Government plan leaves international travel restart ‘in jeopardy’ April 22, 2021 The “lack of clarity” in the government’s recent Global Travel Taskforce report leaves the reopening of international travel on 17 May “in jeopardy”, MPs have said. The Transport Select Committee has this morning said that the government’s framework for restarting travel lacks the necessary detail to actually facilitate such a process. And where such detail [...]
BA inks deal with £60 PCR test firm in boost to summer holiday plans April 21, 2021 Exclusive: BA inks deal provide £60 PCR tests in boost to summer holiday plans
As the City reopens, small businesses reliant on office workers cross their fingers and hope April 21, 2021 As the City reopens, small businesses reliant on office workers cross their fingers
Going underground (again): Tube journeys up 40 per cent as hospitality reopens April 21, 2021 The number of people taking public transport in London surged back to levels not seen since October last week as punters flocked back to pubs, bars, and shops as they reopened. In total, there were about 1.4m Tube journeys made on 16 April, up from around 1m a week before – an increase of 40 [...]
Investing in undervalued care sector is complex and challenging, warns Advinia’s chairman April 21, 2021 Over the past decade, investors and private equity firms have piled into private health and social care, sensing the potential for high returns. However, as the sector is beset with financial stress brought on by the global financial crisis following the pandemic, a range of healthcare providers, including HC-One, the UK’s largest, have started to [...]
Accept working from home as the new normal, insurance industry told April 21, 2021 Millions of people might find their insurance policies do not cover them for work-related accidents that take place at home as lockdown eases across the UK, and this is wrong, an insurer has stated. Until recently, insurers had to apply home and contents policies to home workers and the self-employed as the country was being [...]
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
European Medicines Agency backs J&J Covid-19 vaccine despite rare cases of blood clotting issue April 20, 2021 EMA backs J&J Covid-19 vaccine despite rare cases of blood clotting issue
Quarter of people meant to isolate after arriving in the UK are not checked for compliance April 20, 2021 Up to a quarter of people who are meant to isolate at home when entering the UK from abroad do not get checked on by the authorities, the Home Office has admitted. In a letter to MP Yvette Cooper, chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, home secretary Priti Patel admitted that for the week [...]
Government to develop take-at-home Covid-19 treatments by end of year April 20, 2021 The government has today launched a new “Antivirals Taskforce” to develop Covid-19 treatments that patients can take at home. By the end of the year, the new initiative is aiming to have created two effective treatments that the public can take either in tablet or capsule form. It is hoped that after clinical trials, these [...]