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Josh MartinBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe report will look at Covid-era programmes like Eat Out to Help Out, which subsidised hospitality billsCovid-19 support programmes cost taxpayers nearly £11bn through fraud and error, a report will say.The Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner Tom Hayhoe will say fraudsters exploited a “golden opportunity” when he shares his findings with MPs this week, the understands.Covid-era policies initiated by the previous Conservative government include the furlough wage subsidies, ‘bounce-back’ loans, the Eat Out to Help Out programme and one-off grants.They were credited with propping up the economy throughout the Covid lockdowns, however, there has been criticism that the…
North America is a big place and the World Cup will be hosted across 16 cities, spanning four time zones and three countries, at locations up to 2,800 miles apart.All of that, plus the heat at that time of the year, provided an additional layer of complication when it came to deciding kick-off times.Fifa said that the times chosen for games to begin was done so to “optimise welfare conditions for players and supporters, while enabling the widest possible global audience to follow their teams across different time zones”.That means for viewers in Europe, some games will be played from…
A 29-year-old international footballer was taken into custody in central London during the early hours of Saturday morning following an alleged incident in the West End.Metropolitan Police officers detained the player at the scene on Wardour Street on suspicion of two counts of assault and a single count of affray.The footballer’s identity cannot be disclosed due to legal restrictions.They were apprehended after authorities received reports of an assault in the area.The incident occurred in the heart of London’s entertainment district. The arrest took place shortly after midnight on Saturday.Officers were summoned to the W1 location at 00:47 on Saturday, December…
Prince William is planning on taking his son, Prince George, to help the homeless as the future king takes notes from his mother, Princess Diana.When William was just 11 years old, Diana took him to a shelter, which was the catalyst for his support for the homeless.For two decades, the Prince of Wales has been a patron of the charity Centrepoint, after following in his mother’s footsteps.To celebrate the milestone, William plans on taking his 12-year-old son to meet and care for the homeless.Prince William plans to take Prince George to help the homeless | GETTYAs revealed by the Mail…
Norris started this year with a win in Australia, but after that the first part of the season was a struggle. His team-mate Oscar Piastri had progressed significantly through some assiduous work with the team over the winter, and Norris was not feeling the car in the way he needed to be quick.Developments over the winter had made the new car faster, but introduced what the drivers called a “numbness” to the front axle, which was preventing Norris’ ability to exploit the car.A tweak to the front suspension was developed to improve Norris’ feel, and introduced in Canada in June.…
Britain’s Lando Norris secured his maiden Formula 1 drivers’ championship at the season finale in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The McLaren driver finished third at the Yas Marina Circuit, a result which was good enough to seal the title by two points from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who won the grand prix. How well do you know the newly crowned champion? Try the BBC Sport quiz and find out.
A woman has been hit with a £600 penalty after she paid a ‘man in a pick-up’ £60 to dispose of her waste correctly.The woman of Meir in Staffordshire told investigators from Stafford Borough Council that she had handed over £60 to a man driving a pickup truck who had appeared at her door offering waste removal services.However, her black bin bags containing domestic waste were subsequently found strewn across fields in the village of Cotwalton, near the town of Stone.Enquiries are still ongoing to find the driver of the fly tipping incident.In a separate incident, a second woman has…
Ex-Olympian Sharron Davies has blasted the “ludicrous” delay to the publican of trans guidance in the wake of the Supreme Court’s trans ruling earlier this year. Similarly, GB News host Camilla Tominey took aim specifically at the NHS, claiming that it was “dragging its feet” on the matter. In April, the Supreme Court ruled that the term “women” refers to biological sex, rather than gender identity, leading to mass disgruntlement across Britain within the pro-trans community.But the Government is still yet to publish official guidance on the key decision, leaving women’s rights campaigners up in arms over what this means…
Prince William is “stepping back” from Prince George in public settings as the young royal grows more comfortable in public settings, an expert has claimed.The Prince of Wales arrived at Princess Kate’s Together at Christmas carol service alongside their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, with the young royals coordinated in matching colours for the occasion.Kate greeted her children outside the historic venue before the concert commenced, with the trio enthusiastically waving to crowds gathered nearby.The excitement displayed by the Wales children demonstrated their growing comfort with public appearances at the annual event.Prince George is growing in…
Thousands of people have taken part in the annual Santa Dash events in north-west England.More than 11,000 turned out for the Liverpool run, while a record 2,200 raised £60,000 for Brian House Children’s Hospice on Blackpool’s seafront.Rebecca Ferguson, who works for the hospice in the resort, said: “It was just a wonderful atmosphere out there today despite the weather – everyone having fun crossing that finishing line with a big smile on their face and getting their well-earned medal.”Large crowds also watched dancers and musicians perform at Manchester’s Christmas Parade.