Switch-ed on: Nintendo operating profits soar 82 per cent May 6, 2021 Nintendo has forecast its Switch console sales to hit 25.5m units in the financial year that started 1 April, after global lockdown measures spurred a gaming frenzy. The Japanese gaming company sold 28.8m Switch consoles in the year ending 31 March, exceeding Nintendo’s February expectations of 26.5m. The Kyoto-based firm was on the receiving end [...]
Tweaked Moderna vaccine ‘effective’ against new Covid variants May 6, 2021 Moderna’s “tweaked” vaccine against new Covid variants that emerged in South Africa and Brazil has successfully neutralised them in laboratory trials, the US company announced last night. Data from a small-scale trial of 40 patients showed that a third dose of either its current coronavirus jab or an experimental new vaccine candidate increases immunity against [...]
Coronavirus third wave fears ‘diminishing’ amid UK’s rapid vaccine rollout May 4, 2021 The likelihood of a major third wave of coronavirus infections in the UK is “diminishing” alongside Britain’s rapid vaccine rollout, one of the UK’s most senior scientists said today. Markets responded positively to the news, with the FTSE up three-quarters of a per cent mid-morning. Professor Neil Ferguson, member of the Scientific Advisory Group for [...]
Next CEO Lord Simon Wolfson’s pay jumps 28 per cent despite profit plunge, shut stores and furloughed staff April 20, 2021 Next boss Lord Simon Wolfson's pay jumps 28 per cent despite profit slump, closed stores and furloughed staff
One in six UK adults fully vaccinated against coronavirus April 16, 2021 One in six adults in the UK are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, with more than 2m second doses delivered in the past seven days, latest official figures show. More than 8.9m people have now received both doses of a Covid vaccine — equivalent to around 17 per cent of Britain’s adult population. A further [...]
Revolution Bars sees profits hammered by lockdown restrictions April 13, 2021 Cocktail bar group Revolution Bars has reported losses across the board this morning, as its profits were hammered by lockdown restrictions. In the first half of 2020, enjoying just a few months before the pandemic forced lockdown restrictions, the group raked in £81.2m in total sales. With lockdown restrictions only easing yesterday, the group has [...]
UN chief calls for wealth tax on rich who profited during the pandemic April 12, 2021 The head of the United Nations has urged governments to impose a “solidarity or wealth tax” on rich people who profited during the coronavirus pandemic. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said the new tax scheme would help slash extreme inequality. “We must make sure funds go where they are needed most. Latest reports indicate that there [...]
Overnight stays restart this week, as PM sets out ‘traffic light’ plan for holidays abroad April 12, 2021 Overnight stays restart this week, as PM sets out 'traffic light' plan for holidays abroad
Pound sterling jumps as shops in England reopen and pubs start serving April 12, 2021 GBP started the week well, trading up against the dollar and euro today as shops, gyms, pubs and restaurants reopen across England
Pub time: What Londoners and people across the UK can and cannot do from today April 12, 2021 Londoners can look forward to getting a round in for the first time in months today. Pub gardens and restaurants with outdoor dining are preparing for a surge of customers as lockdown eases, prompting Boris Johnson to urge the nation to “behave responsibly”. While the English are the only ones looking forward to a pub-pulled [...]