Asda web sales soared 76 per cent ahead of billionaire Issa brothers takeover February 18, 2021 Asda web sales soared 76 per cent in ahead of billionaire Issa brothers takeover
Government poaches trade expert Allie Renison to bolster international efforts May 21, 2021 Allie Renison, one of the UK’s most respected trade policy experts, is set to join Government as a senior official at the Department for International Trade. City A.M. understands she will take up the role in the coming weeks. Renison has served as Head of Trade Policy at the Institute of Directors for several years [...]
Negra looks Champion bet against Chacun Pour Soi March 16, 2021 DESPITE training over 70 Cheltenham Festival winners, Willie Mullins has yet to win the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (3.05pm) but has a serious chance of rectifying that with Chacun Pour Soi. The nine-year-old was favourite for the race 12 months ago before being ruled out on the day of the race itself. He has [...]
Brits to be granted ‘week of Christmas freedom’ in lockdown easing plan November 21, 2020 Lockdown rules could be relaxed for a week over Christmas but Brits would face continued restrictions until late December, according to reports. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will next week announce a nationwide relaxation of Covid rules from 22 to 28 December, allowing several families to join in one “bubble”, the Telegraph reported. But the festive [...]
Christmas is cancelled: Five festive traditions scuppered by Covid December 7, 2020 Coronavirus has a lot to answer for, and while being able to enjoy a few frivolities over Christmas isn’t at the top of the list, it’s still likely to put a downer on December. Here are some of the popular Christmas activities that have been curtailed by the pandemic, and some suggestions on how to [...]
Pubs left in the dark again as government fails to deliver thousands of lifeline grants January 19, 2021 The British Beer and Pub Association has today revealed that 3 in 4 wet-led pubs have still not received the Christmas grant promised to them by Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister personally announced the £1,000 one-off payment at the start of December to help drink-driven pubs that were forced to close during Christmas. However, as [...]
Netherlands enters strict second lockdown for five weeks December 15, 2020 The Netherlands will enter its second national lockdown for at least five weeks, the country’s Prime Minister has announced. In a televised address last night, Mark Rutte told the nation: “The Netherlands is closing down. We realise the gravity of our decisions, right before Christmas.” Households will be banned from welcoming more than two visitors over the [...]
Retailers allowed to open 24 hours over Christmas period, says minister November 30, 2020 Retailers will be able to operate 24 hours during the Christmas period through a relaxation of trading rules in a bid to boost spending on the UK’s High Streets. Communities secretary Robert Jenrick wrote for the Telegraph that he wanted councils to temporarily waive rules that restrict the hours shops can stay open in the [...]
Test and Trace is failing to persuade 20,000 people to self-isolate each day, Dido Harding admits February 3, 2021 Around 20,000 people each day who should be self-isolating are not being convinced to do so by the government’s NHS Test and Trace scheme, chief executive Baroness Dido Harding has admitted. Facing a grilling from the Commons science and technology committee, Harding said that based on last week’s Test and Trace figures “circa 20,000 people [...]
Commuters set for 27 days of misery as South Western Railway strikes start December 2, 2019 Workers on South Western Railway (SWR) have today begun a 27-day strike after talks between the RMT union and the train operator came to nothing. Commuters are set for extensive disruption throughout the Christmas period due to the action, which is the result of a long-running dispute about the role of guards on trains. Read [...]