Hard Scottish border: Sturgeon sends in extra police to keep out English
Good luck getting across the Scottish border over Christmas.
Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for London, Sunday 20 December 2020
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Use your household savings to bail out the economy, Rishi Sunak says
Some noted that Sunak - believed to be one of the richest members of the Cabinet - has more money to spend than most.
Remember when Boris told Starmer to admit he wanted to cancel Xmas?
“We cannot continue with Christmas as planned,” Johnson admitted last night.
MPs urge government to publish furlough firms list amid fraud fears
"Opportunistic fraud”, where staff were supposedly furloughed but continued to work, could be taking place in between seven per cent and 34 per cent of cases.
Tier 4 restrictions to remain ‘for months’ until vaccine rollout – Hancock
The health secretary said the new restrictions announced on Saturday evening may have to stay for “the next couple of months”.
New Zealand to give extra Covid vaccines to Pacific Islands – for free
With a population of just five million, the country now expects to have triple the number of vaccines required - so will offer spares to close-by nations for free.
Ten billionaires have got $400 billion richer during the pandemic
“The fact that the world’s richest billionaires are massively increasing their wealth at a time when millions are facing hardship, is evidence of a broken economy."
No-deal Brexit ‘increasingly likely’ as talks continue through the weekend
"It is looking increasingly likely that the UK will be leaving on Australian terms," a source said.