Amazon-owned business given £2m coronavirus tax break despite sales surge in pandemic

They might be frightfully posh with traditional, Christian monikers, but the Royal Family also loves a nickname. We know her as Her Majesty, or Ma'am, but the Queen has several quirky alternatives bestowed on her by her family. Read on for every royal nickname, including baby Archie's...

Ferne McCann has given a glimpse inside the 'surprise' floating breakfast for her daughter Sunday during their sun-soaked Maldives trip. The 31 year old First Time Mum star, who recently jetted off to the sun-soaked location with her four year old and new boyfriend Lorri Haines, revealed how she 'woke' her daughter up before surprising her with the delicious brunch. Ferne looked every inch the beach beauty as she flaunted her sun-kissed tan in a mint triangle bikini as the sun beamed on her face.

Dating show Love Is Blind is back on Netflix for season two and a whole new bunch of singletons are getting ready to find their future husband or wife – without actually meeting them face-to-face. The experimental show sees contestants go on a series of dates in self-contained pods, before choosing who they would like to get engaged to.

Jess Wright has been glowing during her pregnancy, sporting a series of incredible looks – and she stepped out in another one this week. The 36 year old, who is expecting her first child with her husband William Lee-Kemp, looked sensational as she dressed her blossoming bump in a chic black fitted midi-dress while out with mum Carol. While fans admired her chic dress, it was the cream coat gently draped over her shoulders that stole the show.

Miles Nazaire and Chloe Brockett's new romance is going from strength to strength as the Made In Chelsea favourite has revealed he wants to be "a lot more intimate" with the TOWIE star now their time on Celebs Go Dating has come to an end. After Chloe, 21, revealed to OK!she will be continuing to date with the Chelsea hunk, 26, Miles has spoken about what he hopes to happen between them when they "hang out". When we asked the star if he's looking forward to seeing Chloe without the cameras around, the reality TV star replied: "Yeah, yeah.

Liam Gallagher has hit out at Damon Albarn‘s recent comments about Taylor Swift and declared her to be “fucking cool”.The Blur and Gorillaz frontman was on the receiving end of a backlash last month when he said that Swift’s “co-writing” approach was at odds with his “traditionalist” view of songwriting.This led to Swift hitting back with the tweet: “@DamonAlbarn I was such a big fan of yours until I saw this. I write ALL my own songs.

The Stooges’ ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’ while competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics this week.The 17-year-old athlete selected the rendition of the 1969 song (which was the Iggy Pop-led band’s debut single) that was recorded by John McCrea for the soundtrack to last year’s Cruella film.Trusova skated to the sounds of ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’ during her free skate program at the Winter Olympics yesterday (February 17).Despite finishing top of the free skate standings, Trusova missed out on the overall gold medal after finishing fourth in Tuesday’s short program (February 15). She ended up picking up the silver medal, with Anna Shcherbakova winning the gold.Russian skater Trusova performing to Iggy & the Stooges “I Wanna Be Your Dog” pic.twitter.com/kNC3yPWaVz— Steve Kiviat (@SteveKiviat) February 18, 2022After she missed out on gold by 4.22 points, Trusova was heard to say (via Reuters): “Everyone has a gold medal, everyone, but not me. I hate skating.

gonorrhoea set to sweep across the country.With gruesome symptoms and painful implications, health experts are growing concerned as three new confirmed cases of the highly infections STI have appeared in the UK.Dr. Teodora Wi from the World Health Organisation has warned "These are extensively drug-resistant gonorrhoea with high-level resistance to the current recommended treatment for gonorrhoea."The bacterial infection is the second most common STI, and its symptoms are bad at the best of times — let alone when it becomes an unshiftable illness.Dr Sameer Sanghvi, Clinical Technology Lead at LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor, said: "Finding this strain of gonorrhoea in the UK is a stark reminder of the importance of keeping on top of your sexual health. Here's the low down on the nasty infection, with a breakdown of symptoms and advice on how to avoid it...Gonorrhoea is a bacteria spread through discharge — both male and female.

