Banking shares jump after Bank of England gives OK for dividends, bonuses and buybacks July 13, 2021 Banking shares jump after Bank of England gives OK for dividends, bonuses and buybacks
Pressing ahead with Freedom Day is ‘irresponsible and perilous’, warns BMA July 12, 2021 Boris Johnson confirmed this evening that the so-called freedom day will go ahead on 19 July. Johnson announced that the next step on the roadmap out of lockdown will mean the end of the one-metre plus rule, mandatory face masks and limits on social gatherings. Hospitality venues will be able to open in full and [...]
WHO chief scientist warns against mixing Covid vaccines July 12, 2021 Mixing and matching different Covid vaccines could lead to a “chaotic situation”, the World Health Organisation’s chief scientist warned on Monday. “It’s a little bit of a dangerous trend” as there is little data available on the health impact of it, the WHO’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan told an online briefing. Read more: Covid scientists: [...]
Masks, mass events and more in the office: What Freedom Day means for you July 12, 2021 Millions of Londoners will enjoy a range of new liberties from 19 July, after Boris Johnson this evening announced the coronavirus restrictions that will be lifted as planned. Back in February when the PM outlined the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, he told MPs that step four would entail “all legal limits on social contact” [...]
Covid scientists: Protein mutation in bat coronavirus may have made human lung cell infections possible July 12, 2021 A mutation in a key protein found in a coronavirus among bats may have made it possible for humans to get infected. According to a new study, published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Cell, a mutation in the bat virus led to a spike protein being able to ‘fasten itself’ onto a human host protein, [...]
Government’s vaccine bounce comes to an end as public opinion shifts July 12, 2021 New polling suggests the vaccine bounce in the polls has ended for prime minister Boris Johnson and his government, as Labour support slowly ticks up. Johnson’s net favourability score has fallen after he and his party experienced a boost in support in May polls, according to YouGov. The UK’s successful rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine [...]
More staff yearn for their pre-pandemic commutes as return to looms July 12, 2021 More staff yearn for their pre-pandemic commutes as return to looms
Covid-19 update: How large could UK’s third wave of cases be? July 12, 2021 Covid-19 update: How large will UK's third wave of cases be?
Pandemic rethink: Nearly half of all UK workers are less career-focused July 12, 2021 With freedom day fast approaching, all attention is on workers returning to the office and the nature of flexible working options. Since working from home, due to Covid-related restrictions, 50 per cent of people experienced difficulty with disassociating their work lives with their home lives, according to insurance giant Aviva. The company’s study found that [...]
Take off: Ryanair to recruit 2,000 pilots as it prepares for travel market recovery July 12, 2021 Take off: Ryanair to recruit 2,000 pilots as it prepares for travel market recover