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The founder of Pret and current boss of Itsu has savaged Boris Johnson for ‘spouting Churchillian nonsense’ and blasted him over his ‘criminal’ six-month work from home call – as businesses said billions of pounds and millions of jobs would be lost by his plans.  Entrepreneur Julian Metcalfe – who …

4.18pm BST16:18 Nicola Davis Coronavirus cases in England almost doubled in the space of a week, with infections becoming more widespread across all ages, leading one expert to say a second wave had begun. Almost 60,000 people are thought to have had the virus from 4 to 10 September 2020 …

SIR – Royal Mail's plan in the face of dwindling business involves charging more and providing less. That should surely fix the problem. Simon Watson Source link

NEW LOCKDOWN RULES FOR ENGLAND FROM MONDAY  Max social gatherings SIX PEOPLE Applies indoors and outdoors Applies in private homes Applies in pubs and restaurants Does NOT apply to schools or workplaces Does NOT apply to weddings, funerals, team sport Does NOT apply if household bubbles are bigger than six …

Donald Trump demanded to stay in Buckingham Palace during a state visit despite being told that the royal household was under extensive renovations.  President Trump was first invited for a formal state visit by the Queen in January 2017, but it was not until the summer of 2019 that he …

Britain will not ‘blink’ in crunch Brexit talks this week, Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator has declared, in a marked ratcheting up of pressure on Brussels. In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday, Lord Frost warned his EU counterpart Michel Barnier the UK would not become a ‘client state’ …

A former aide to Prince William will today be appointed as Britain’s top civil servant. Whitehall sources last night confirmed that Boris Johnson has picked Simon Case to be the UK’s new Cabinet Secretary. He will replace Sir Mark Sedwill, who announced he was quitting in June after losing a …

The Royal Family and Boris Johnson will today join Second World War veterans to mark 75 years since VJ Day. Prince Philip, 99, will be among those paying tribute to the heroes who fell during the campaign in the Far East. The duke was aboard the Royal Navy destroyer HMS …

Scotland records 48 new cases Scotland has recorded 48 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, as the number of positive tests nears 19,000. It comes after 60 new cases were confirmed on Saturday, however there was no change in the number of people in intensive care (three) or …

Boris Johnson signalled today that the job furlough scheme that has paid the wages of millions at a cost of billions will not be extended any further. The Prime Minister complained that the scheme, due to run until October, was keeping people in ‘suspended animation’ and would come to a …