Nobody wants to buy Britain’s two million bits of useless PPE
The UK is trying to flog its unusable PPE to other NATO members. Nobody wants to buy it.
‘Ridiculous:’ Council chops down two 70ft trees and gives them an ASBO
"I cannot see how the council can class these two massive trees as an antisocial hedge," one local said.
Kids can skip quarantine and expensive tests, but only if they live in the UK
One Brit who lives in Italy said she did not tell her son that children who live in the UK do not have to go through the same travel testing and isolation because “he would find it very unfair”.
Prince Harry to publish memoir and the usual suspects aren’t happy about it
Piers Morgan appears to have reached orbit before Jeff Bezos.
Scrap two-child benefits limit to tackle child poverty, report urges
The Social Mobility Commission is calling for a shake-up of the child welfare system and extra funding for disadvantaged pupils.
Elevenses: Freedom-loathing Brits
From the newsletter: our relationship with 'freedom' is more complex than some would have us believe.
Downing Street slaps down minister for hinting Brits need not obey NHS app
Paul Scully had said people should make an "informed decision" about whether to obey the NHS app.
Govt says 69p per minute charge for EU citizens helpline was ‘tech error’
The fee meant people who have been living in the UK but have been forced to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme if they want to remain here after Brexit faced charges of just over £10 for 15 minutes.
Bereaved families demand public inquiry into deaths of benefits claimants
In the letter Therese Coffey, they write: “On behalf of those we have lost, we are doing all we can to find out how the state has failed to protect vulnerable people from death and serious harm."