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Nine in 10 eligible card transactions in 2021 were contactless
Thats according to data from Barclaycard.
Education is the vaccine against lingering plague of antisemitism
Thats according to the Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi.
Jenson Button backs Lewis Hamilton to compete for record breaking eighth title
The first F1 race of the season is in Bahrain on the 20th of March.
Children and young teenagers keep Covid infection levels high
Between January 5 and 20, one in 23 people in England was infected with Covid..
Competition watchdog intervenes in National Express and Stagecoach tie up
The Competition and Markets Authority say it has served a so-called initial enforcement order.
Minimum wage workers worse off by more than 1000 compared to last year
Thats according to a study by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union.
Single parent families make up one in four Citizens Advice debt assessments
Around 280,000 people in England and Wales sought one-to-one help with debt in 2021.
Focus on deploying heat pumps not hydrogen for homes this decade
Thats according to a report from Imperial College London’s Energy Futures Lab.
Council where Star Hobson was murdered stripped of childrens social services
The council overseeing the region where 16-month-old Star Hobson was murdered has had its children’s social services removed from its control..
Cause of Glasgow School of Art blaze undetermined
Thats according to a report from The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Cause of Glasgow School of Art blaze undetermined report finds
Investigators have been unable to determine what started the fire that swept through Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building, causing “catastrophic damage” more than three years ago..
John Lennons son announces digital auction of Beatles memorabilia
An assortment of Beatles memorabilia, including outfits worn by John Lennon and hand-written notes by Paul McCartney, will feature in a new digital auction..
McDonalds to launch Chicken Big Mac
McDonald’s is to launch a chicken version of its Big Mac in the UK and Ireland..
Premier League to meet FA EFL and police to discuss rise in crowd disorder
The Premier League will meet with the Football Association, EFL and police this week to discuss increased incidents of crowd disorder..
Rafael Nadal says Denis Shapovalovs wrong to claim he gets unfair advantage
An ailing Rafael Nadal battled to a five-set victory over Denis Shapovalov in a dramatic Australian Open quarter-final – and was then accused by his opponent of receiving preferential treatment..
Paramedics forced to apologise to patients for waiting before giving care
Paramedics are being forced to apologise to patients for delays as soon as they arrive on the scene of an emergency, one expert has said..
Egan Bernal in intensive care after undergoing surgery following training crash
It happened in his native Colombia.
List of parties allegedly held across No 10 and Whitehall during Covid measures
The Metropolitan Police will investigate a “number of events” alleged to have taken place in Downing Street, Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick has said..
Grant Shapps Were bringing travel back to the good old days
Reduced testing and self-isolation requirements for people arriving in the UK will bring international travel “back to the good old days”, according to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps..
Marstons hit by Omicron surge over Christmas
Like-for-like sales for the 16-week period to January the 12th were down 3.9 per cent.