Litter-pickers across the land were yesterday urged to mobilise this Friday to tackle the huge surge in Covid rubbish since lockdown measures were eased. It came as the Environment Secretary urged the public to pull together to defeat the menace. George Eustice said the increase in socialising outside had left the nation’s parks and beaches … Read more
Ryanair flights from Portugal have rocketed to £302 today from £20 two weeks ago as up to 75,000 Britons faced having to rush back home with the holiday hotspot on the brink of being re-added to the UK quarantine list. The prospect of travellers from Portugal having to self-isolate for two weeks for a second … Read more
British holidaymakers are rushing to book early flights home from Portugal as the country looks set to go back onto the UK’s quarantine list. Direct flights from Faro to London are selling fast, starting at around £250 for a seat mid-week and rising to more than £300 on Friday. London-based businessman Sergio Dionisio is predicting … Read more
Holidaymakers in Portugal face chaos after infections pass UK’s threshold for imposing quarantine again – as ministers play down prospect of coronavirus testing at airports saying it would miss too many cases George Eustice suggested routine testing at airports would miss too many cases Fears fuelled after passengers on plane from Zante last week told … Read more
Another minister misses the WFH memo! Environment Secretary George Eustice reveals there is NO target for getting civil servants back to his Whitehall department despite ministers urging workers across the UK to ditch working from home George Eustice said there is no target for the return of civil servants to Whitehall The Environment Secretary said … Read more
Doctors will be told to prescribe country walks to boost patients’ physical and mental health under new proposals to ease burden on NHS Environment Secretary George Eustice will tell GPs to issue ‘green prescriptions’ These will tell patients to spend more time outside in Britain’s beauty spots Vulnerable people could also be sent on coach … Read more
Rishi Sunak is racing to build a £100bn job creation scheme amid fears two million Britons will lose their jobs when the furlough scheme ends. During the Downing St press conference the Chancellor promised to address the looming employment crisis with a scheme to create additional jobs. Mr Sunak announced that the furlough scheme, which … Read more
Rishi Sunak tonight announced that furloughed staff will be allowed to return to work on a part-time basis from July – a month earlier than originally planned. The Chancellor said firms will soon be able to take advantage of what he described as ‘flexible furlough’ which will enable employees to return as long as companies … Read more
Firms must pay 20 per cent of wages for furloughed staff from August, Rishi Sunak will say today as he starts to wind down massive bailout despite fears of a wave of redundancies Rishi Sunak is announcing the details of furlough scheme changes after August The Chancellor is set to say firms will have to … Read more
A deep split has opened up in the Government over a trade deal with Donald Trump, with the Cabinet Minister in charge of negotiations accused of planning to turn Britain into a ‘pariah state’ by allowing the import of cheap foods pumped with antibiotics and hormones. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has clashed with Environment … Read more