Jamie Carragher believes Manchester United should take inspiration from Sir Alex Ferguson's ruthless decisions of the past and cut ties with Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer.The former Liverpool defender has been critical of the Portuguese superstar following his sensational Red Devils return last summer, previously labelling the striker a "passenger".Despite netting 15 goals this season, Ronaldo has often drawn criticism over his inability to press and has been accused of refusing to sacrifice personal glory for the greater good of his team.The 37-year-old has reportedly grown disillusioned with the club in recent months and, amid speculation that his second Old Trafford stint could come to a swift end this summer, Carragher believes United would be better off without him.The Sky Sports pundit feels United should look to the past and the ruthless decisions of legendary former manager Ferguson as inspiration for how to solve the problems Ronaldo creates."No single player can ever be bigger than the club," Carragher wrote in his column for the Telegraph."And no-one knew that better than Sir Alex Ferguson who, in 2006, sold one of the Premier League most prolific goalscorers, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, because he felt the striker’s personal hunger for goals was inhibiting the progress of younger, emerging team-mates.Should Manchester United let Cristiano Ronaldo go in the summer? Have your say in the comment section"Who reaped the rewards? Ronaldo, who thrived after Van Nistelrooy’s exit."Just like Van Nistelrooy 16 years ago, Ronaldo’s goal sprees have the capacity to make anyone deemed critical look foolish."It does not alter the fact that the next United manager will face the same issues as Rangnick in trying to keep him

Ministers were urged to fix a “blind spot” excluding some 3 million people from coronavirus financial support schemes ahead of Christmas.

direct to your inboxCalls have been made for almost £2bn in business rates relief handed back by major retailers to be used to help millions of workers excluded from financial aid during the Covid-19 pandemic.Supermarket chains Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, and B&M have agreed to repay a combined £1.8bn tax break funded through the public purse.Tesco chairman John Allan said the company was ‘conscious of our responsibilities to society’ and hoped the money would go to businesses and communities in need.Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, has described the windfall as a ‘golden opportunity’ for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support 2.9 million people who have fallen through the cracks of government support.They include the

Good Morning Britain has been hit by more than 1,000 Ofcom complaints after host Ben Shephard clashed with chancellor Rishi Sunak. Last week, Ben, 45, and Susanna Reid, 49, spoke to Rishi, 40, about financial support, after countless people were left with "not a penny from the government" during the pandemic and lockdown.Viewers appeared to side with the chancellor and a number of them – 1,008 in fact – complained to Ofcom about the discussion, according to The Sun.Ben and Rishi particularly clashed, with the hunky host reading out one of the chancellor's tweets which read: "You have not been forgotten.

Some of the poorest communities in the North and Midlands facing the toughest Covid rules will get less business cash than richer areas, new Labour analysis shows. 

Self-employed workers who still struggling due to the pandemic can apply for up to £7,500 worth of support from today.

Millions will be left facing crippling uncertainty over Christmas if the Government fails to extend the £20-a-week boost to Universal Credit, ministers have been warned. 

Spending Review announcement, the Government released images of Rishi Sunak furrowed of brow, crunching the numbers with the red box beside him, in a polished shirt and tie. Nothing unremarkable there – except for the fact he had slung a hoodie over the top.

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The Tories’ cruel pay freeze for teachers and police next year will save less than 1% of the amount spent on coronavirus, analysts have revealed.

The coronavirus crisis will wipe £1,200 off annual salaries by 2025, a new report claims.

Coronavirus deaths rocketed by anther 696 on Wednesday in the UK. Officials have reportedly been preparing for the vast majority of England to be placed in Tier 2 or 3, with very few places being put in the softest Tier 1.

The British government on Wednesday formally announced the creation of a Global Screen Fund aimed at partially replacing Creative Europe's MEDIA funding following the completion of the Brexit transition period at the end of the year. As part of a major spending review on Wednesday, which set out plans for the British economy post-Brexit as it deals with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed an initial pot of £7 million ($9.4 million) for the Global Screen Fund, which was first proposed over the summer.