Amazon Smile Closes: Charities Say They Will Suffer
Charities have told the BBC of their disappointment at Amazon closing its charity donation scheme by 20 February. The BBC has spoken to several UK charities about the end of AmazonSmile, a scheme that allows customers to donate to a charity of their choice when purchasing items on Amazon. The firm said the scheme had... Read More
More Civil Servants Planned To Lodge Complaints – Dominic Raab
More civil servants intended to lodge complaints against Dominic Raab over his behavior but allegedly pulled out for fear of being identified. Senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC is investigating a number of complaints about the deputy PM’s behavior. But the BBC understands a number of civil servants who had intended to lodge formal complaints did... Read More
No Penalties For ‘Innocent’ Tax Errors – HMRC Boss
There are no penalties for “innocent” tax errors, the boss of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has said. Jim Harra’s comments to MPs come amid pressure on Nadhim Zahawi after it emerged he paid a penalty to the tax authority. The Tory chairman faces an inquiry into his conduct by the PM’s ethics adviser. Mr.... Read More
HS2 May Not Run Through To Central London – Report
The government says it is committed to delivering the HS2 rail line to Manchester after a report the scheme may no longer reach central London. The Sun reported that rising inflation and construction costs meant HS2 trains may terminate in the suburbs of west London instead. The paper said bosses were considering pushing back its... Read More
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt To Set Out Plan For Growth As Criticism Mounts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will set out his plan to boost growth on Friday, as criticism mounts over the government’s plan for the economy. In his speech in central London, Mr. Hunt will outline the opportunities in what he called “the growth sectors which will define this century”. He will also pledge to build on “the... Read More
.NET Developer – City of London, London
.NET Developer – City of London, London .NET Developer – World Class Entertainment Company – London (Tech stack: .NET Developer, .NET 7, ASP.NET, C#, React, Angular 14, Microservices, Vue.js, TypeScript, Azure, Web API 2, Agile, SQL Server 2022, Programmer, Full Stack Engineer, Architect, .NET Developer) Our client has been producing unparalleled entertainment experiences for over... Read More
Eurostar Trains Carrying 30% Fewer Passengers
The boss of Eurostar has said its trains between the UK and Paris are carrying 30% fewer passengers. Chief executive Gwendoline Cazenave said with post-Brexit border checks and current levels of border staff, there were “bottlenecks” in stations. Eurostar is currently running 14 services per day between London and Paris, compared with 18 in 2019.... Read More
PMQs: Rishi Sunak To Be Pressed Over Nadhim Zahawi’s Tax Affairs
Rishi Sunak is likely to face more criticism at Prime Minister’s Questions as he resists calls to sack his party chairman Nadhim Zahawi. Mr. Sunak has ordered his ethics advisor to investigate how Mr. Zahawi resolved a tax dispute when he was chancellor. The PM has said there are “questions that need answering” but it... Read More
Senior Production Engineer – Yorkshire, Humberside
Elevation Engineering and Manufacturing are working with a world-leading manufacturing business in their search for an experienced Performance Engineer (Production Engineer with a CI/Improvement bias) to join a growing technical team. Based in South Yorkshire, your principal responsibility will be providing technical/process improvement engineering support cross-functionally to develop all aspects of site activity. The role... Read More
Rishi Sunak Orders Investigation Into Nadhim Zahawi Tax Row
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has asked his independent ethics adviser to look into the disclosures made about the tax affairs of Nadhim Zahawi. Mr. Sunak said there were “questions that need answering” over the case. Tory party chairman Mr. Zahawi is facing calls to resign, after it emerged he paid a penalty to HMRC over... Read More