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All domestic restrictions will be lifted at midnight. Border restrictions will remain although as of 1st July PCR tests will no longer be required for those arriving with a certificate either for...
The recent announcement of a trade deal with Australia has an estimated economic benefit of £400 million per year. This compares to the £2 billion quarterly fall in UK food and drink exports to the EU...
Alleged at present although a pretty damming phot. I dont care who he has been poking but if it has been during the 'lockdowns' then it does become very much a problem given how the Government 'banned...
I wasn't sure where to post this - • it is a News item, from a Newspaper • but it could be a new Olympic sport • Or it could be some nutty woman trying to prove that she is better than the boys...
regarding this terrible event this building collapsing on cctv video just seen to fall apart and the rubble looks like it was really not up to scratch when it was built 40 years ago cant see any large...
//White working class pupils have been failed by decades of neglect in England's education system, a report by MPs says. The Education Select Committee accused the government of a lack of targeted...
Twas on the radio this morning, so no link. He's done nothing to stop the largest source of carbon emissions on this planet and has failed to cap a single volcano. It's disgraceful! Another failure...
More good news if you are the CEO of a mobile phone company. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-9721577/UK-mobile-operator-EE-bring-roaming-charges-EU.html Now that our industry has...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57590128
TBF it's the only way they'll ever get the keys to No 10 so fair enough I suppose. Surprised it's taken them 11 years to realise....
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-57584936 So 8% of the UK should be able to veto the rest should it? Essentially the SNP would have control over the UK in times of national...
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-no-legal-compulsion-to-wear-face-masks-when-restrictions-are-lifted-minister-says-12340495
...I'll be glad the whole silly episode is over....
Labour are demanding a new Downing St Sleaze investigation, into claims that Matt Hancock promoted a Healthcare firm ,for contracts. Whose shareholders donated Thousands of pounds to the Con Party and...
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/john-mcafee-found-dead-prison-after-spanish-court-allows-extradition-2021-06-23/
Why did he top himself?
Or is this a cover up?...