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SEISS eligibility proved to be a difficult issue for Rishi Sunak as a number of organisations and charities emerged in 2020 to challenge the Chancellor over the stringent rules. One group in particular, the charity “Pregnant Then Screwed”, even took Rishi to court over the matter and while they lost their original challenge, the charity confirmed today it would be launching an appeal. SEISS eligibility has become a difficult issue for many self-employed workers, with Excluded UK highlighting as many as three million freelancers ended up ineligible for support. Under the original eligibility rules, a person would not be able to…

The United States on Tuesday urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to start a new investigation into the source of the CCP virus, amid growing calls to investigate whether the pandemic may have stemmed from a laboratory accident. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, in remarks to the 74th World Health Assembly, a virtual event, called for the WHO to launch a “transparent” second phase to the investigation. “Phase 2 of the COVID origins study must be launched with terms of reference that are transparent, science-based, and give international experts the independence to fully assess the source of the…

HEALTH bosses have been forced to clarify that North Tyneside is “open for business” after the Government coronavirus advice caused confusion. The advice urged the public to avoid travelling in and out of the borough in a bid to avoid possible contact with the Indian coronavirus variant. However, the advice left business owners and locals scratching their heads. The Department for Health has since clarified that there were no legal restrictions for travel, but members of the public were advised to avoid travelling where possible. A Government spokesperson stressed that the advice was being updated to suit the different regions. The spokesperson…

NICOLA Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford have hit out at Boris Johnson over a COVID-19 summit due to take place this week. In a letter to Downing Street, the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales asked the Prime Minister for more clarity and substance around the meeting which would bring the four UK nations together this Thursday calling for “meaningful discussion with substantive outcomes”. In the letter, the two First Ministers criticise Mr Johnson’s office for sending “a very rough proposed agenda” with key issues in the discussions seemingly yet to be agreed. Both First Ministers also make a case for…

Harry Kane has suggested that Daniel Levy may be wise to sell him this summer because his value is at its peak, and the Tottenham striker has mentioned £100m as a potentially acceptable figure. Kane, who is determined to get a move away – most likely to Manchester City – also feels he should not be held against his will after giving his all for Spurs since joining as an 11-year-old. “As players, you don’t know what the chairman’s thinking,” Kane told the Sky pundit Gary Neville in an interview for The Overlap podcast. “I mean he might want to sell me. He…

HSBC UK has confirmed plans to extend the opening hours of its branches as lockdown measures are set to ease on June 21, according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown. The Government has said it hopes to be able to lift social distancing restrictions “not before” June 21, with this being step four out of four in the Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown. Today, HSBC UK has confirmed it is planning to extend the hours its branches open, as coronavirus restrictions ease further next month. Under the plans, post June 21, HSBC UK will be increasing…

NICOLA STURGEON believes she has built support for independence on the back of Brexit – but two maps detailing the strength of 2014’s Yes/No vote and 2016’s EU referendum across Scotland suggest otherwise. On January 1, the post-Brexit transition period expired, meaning EU rules no longer apply in Britain. It is a new chapter for the country’s national history – but not everyone in the UK has given up on EU membership. Despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejecting her independence demands, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a second referendum as soon as the coronavirus pandemic is over. Since 2016, the SNP leader has…

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that officials have agreed on a ceasefire with Hamas after 11 days of fighting. A statement from his office said that his security cabinet ministers agreed to “accept the Egyptian initiative for a mutual ceasefire without any conditions, which will go into effect at an hour that will be determined later.” An official with Hamas, a designated terrorist group since 1997, told Reuters they would enter a “mutual and simultaneous” Gaza truce at 2 a.m. on May 21. It came after President Joe Biden spoke to Netanyahu over the phone and urged for a ceasefire with Hamas earlier…

The information that was allegedly deleted from a Maricopa County election machine has been recovered, an auditor told state lawmakers on May 18. Ben Cotton, founder of CyFIR, one of four firms working on the 2020 election audit, said at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix that he discovered a master file table “that clearly indicated that the database directory was deleted from that server.” “Subsequently, I’ve been able to recover all of those deleted files, and I have access to that data,” he said. “I have the information I need from the recovery efforts of the data.” Maricopa County responded in a May…

WORLD WAR 3 fears have been ignited after missiles launched from southern Lebanon were fired towards Israel, prompting concerns about a significant escalation of hostilities. The rockets were fired from near Seddiqine, a village in the region of Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Tyre, security sources have confirmed. Sirens warning of incoming rockets had sounded in Israel’s lower Galilee region, east of Haifa. Residents of the town of Krayot, near Haifa, reported hearing three explosions. The Israeli military said it is shelling a “number of targets” in response to the latest attack. Israel’s Iron Dome missile defences intercepted one of the projectiles and “the…