Pizza Hut: Which UK restaurants are shutting down? September 11, 2020 Pizza Hut today revealed three London restaurants will permanently close in a crushing blow for food-lovers across the capital. Diners will no longer be able to go to the Croydon North End, Leyton Mill and Stratford restaurants. The fast food chain announced earlier this week that a total of 29 restaurants will permanently close, with [...]
Drop in drama comes at bad time for Premier League’s pay-per-view push October 26, 2020 Who remembers the good old days of a few weeks ago, when the Premier League was all goals and madcap scorelines? Leicester smashing five at Manchester City was soon eclipsed by Tottenham’s six-goal romp at Manchester United and then, giddily, Aston Villa putting seven past champions Liverpool. Gameweek Two had set the tone, ushering in [...]
Mother’s Day gifts: Make 2021 a lockdown to remember March 6, 2021 As the first mother’s day under lockdown rapidly approaches, this year it’s more important than ever to get your gift just right. This year we have focused on the amazing food options you can lavish upon your wonderful mother – or you could even buy two and eat them together over a nice, long Zoom [...]
See A Film Out To Help Out: Five ways to save the film industry October 7, 2020 In this uncertain and unnerving year, there seems to be little light at the end of the tunnel, particularly for people working in the UK’s film industry. This week, Cineworld confirmed its plans to place all of its own cinemas and those of its Picturehouse brand in an unprecedented winter hibernation — meaning the loss [...]
Cutouts, twice-daily tests and no Budweiser adverts: How Super Bowl LV has had to adapt in a pandemic February 6, 2021 Some things about Super Bowl LV will be reassuringly familiar, like the star-spangled razzmatazz and Tom Brady. But Sunday’s game between last year’s winners the Kansas City Chiefs and Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers will also be different to the 54 previous editions. The NFL has had to adapt its season finale for the Covid-19 era, [...]
Chasing “financial independence retire early” (FIRE): is it possible? March 8, 2021 At what age are you planning to retire? For many the standard answer to this is “somewhere in my 60s or beyond”. Schroders analysis suggests that if you start saving for your retirement at age 20, you’ll need to save between 12% – 15% of your salary for 40 years to retire on 50% of your [...]
The City grabs popcorn for the ultimate takeaway tug-of-war November 2, 2018 The knives are out in the food fight that’s gripped the takeaway sector. On one side, there’s market leader Just Eat which revealed yesterday that a chunky investment into its Latin American business will eat into profits. However, its shares were up more than six per cent as it reported a 41 per cent sales [...]
Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group says some sites will remain closed until 2021 July 10, 2020 Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group has secured a £50m government loan it said this morning as it revealed that some sites won’t reopen until next year. The Restaurant Group said today that just 25 per cent of its 400 sites will be open by the end of July, despite the government giving a green light [...]
Burger King boss warns over UK restaurant closures and job losses July 9, 2020 The chief executive of Burger King UK has warned that the fast food chain could close up to 10 per cent of its branches due to the coronavirus crisis, putting up to 1,600 jobs at risk. Burger King boss Alasdair Murdoch said that the burger chain could close between five to 10 per cent of [...]
One in 10 British businesses think they will go bust in the next three months December 10, 2020 Twelve per cent of all businesses in the UK think they will buckle in the next three months, as tough coronavirus restrictions continue to weigh on the British economy. Around eight per cent of businesses currently trading have none or little confidence of surviving over the next three months, according to the latest figures from [...]