Wimbledon tennis finals to be played with capacity crowds June 14, 2021 Capacity crowds will be allowed into the Centre Court stadium to watch the finals of the Wimbledon tennis championships, which begin on 28 June. Both the men’s and women’s singles finals will be played in front of 15,000 fans, the All England Tennis club announced tonight, the first outdoor events to take place with a [...]
London calls for more support for businesses as ‘Freedom day’ pushed back June 14, 2021 London’s businesses and politicians have called for more financial support after Boris Johnson delayed the end of the Covid-19 restrictions for four weeks. Speaking at a press conference this evening, the Prime Minister said that 19 July was the new “terminus” date for the restrictions. However, despite advance calls from various sectors for extra support, [...]
Freedom day pushed back to 19 July as Johnson asks for ‘a little more time’ for jab programme June 14, 2021 England’s “Freedom Day” has been pushed back nearly six weeks until 19 July, Boris Johnson has confirmed tonight, as cases of the so-called Delta variant of Covid-19 continue to rise. The decision will be reviewed every day, and after two weeks the government will decide whether to go ahead with reopening sooner than now anticipated. [...]
Stobart Air owner Esken to sell stake in Southend Airport for £120m June 14, 2021 The owner of newly collapsed Stobart Air has confirmed that it is close to agreeing the £120m sale of a 30 per cent stake in London Southend airport to private equity group Carlyle. In a statement issued this afternoon after reports that a deal was in the offing, Esken said that it was in the [...]
Outsourcer Mitie snaps up £650m defence contract June 14, 2021 Outsourcer Mitie has today won a £646m contract to deliver building and maintenance services for the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) sites across Scotland and Northern Ireland. The seven-year contract covers 4,400 buildings over 91 sites, including both historic buildings such as Edinburgh Castle and active military bases. The MoD will have the option of extending [...]
Electric truck maker Lordstown bosses quit, sending shares tumbling June 14, 2021 One-time electric vehicle darling Lordstown Motors swerved further off course today as the Ohio-based firm’s chief executive and finance chief quit abruptly. At the same time, an internal investigation into the carmaker reported that it had found “issues regarding the accuracy of certain statements regarding the company’s pre-orders”. The revelation, together with the departures, sent [...]
Industry rages as UK prepares to scrap half of tariffs on steel imports June 11, 2021 The government is set to scrap half of its current steel imports safeguards, it was announced today, sparking cries of outrage from an already struggling industry. In 2019 the EU introduced the quotas to prevent the bloc from being flooded by excess steel products after Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs against imports to [...]
August shutdown for swathes of Circle and District lines June 11, 2021 Large stretches of the Circle and District underground lines will be closed for nine days in August due to engineering work, Transport for London (TfL) warned today. From 4-12 August, here will be no service between Edgware Road and Aldgate via Victoria on the Circle line and from Earl’s Court to Aldgate East on the District line. In addition, over the [...]
EU approves restriction-free travel for vaccinated citizens but UK left out over Delta variant fears June 11, 2021 EU countries have today agreed a plan to relax travel restrictions over the summer months, with fully vaccinated tourists not required to take tests or quarantine. However, due to concerns over the spread of the so-called Delta variant of Covid-19, the UK will not initially be included on a list of extra countries the rules [...]
Rolls-Royce and Virgin Atlantic back air taxi firm Vertical Aerospace June 11, 2021 Rolls-Royce and Virgin Atlantic are among firms to have bet on electric flying taxi firm Vertical Aerospace, which announced it would go public in the US in a SPAC deal last night. The British firm, which has already secured $4bn (£2.8bn) worth of pre-orders for 1,000 of its aircraft with firms such as Avolon and [...]
