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Wetherspoon boss dubs curfew a government ‘PR stunt’
Tim Martin has already successfully campaigned for tax cuts during the pandemic and celebrated government-backed schemes with 'Dishy Rishi' offers.
Public to pay for daily Covid-19 ‘moonshot’ tests, says Dido Harding
Daily “moonshot” tests for Covid-19 to allow people to resume normal life won't be available on NHS.
Poll: Vast majority of Brits want private firms to be stripped of their test and trace contracts
Estimates suggest the contracts could be worth up to £528 million.
Warning of Covid & flu ‘co-infection’ as millions in cold homes at greater risk this winter
“We have not all experienced lockdown equally. Many vulnerable people have spent more time in homes that are unsuitable, cramped or physically unsafe; environments which place residents at higher risk of worse outcomes from Covid-19."
Prince William says being dad spurred him to protect natural world but took son on Grouse shoot
It is believed the prince George went along on his first-ever grouse hunt in 2018.
Michael Gove: “If you can work from home, you should do so”
The announcement comes less than a month after the government launched a 'go back to work or risk losing your job' marketing blitz.
From £10 off to a 10pm curfew: Struggling hospitality sector reacts to new measures
“The Government should publish the evidence upon which this decision was based.”
Govt using rise in unemployment due to pandemic to boost armed forces recruitment
Conservative MP Jerome Mayhew said now is an “opportunity to recruit” after highlighting a rise in jobless 18 to 24-year-olds caused by the pandemic.
Covid alert level raised to 4 with cases up 4,368 as panic-buying recommences in supermarkets
Department of Health and Social Care figures added that an additional 11 people have died from the virus.