UK awaits Covid tier changes after Christmas confusion December 17, 2020 Towns and cities around the UK are waiting with bated breath this morning to see if they will be moved into a different tier of coronavirus restrictions. Government officials met to review the three tier system yesterday, with health secretary Matt Hancock due to announce any changes later today. The official update comes with London [...]
Raab talks up chances of social distancing continuing in England beyond 21 June May 2, 2021 Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has today warned that “safeguards” such as mask wearing and social distancing may be in place beyond 21 June. Raab today refused to say whether all restrictions would be dropped by June, a date set by the government for most if not all restrictions to end, and said there may need [...]
Why do young Tories dress so badly? October 6, 2021 It is a perpetual truth that stereotypes are a distorting mirror of reality, but that they also take time to develop and therefore are often a reflection of what was, not what is. So it is sartorially with Conservatives. The cliché is probably of a pinstriped, red-faced financier, Rik Mayall’s sneering Alan B’Stard in a [...]
Exclusive: Good Energy chief slams poorly run companies in worsening market crisis February 22, 2022 The energy crisis has been worsened by poorly managed energy firms and price competition, argues Good Energy boss Nigel Pocklington.
UK has nearly 1,800 more streets with average house price of £1m than a year ago October 5, 2021 Britain counts nearly 1,800 more streets with an average house price of £1m or more compared to 12 months ago, according to fresh data shared with City A.M. this morning. At least 11,673 streets in September 2021 had an average property price of £1m pus, which was 1,782 more than the 9,891 million pound streets [...]
England’s mayors to gain more control over NHS Test and Trace October 11, 2020 Mayors across England are set to gain more control over the NHS Test and Trace system as the government prepares to implement tougher Covid restrictions. The government will give local authorities access to the Test and Trace data and urge them to deploy volunteers to knock on people’s homes and tell them to self-isolate if [...]
Amazon to create 10,000 UK jobs this year May 14, 2021 Amazon today announced that it would create 10,000 new jobs in the UK in 2021 as the online giant expands its workforce in the country. It said that it would also invest £10m over three years to train up 5,000 of its staff using its “Career Choice” programme. The firm has partnered with the British [...]
Saturday Read: How worried should you be about the Indian and Nepal Covid variants? June 5, 2021 New coronavirus cases involving the Indian variant have increased by 79 per cent compared with last week, the ONS said yesterday. The strain is now believed to be dominant in the UK. There are now 12,431 confirmed cases of the Indian variant, also known as Delta, in the UK, up from 6,959 last week. Early [...]
Hospitality hiring crisis drives up wages by 14 per cent as venues turn to temporary workers June 22, 2021 Hiring bottlenecks in the UK’s hospitality sector are prompting pubs and restaurants to turn to temporary staff to keep up with demand. It has also forced companies to increase wages by as much as 14 per cent, according to new research from Indeed Flex, an online marketplace for flexible workers. Analysis of pub, bar and [...]
Queen’s Birthday Honours: the full 2021 list June 12, 2021 Below the full list of names for this year ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) The Rt. Hon. Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, The Earl Howe. For political and parliamentary service. (Amersham, Buckinghamshire) ORDER OF THE BATH Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) [...]