Tennis star Emma Raducanu signs high-flying deal with British Airways December 22, 2021 Emma Raducanu announced yesterday that she has signed a lucrative deal to promote British Airways.
Leaked documents: Amazon denies claims Alexa’s novelty has worn off December 22, 2021 Amazon has denied claims consumers are losing interest in Alexa after media obtained internal documents predicting a slump in sales growth.
Watchdog bans Halloween advert because it was ‘likely to distress’ children December 22, 2021 The advertising watchdog has banned an advert for Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Halloween event after it ruled it was "likely to distress" children.
Action by competition watchdog frees leaseholders from costly contract terms December 22, 2021 Leaseholders of housebuilder Taylor Wimpey will no longer be subjected to ground rents that double every ten years after action by competition watchdog.
Vodafone auctions the world’s first text message as an NFT for £91k December 21, 2021 The first text message ever sent, reading "Merry Christmas," was sold today for €107,000 (£91,000) as a 'Non-Fungible Token' at a Paris auction house.
PM to make lockdown decision by Christmas Eve December 21, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make an announcement in the next 48 hours on whether to impose "circuit-breaker" restrictions in England to stem the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
Sunak’s announces £30m boost for theatres and museums to buffer Omicron cancellations December 21, 2021 Rishi Sunak has announced this afternoon that there will be £1bn in support for businesses most impacted by Omicron across the UK, including £30m further funding through the Culture Recovery Fund to help support theatres and museums. The government will be allowing more cultural organisations in England to apply for support during the winter, and [...]
Barts NHS Trust warns ‘some or much’ of its January operations will be cancelled as Omicron surges December 21, 2021 Barts Health NHS Trust has written to doctors this morning warning that it may have to cancel "some or much" of its planned operations in January because of rising Omicron rates.
New lockdown measures are a balance between ‘protecting lives and livelihoods’ says government minister December 21, 2021 Cabinet minister Steve Barclay, told BBC Breakfast this morning, "there is a balance to be struck between protecting lives and livelihoods", after Boris Johnson refused from confirm any new measures yesterday evening, but said “we will rule nothing out”.
Theatres and museums shut as Covid fears mount December 20, 2021 The Natural History Museum and Edinburgh Castle, as well as three other national attractions, have closed this week due to the surge in Omicron cases.