Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire 

Chaos fears over PFI end: Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire Schools and hospitals could see disruption as number of PFI schemes finish  Taxpayers could be landed with huge bill when 200 PFI contracts expire MPs warned millions could be wasted on expensive consultants to sort out deals The … Read more

Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire 

Chaos fears over PFI end: Hospitals and schools could suffer major disruption as £10billion of contracts expire Schools and hospitals could see disruption as number of PFI schemes finish  Taxpayers could be landed with huge bill when 200 PFI contracts expire MPs warned millions could be wasted on expensive consultants to sort out deals The … Read more

Bupa to pay £125m to customers hit by private medical service disruption

Bupa confirms it will pay a total of £125m to customers hit by disruption to private medical services at the height of the pandemic Bupa pledged last year to pay back any ‘exceptional financial benefit’  Most eligible Bupa customers will get around one month’s premium payment  By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 16:42 GMT, 18 March … Read more

Michael Gove: Post-Brexit border checks on imports to be delayed due to Covid disruption

Michael Gove announces Britain will delay the introduction of post-Brexit checks on some goods from the EU for six months due to Covid chaos Michael Gove said introduction of controls on some EU imports will be delayed Minister for the Cabinet Office said delay has been caused by Covid disruption The border controls were due … Read more

UK firms that export to the EU ‘told to set up hubs in Europe’ to avoid post-Brexit trade disruption

UK businesses that export to the EU are reportedly being encouraged by trade officials to set up hubs across the Channel so they can avoid post-Brexit disruption. Some firms claim they have been advised to set up subsidiary companies in the EU so they can avoid extra paperwork when exporting products into the trade bloc. … Read more

5,000 National Guard troops to remain in DC through March despite no disruption on Inauguration Day

The National Guard will maintain a presence in Washington, D.C. with a minimum of 5,000 troops remaining in the nation’s capital through at least mid-March, a spokesman revealed over the weekend. ‘As we continue to work to meet the final post-inauguration requirements, the National Guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies … Read more

Moment ‘medically exempt’ easyJet passenger is accused of ‘causing disruption’ for not wearing mask

This is the moment a woman who says she is medically exempt from wearing a mask was ‘humiliated’ over the speaker by an easyJet pilot. Lydia Rutter was returning from Tenerife to Manchester when she says flight attendants began berating her for not wearing a face covering. Lydia takes medication to help with her severe … Read more

Fears fresh food supply chain ‘won’t cope’ with No Deal disruption

More fears were raised today that fresh food supplies will be hit by No Deal Brexit as frantic talks continue in Brussels. Former head of Sainsbury’s Justin King warned that processes at the border are not ready for the end of the transition period – and will require ‘goodwill’ from the EU to ‘cope’. Nerves … Read more

Wales CANCELS all A-Level and GSCE exams in 2021 amid on-going coronavirus class disruption

Wales CANCELS all A-Level and GSCE exams in 2021 with pupils getting grades from coursework and assessments instead amid on-going coronavirus class disruption Welsh education minister Kirsty Williams made announcement today  Said next summer’s papers would be replaced by coursework and assessments Pandemic made it ‘impossible to guarantee a level playing field for exams’ By … Read more