Pathologists warn UK coronavirus testing needs ‘urgent’ improvement June 10, 2020 Issues with the UK’s coronavirus testing system must be “urgently addressed”, the Royal College of Pathologists has warned. In an intervention reported by the Financial Times, the college said the government had relied on setting numerical targets rather than laying out a clinical strategy. The government has come under fire for its approach to coronavirus [...]
Coronavirus: Government confirms non-essential retail will open on 15 June June 9, 2020 Business secretary Alok Sharma has confirmed that England’s non-essential retail shops can open next Monday, while also pouring cold water on speculation that pubs and restaurant will open this month. Sharma said today that retail shops that open must comply to the government’s “Covid safe” guidelines or face potential fines. “Shops should reopen once they’re [...]
Government ditches plan for primary pupils to return by July June 9, 2020 Boris Johnson’s plans for all primary school pupils in England to return to school by July has been dropped by the government. Education secretary Gavin Williamson rowed back on government plans, saying “not all” children will be able to go back to classroom teaching for a full month before the summer. The Prime Minister last [...]
Ocean Outdoor revenue drops as coronavirus hits advertising industry June 8, 2020 Digital advertising group Ocean Outdoor today reported a dip in revenue for the first quarter of 2020 as demand for advertising continues to nosedive amid the coronavirus crisis. The figures The billboard giant announced that group revenue sank four per cent to £27.4m in the first quarter of 2020 on a pro-forma basis, down from [...]
We live in interesting times, but kindness matters too June 7, 2020 There is hardly a day goes by that I don’t think of the old curse: ‘May you live in interesting times.’ The saying comes – appropriately enough, you might say – from China. But whatever one’s suspicions about the Xi Jinping administration and its role in the current crisis, I have always liked the saying. [...]
IAG haemorrhaging cash at £178m a week, says BA boss Cruz June 4, 2020 British Airways boss Alex Cruz has said that parent company IAG was burning through £178m a week due to the coronavirus crisis, raising fears it might not survive. In an internal note seen by Reuters, Cruz said that IAG’s dire financial situation meant its 12,000 job cuts were necessary. The airline came under heavy criticism [...]