouse minister visited the north of England. Its attempt to hide embarrassing details of James Wharton’s infrequent trips out of London came to light after a Freedom of Information (FoI) request by The Guardian. Mr Wharton had […]
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A new minister has been appointed to ensure that UK food supplies are protected in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Conservative MP David Rutley has been given the brief at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He is a former food industry executive who ran home shopping and e-commerce businesses for Asda […]
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Refuse collections for 11,000 homes in a Welsh county have been cut to once a month. The initiative has been met with protests by residents and local councillors, who say it has attracted more vermin. But Conwy Council says it has addressed the objections raised and that the switch will save them almost £400,000. It […]
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The UK’s summer heatwave has been blamed for a travel operator’s profits warning that sent shares tumbling by up to 25 per cent. Thomas Cook said warm domestic weather had led to many customers opting for a UK ‘staycation’ this year. This has forced Thomas Cook to offer higher discounts than usual, cutting the full-year […]
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Campaigners calling for a second referendum on Britain’s departure from the EU have set out six scenarios under which Parliament could legislate for it. Pressure is growing for a ‘People’s Vote’ as the prospect of a hard Brexit grows after the EU27 rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s ‘Chequers plan’ in Salzburg this week. Mrs May […]
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Non-stop flights between London and Sydney could begin in 2022, the boss of Australian airline Qantas said this week. Chief executive Alan Joyce confirmed that he expects to order planes by next year that can make the 20-hour flight non-stop flight. The airline also wants to introduce non-stop flights between Australia and the United States […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May is returning home empty-handed from Austria after her plans for Britain’s post-Brexit economic relationship with the EU were rejected. European Council President Donald Tusk said the proposal was “unworkable” echoing the previous stance taken by the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. Mrs May started the day at the informal summit […]
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Supermarket giant Tesco launched a new offensive in its commercial battle with German rivals Lidl and Aldi this week with the launch of a new chain of low cost stores. Chatteris in Cambridgeshire was chosen as the site for the first Jack’s store and a second will follow soon in Immingham, Lincolnshire. The stores are named […]
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High air pollution levels could be a contributory factor in the onset of dementia, a new study from Kings College London suggested this week. Data collected in the capital appeared to show that people aged over 50 living in areas with high nitrogen dioxide levels (NOx) had a 40 per cent higher risk of developing […]
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MPs have called for regulations to protect investors in Bitcoin and other digital currencies, describing the market as a “wild west” that aids money laundering. Members of the Commons Treasury Committee say that at present investors are unprotected as cryptocurrencies are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The committee has produced a report […]
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