Finance industry and police team up to stop over £45 million of fraud in 2020
Branch staff at banks, building societies and Post Offices worked with the police to stop £45.3 million of fraud through the Banking Protocol...
Sunday, 28 February 2021 12:15
CPS urges Chancellor to help private sector drive recovery
As the Chancellor prepares for Wednesday’s Budget, his immediate priority is to continue to support the economy through the final stages of the pandemic...
Sunday, 28 February 2021 00:01
TaxPayers’ Alliance reveals one thousand Tory tax hikes in ten years
Ahead of the budget on Wednesday, the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has identified 1,034 tax rises under Conservative prime ministers since 2010...
Sunday, 28 February 2021 00:01
The Government continues to sleepwalk into an unemployment crisis, say Peers
The Chair of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to express his disappointment at the Treasury’s failure to engage seriously with the committee’s recent report, Employment and COVID-19: time for a new deal...
Sunday, 28 February 2021 00:01
All households of school-aged children to get two rapid Covid tests per person per week
Whole families and households with primary school, secondary school and college age children, including childcare and support bubbles, will be able test themselves twice every week...
Sunday, 28 February 2021 00:01
EASA declares Boeing 737 MAX safe to return to service in Europe
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) gave its seal of approval for the return to service of a modified version of the Boeing 737 MAX...
Saturday, 27 February 2021 23:41
Visa changes to fast track top talent to global Britain, Chancellor to announce
British businesses will be able to attract the brightest and best international talent to the UK under ambitious reforms to the migration system...
Saturday, 27 February 2021 23:36
Chancellor to announce post-Brexit investment boost at budget for UK infrastructure
British businesses will benefit from a post-Brexit investment boost, as the Chancellor is expected to announce an initial [£12 billion] of capital and [£10 billion] of government guarantees...
Saturday, 27 February 2021 23:30
Chancellor to announce £5 billion of new grants to help hardest hit business
Thousands of businesses hit hardest by the pandemic are to be helped back onto their feet through a £5bn new grant scheme, the Chancellor will announce...
Saturday, 27 February 2021 23:24
UK charities join together to boost vaccine drive
Organisations including The British Heart Foundation, Macmillan Cancer Support and Mencap are joining with the government and NHS to promote vaccine...
Saturday, 27 February 2021 23:20