The kleptocracy that controls the country behaves like a ruthless mafia clan – the world needs to start treating it like one My favourite moment in The Godfather comes when Michael, barely moving his mouth, assures his brother: “It’s not personal, Sonny, it’s strictly business.” He’s not killing a New Read more
Why the chains and independents at the heart of Britain’s high streets are in deep troubleCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt’s the multibillion-pound industry that kept on growing, based on a bean that Britons couldn’t seem to get enough of: coffee.Until, that is, the pandemic struck. As is Read more
Barratt, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey and Countryside face action from CMAThe competition watchdog is investigating four of the UK’s biggest housebuilders after uncovering evidence that buyers of leasehold properties were misled and charged excessive fees. Barratt, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey and Countryside Properties all face action after the Competition and Markets Authority Read more
Meeting of backbench 1922 Committee fuels claims that Boris Johnson guilty of hypocrisyStaffordshire school closes after Covid caseManchester Airports Group calls for urgent Covid testing of arrivalsUK flip-flopping over quarantine devastates Portuguese tourist industryPupils with special needs ‘forgotten’ as English schools reopenGlobal coronavirus updates – live 2.40pm BST The latest Read more
<p>Staff and close contacts self-isolating after outbreak confirmed</p> Via: Coronavirus: Tesco workers test positive after outbreak at huge distribution centre in Scotland
<p>Alexander Litvinenko’s wife says ‘there was not a strong response’ to husband’s murder or Salisbury attack</p> Via: Alexei Navalny poisoning shows Russia will ‘carry on and get away with it’, Salisbury novichok victim says
<p>More than a third say they pay for things they do not use </p> Via: Britons now spend more on technology costs than utility bills, poll finds
The rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport comes as Trump’s campaign is claiming new signs of momentum in the longtime Democratic stronghold that Trump won by less than 45k votes in 2016. Via: Trump tells crowd to wear a mask around other people despite not wearing one himself during rally
‘I had no choice. I mean, I, I had a choice. I could have sat there and watched them kill a friend of mine of color. But I wasn’t going to do that,’ Michael Reinoehl, 48, said in a video interview. Via: Antifa protester linked to shooting death of Patriot Read more
The affected workers at the company’s Solihull plant are all believed to have worked in the paint shop. Anyone who has had close contact with them has been told to self-isolate at home. Via: Jaguar Land Rover is hit by Covid outbreak as four workers test positive