Covid-19: UK should expect more coronavirus cases, says Matt Hancock as Brazil and Greece confirm positive tests February 26, 2020 The health secretary today told the UK to expect more coronavirus cases as the number of Covid-19 infections spiked in South Korea, while Brazil and Greece confirmed their first cases. In a statement to the House of Commons Matt Hancock said that while only 13 people have tested positive for Covid-19, the UK should expect [...]
Sajid Javid apologises for saying UK cannot ‘cower’ from Covid July 25, 2021 Sajid Javid has apologised for a tweet where he told people that the country cannot “cower” from Covid-19 anymore. Javid said that he was “expressing gratitude that the vaccines help us fight back as a society”, but that “it was a poor choice of word and I sincerely apologise”. The health secretary had tweeted yesterday [...]
Cost of living crunch looms as retail sales continue to fall April 22, 2022 The UK’s cost of living crisis is increasingly showing signs in consumer spending habits, with retail sales volumes continuing their descent, according to the latest figures. Sale volumes shrank by 1.4 per cent in March 2022, following a fall of 0.5 per cent dip in February. However, sales volumes were 2.2 per cent above their [...]
Forex trading interest remains popular as currencies fluctuate in 2022 October 2, 2022 Justin Grossbard of CompareForexBrokers discusses the enduring forex popularity which, like crypto, is always open for trading.
‘Normal life’ is just around the corner, says Pfizer boss January 17, 2022 The boss of famed vaccine maker Pfizer expects that the world will soon return to “normal life”, as restrictions in the UK continue to fall away. The government has today introduced the five-day isolation period to replace the former 10-day rule, as long as those self-quarantining have a negative Covid-19 test. While tests are also [...]
Bailey: Bank of England walking ‘tight line’ on taming inflation and hitting growth April 21, 2022 The Bank of England is walking on “a very tight line” between taming inflation and heaping greater woe on the UK economy. That’s according to Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, who, speaking to the Peterson Institute today, added that the historic high cost of living is going to result in “very [...]
Uefa calls meeting to move Champions League final from Russia February 24, 2022 European football’s governing body Uefa has called an extraordinary meeting for tomorrow morning when it is expected to strip Russia of the Champions League final. St Petersburg had been due to stage the biggest game in club football on 28 May but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this week has seen pressure on Uefa to move [...]
Rail strikes: Brits face worst disruption to rail network in decades October 1, 2022 The biggest rail strike in decades threatens to grind the the network to a halt today, forcing Brits to make new travel plans.
Employees taking bosses to court over flexi-work requests jumps over 50 per cent January 17, 2022 An increasing number of employees have begun taking their bosses to court after refusing flexible working requests, according to new research today. Employment tribunal decisions on a mixture of remote and office-based working have jumped more than 50 per cent in the past year to 193, employment law firm GQ Littler has found. Some 127 [...]
Tottenham dumped out of Europa Conference League December 20, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur have been eliminated from the Europa Conference League after Uefa ruled that they forfeited their final group game. Spurs declared themselves unable to fulfil the home fixture against Rennes on 9 December due to a Covid-19 outbreak among players and staff. No new date could be agreed between the clubs, with Uefa insisting [...]