Top pay at US law firms climbs to over £150k for London’s new solicitors July 5, 2021 Legal practice for the elite has thrived in London despite the pandemic, as an increasing number of US law firms have upped their pay for new solicitors. Houston-based firm Vinson & Elkins last month confirmed its new starting pay of £153,400, up four per cent from the year prior. The Texan firm topped the ranks [...]
Doctors urge ministers to keep some Covid curbs after 19 July July 3, 2021 Doctors have urged policy makers to maintain some Covid measures after 19 July, when the final set of restrictions are scheduled to end. Members of the British Medical Association have said face coverings should still be worn and new ventilation standards should be drawn up. The doctors said measures needed to be kept in place [...]
Michael Gove to split from wife Sarah Vine July 2, 2021 Cabinet minister Michael Gove and journalist wife Sarah Vine will divorce after more than 20 years of marriage, a spokesperson for the couple said. The couple are “in the process of finalising their divorce”. Their spokesman told the Press Association: “Michael and Sarah have agreed to separate and they are in the process of finalising [...]
Easing of lockdown restrictions expected to slow growth at online retailer Ocado July 2, 2021 The easing of lockdown restrictions is expected to have slowed down soaring retail sales growth at Ocado as the online retailer unveils it latest trading performance next week. It was among UK grocery firms to see sales spark amid strong demand for home deliveries after the Government enforced lockdown restrictions and forced hospitality operators to [...]
UK-EU sausage war has de-escalated, but are you ready for the Brexit water fight? July 2, 2021 The UK has confirmed that major European mineral water brands like Evian and Perrier will lose their automatic right to export to Great Britain from January next year. The mineral water giants, which also includes San Pellegrino and Volvic, will now have to jump through a series of hoops to be allowed to ship their [...]
Delta variant cases rise by more than 50,000 in a week July 2, 2021 Cases of the delta variant of Covid-19 have risen by 50,824 since last week, representing a 46 per cent case increase, according to the latest figures from Public Health England. There are now nearly 162,000 cases of the Delta variant in the UK, making up approximately 95 per cent of the nation’s Covid cases. [...]
Gym Group eyes £31m of investor funding for 40 new sites July 1, 2021 The UK’s second-largest gym chain, Gym Group, aims to raise £31m from investors to fund an expansion with 40 new branches. The low-cost gym operator said it plans to open the new sites over the next 18 months as it continues its rapid rollout programme. It said the impact of Covid-19 on the commercial property [...]
Anti-vaxx Island: ex-Pfizer exec behind infertility claims to build Zanzibar resort for conspiracy theorists July 1, 2021 One of the world’s most popular “anti-vaxx superspreaders” is planning to build a tropical holiday resort, which will be exclusive to fellow conspiracy theorists and like minded-people, according to the London-based Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). Michael Yeadon, a British ex-Pfizer executive, is thought to have been instrumental in popularising conspiracy theories that Covid [...]
‘Busiest six months in 57 years’: Stamp duty holiday causes pandemonium in property sector July 1, 2021 The last week has seen chaos for buyers trying to beat the stamp duty holiday deadline, and long hours and stress for all other parties involved in the process. This week homebuyers were in a race against time to beat the deadline on the most generous stamp duty holiday, which ended at midnight last night. [...]
£700bn market: UK’s digital trade talks with Singapore underpin Britain’s role as a global tech exporter July 1, 2021 The UK and Singapore launched negotiations this week on a new ambitious digital trade agreement that could remove barriers and provide access to digital trade. Government statistics show this digital trading relationship was worth £3.2bn in 2019, out of Britain’s total tech exports of nearly £63bn globally. As the value of the entire digital global [...]