Business directors removed from UK travel exemption list January 19, 2021 Top business leaders are no longer exempt from UK travel restrictions, meaning they will have to self-isolate for 10 days when returning to the country. Business directors bringing jobs and investment to the UK had been listed as one of the exemptions of the coronavirus quarantine rules. But new changes that came into effect at [...]
Hammerson receives less than half its rent as retailers grapple with Covid January 19, 2021 Hammerson received less than half of the rents due for the first quarter of 2021, as retailers struggled in the face of coronavirus restrictions across the UK and most of Europe. At a group level, 41 per cent of Q1 2021 rent due has been received by Hammerson, with the UK collecting 41 per cent, [...]
Scientists warn vaccination rollout will lead to more rule breaking January 19, 2021 People could become less diligent at sticking to coronavirus rules as more of the population is vaccinated, scientists have warned. If people start abandoning the rules early, it could lead to a spike in cases that outweighs the gains made by rolling out the jab, government advisory body SAGE has said. Sky News reported that [...]
British lorry drivers now need negative Covid test to enter Denmark and Netherlands January 19, 2021 Hauliers will now need to provide a negative coronavirus test before entering Denmark and the Netherlands, the government has announced. All drivers of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) have been told they will be eligible for free Covid tests at specialist sites across the country. However, just four out of 35 of the sites will run [...]
Dido Harding defends £1,000-a-day consultants for Test and Trace January 18, 2021 NHS Test and Trace boss Dido Harding has defended spending upwards of £1,000-a-day on consultants for the beleaguered contact tracing programme. During a grilling from the Public Accounts Committee, Harding told MPs she felt it was “appropriate” to bring in external help in “extreme emergency circumstances using short-term contingent labour and consultants for some of [...]
Patient admitted to hospital ‘every 30 seconds’ as Covid hospitalisations hit record January 18, 2021 “Someone is admitted to hospital with coronavirus every 30 seconds,” the health secretary has said, as hospitalisations continue to hit fresh heights amid the rapid spread of new Covid mutations. There are currently 37,475 people in UK hospitals with coronavirus, with more than a tenth on ventilators. “That is the highest that it’s been throughout [...]
London ‘past the peak’ of coronavirus as infections fall January 18, 2021 Coronavirus infections appear “to have peaked in London”, a leading scientist has said, as the number of new cases has seen a dramatic drop across the capital. Dr Rupert Pearse, from the Intensive Care Society, told the BBC: “[Rates vary] a lot around the country and it varies a lot between hospitals, and that’s quite [...]
Uptick in central London office interest offers hope to struggling businesses January 18, 2021 There was an uptick in interest in London office properties at the end of 2020, offering city centre firms hope that the end of the remote-working boom is on the horizon. The latest research by real estate giant JLL showed that there had been a “significant” jump in viewings and negotiations, suggesting recovery could be [...]
24-hour vaccination sites to be piloted in London by end of January January 18, 2021 Vaccination sites open 24 hours a day will be piloted in London by the end of January, as the government looks to speed up the UK’s vaccination progress against coronavirus. Speaking on Sky News this morning minister for vaccine deployment Nadhim Zahawi said the UK was vaccinating 140 people per minute on average. “You’ll see [...]
Salaries for those who kept their jobs through pandemic rose in 2020, says Reed January 18, 2021 Salaries for those who kept their jobs through pandemic rose in 2020, says Reed