BP is forced to shut some stations and Esso says deliveries to some Tesco forecourts are affected Nils Pratley: Shortages should force a rethink of visa rules Three of the UK’s biggest operators of petrol stations have warned of fuel shortages at some forecourts across the country, with the severe […]
Month: September 2021
Businesses will no longer be able to take share of service charges paid by card under new legislation Restaurant owners will be banned from taking customer tips and service charge payments from workers under legislation being introduced by the government five years after a ban was first proposed. The law, […]
Questioned during his trip to the US, prime minister declined to say if he could survive on £118 a week Boris Johnson has defended the government’s plans to cut universal credit while refusing to say whether he could live on the basic payment it provides of £118 a week. Questioned […]
Eruption on La Palma has destroyed hundreds of homes, but one escaped the devastation all around Like a cartoon house with its own raincloud, a Canary Islands home has survived rivers of lava flowing from the volcanic eruption on La Palma, with images showing the untouched residence and nearby landscape […]
Researchers at University College London find little difference in wellbeing and happiness levels National tests that pupils in England sit in the final year of primary school do not appear to harm children’s happiness or wellbeing, according to research by University College London. As concern grows about children’s mental health, […]
UK PM says it is time for the world to ‘grow up’ and ‘listen to scientists’ in speech to general assembly Cop26 must be a “turning point for humanity” in just 40 days’ time, Boris Johnson has urged in a call to arms to fellow global leaders ahead of the […]
Pamphlet for the Fabian Society emphasises values of work, society and partnership with private sector Labour will build a better Britain for working people | Keir Starmer Keir Starmer has set Labour on a decisive course toward the centre ground in a 35-page statement of intent that emphasises the values […]
Another 800,000 households fall victim to energy crisis as Avro Energy and Green collapse Another 800,000 households fell victim to the energy crisis on Wednesday with the collapse of two more suppliers, as ministers admitted they were considering a windfall tax on companies profiting from record gas prices. The failure […]
Hopes that breakthrough marks new era where artificial intelligence can develop treatments for all types of cancer Scientists have successfully used artificial intelligence to create a new drug regime for children with a deadly form of brain cancer that has not seen survival rates improve for more than half a […]
UK prime minister hits out after Paris reacted with fury to announcement of defence pact Boris Johnson has reopened the rift with Paris over the Aukus defence and security deal, urging the French to “prenez un grip about this and donnez-moi un break”, after he and Joe Biden discussed deepening […]