The Frankfurt Airlift: Lufthansa exploring additional fresh food flights to UK December 23, 2020 Lufthansa have offered special cargo flights for fresh fruit and vegetables into the UK as firms try to beat the chaos at Dover. Up to 3,000 lorries remain stuck at the Kent port despite an agreement being struck to allow hauliers with negative Covid-19 tests to cross the channel. Supply chains across the continent have [...]
Island countries added to quarantine free travel corridors list and ban on Denmark lifted November 26, 2020 Island countries added to quarantine free travel corridors list and ban on Denmark lifted, but Estonia and Latvia arrivals now have to self-isolate
Festive cocktails, whether you’re fully stocked or the cupboard’s bare December 23, 2020 What a short-lived foray back into the great restaurants, bars and pubs of London that was! Like many restaurateurs and publicans across the country, I don’t mind being told to close my venue for the good of the nation (although there is still no evidence that hospitality contributes significantly more than other sectors to the [...]
Christmas cancelled for London? PM gears up for press conference today December 19, 2020 Boris Johnson will hold a press conference at 4pm this afternoon as professor Chris Whitty has confirmed the virulence of a new strain of coronavirus found in London and the South East. Westminster insiders have suggested London, the South East and the East of England will be placed into a brand new Tier 4 ahead [...]
Sadiq Khan: ‘Right and sensible’ to put London in Tier 2 after lockdown November 24, 2020 London is set to be placed under Tier 2 restrictions after the national lockdown ends next week, Sadiq Khan has said. The mayor said placing the capital back in Tier 2 would be the “right and sensible decision”, but added the final verdict would be made on Thursday based on the latest Covid-19 figures. Prime [...]
Test and Trace failed to reach 30,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus in week before Christmas January 5, 2021 The Test and Trace scheme failed to reach more than 30,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus in the week before Christmas, at the same time the government warned that a new coronavirus mutation was spreading across the country. Latest official figures showed that 232,169 people tested positive for Covid at least once between 17 [...]
Euro share trading exits London to new EU hubs January 4, 2021 In the first day of trading since Britain left the EU, trading in euro-denominated shares has shifted away from the City to new platforms. The City’s unfettered access to the bloc ended on New Year’s Eve, meaning EU banks and asset managers must use a platform inside the bloc for euro share trading. The Brexit [...]
UK records 55,000 new Covid-19 cases as death toll passes 75,000 January 3, 2021 The UK has recorded almost 55,000 new daily Covid-19 cases as the total death toll from the virus passed 75,000. Another 54,990 coronavirus cases were reported today, marking the sixth day running that the total has exceeded 50,000. A further 454 people died, according to government data, taking the death toll to 75,024. Britain is [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Mo looks to hold a Magnificent chance February 23, 2021 CLAIMER Dylan Mo finally gets a good opportunity to ride an overdue winner when he partners MAGNIFICENT in the feature race of the day, the Class 1 Shan Kwong Handicap (11.45am), over the extended mile, at Happy Valley on Wednesday. It’s been a long time between drinks for the local 26-year-old, who hasn’t visited the winners’ circle [...]
Boris Johnson mulls calling in army to deliver fuel as pumps run dry after weekend of panic buying September 27, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be weighing the option to let soldiers drive fuel trucks as pumps ran dry after a weekend of panic buying. Emergency measures were triggered late last night, with Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng choosing to suspend competition laws for the fuel industry to allow suppliers to target filling stations [...]