Here are the headlines for Tuesday, April 9.
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Prominent activist Alan Bates will testify as a component of Post Office Horizon’s IT investigation, when the investigation enters a phase.
Bates founded the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance and led an organization of 555 subpostmasters who filed a claim against the position in the Superior Court.
The inquiry is now entering stages five and six, which will address governance, redress and how the Post and others have responded. Former chief executive Paula Vennells, who ran the Post at the height of the scandal, will be investigated at the end of May.
David Cameron spoke with Donald Trump in Florida as part of his efforts to strengthen the United States for Ukraine.
The foreign secretary met with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on Monday before traveling to Washington, D. C. , to appeal to Congress over a stalled aid package.
In a statement Monday, a spokesperson for State Breakdown said: “Prior to his stopover in Washington, the foreign minister will meet with former President Trump in Florida today. It is not unusual for ministers to meet with opposition candidates as part of their foreign regime. commitment.
Labour will crack down on tax evaders to pay for its commitments to the NHS, the shadow chancellor has said.
The party will try to raise billions of pounds a year until the end of the next parliamentary term through the “fiscal gap” (the difference between the amount of cash owed to HMRC and the amount it receives).
It will also raise £2. 6 billion in the next parliamentary term through final “loopholes” in the government’s plans to abolish exemptions for “non-doms”, i. e. other people who are not “domiciled” in the UK for tax purposes.
Up to £11 million in fines imposed on water corporations will be reinvested in waterway and wetland projects under a fund introduced through the government.
The Water Restoration Fund is open to programmes and will offer grants to local teams and charities, farmers and landowners for rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands and nature access in England in spaces where illegal pollutants have occurred.
It is funded by fines and consequences imposed on water companies for environmental violations, such as the discharge of wastewater from wastewater treatment plants, which have been set aside to improve the aquatic environment since April 2022.
A Conservative MP who said he “manipulated” to share private numbers of other politicians as part of a parliamentary sexting scam has reportedly resigned as vice-chairman of the 1922 committee.
William Wragg has resigned as head of the Committee on Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs (PACAC), according to several reports.
The MP from Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester, admitted last week that he gave his colleagues’ phone numbers to someone on a dating app for fear of leaking intimate photographs of himself. Scotland Yard said it was investigating reports of the so-called “honey trap”. scam after it reported that at least 12 men in political circles had received unsolicited messages, raising security concerns.
Retail sales rose in March, driven largely by an early Easter, but gave businesses a boost after a rocky start to the year, the figures suggest.
Total retail sales in the UK rose 3. 5% from last March, above the three-month average of 2. 1% and the 12-month average of 2. 9%, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
Food sales rose 6. 8% year-on-year, driven by the unusual start of autumn at Easter and the following increase in the run-up to the long weekend. Easter also boosted sales of products such as cookware and tableware, as other people were ready to welcome a circle of family and friends. Home textiles, such as blankets and pillows, were also popular as consumers looked to spruce up their homes before spring.
Ted Baker will close 15 outlets and eliminate about 245 jobs, the directors announced.
The fashion brand’s UK store company, No Ordinary Designer Label Limited (NODL), hired managers from Teneo last month.
On Monday, they announced that 11 Ted Baker retail stores would close until the end of next week, resulting in the loss of about 120 tasks, and that 25 front-line workers would also be leaving. Administrators later revealed that 4 more retail stores will close “in the coming weeks” and cause another hundred task cuts.
Skoda has the price and specs of its new Kodiaq SUV.
The entry-level SE styling starts from £36,645 and comes with gadgets like 18-inch alloy wheels, heated front seats, keyless entry and start, a 13-inch touchscreen and seating for five or seven seats. The SE L starts from £40,205 and adds 19-inch alloy wheels, Matrix LED headlights, a forced tailgate and a driver’s seat with forced adjustment and memory function.
The new Kodiaq will be introduced with a choice of two petrol engines and two diesel engines, with a petrol plug-in hybrid coming later. Orders will open on April 10.
Heavy rain over Wales, northern England and southern and eastern Scotland, BBC Weather reports. Western spaces will revel in some sparkle later; The south of England will be clear but windy. Temperatures between 10 and 12 degrees.
In the evening, normally transparent, a new band of clouds and rain will later move to the southwest.
James, or Batch as he’s known, started at Car Dealer in 2010, first as a professional kid and eventually became editor-in-chief in 2013. He worked for Auto Express as an editor and the face of Carbuyer’s YouTube reviews. In 2020, he became independent and now writes for several national titles and is a regular contributor to Car Dealer. In October 2021, he became Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Car Dealer.
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