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Traffic clogs up Kent as Government handed over fraction of funding request by Port of Dover
Ms Reeves said the Port of Dover had been allocated a fraction of what it requested, along with Portsmouth which she said faces a shortfall of £8 million – the result of what she called “Tory cronyism” and “wasting millions of pounds on consultants and middlemen”.
Shut by Coronavirus this Berlin restaurant has reopened for homeless people
In addition to serving food and non-alcoholic drinks and offering the warmth of indoors, the restaurant provides its bathrooms for the homeless to wash in.
Health gap between rich and poor is widening, Prof Chris Whitty says
“Ill health and disease concentrating in areas of deprivation is long-standing and needs to be tackled," Whitty said.
Ress-Mogg slammed Unicef for feeding children as free school meals in one borough faces axe
“The only people who should be ashamed of themselves are Boris Johnson and the rest of his government for letting our children go hungry."
Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Surrey moved into tier 3
Mr Hancock said the UK has “come so far” and “mustn’t blow it now”.
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott gives $4.1bn to charity in four months as he made $72bn during pandemic
Bezos is the world’s wealthiest person, with a fortune estimated at $185bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, up from $113bn before the pandemic.
Sweden’s king admits its coronavirus strategy has ‘failed’
“I think we have failed. We have a large number who have died and that is terrible. It is something we all have to suffer with,” the king said.
Priti Patel says she would call the police if she spotted Xmas Covid flouters
Although the Home Secretary said police should only take action against ‘egregious’ breaches.
Watch: Man tells BBC cameras he won’t get jab “because of the chip in it”
He said he had heard about the theory on WhatsApp.