Government eyes legal requirement for NHS staff to be vaccinated October 24, 2021 The government is looking at legally enforcing a Covid vaccine mandate for all NHS staff. Health secretary Sajid Javid wants to push through legislation requiring protection against the virus as a condition of employment as soon as possible, according to The Sunday Times. Some 106,351 NHS staff in England have not been vaccinated, around seven [...]
Sarah Everard murder: Five police officers face disciplinary action over messages October 22, 2021 Five police officers from four forces are facing disciplinary action over social media messages about Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens. Police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said two Metropolitan Police officers and one from each of the forces in Sussex, Dorset and Avon and Somerset will be subject to misconduct proceedings. Couzens [...]
Country house market sees strongest annual growth since 2007 October 22, 2021 The annual rate of growth for country homes hit its highest level since the first quarter of 2007. The annual rate hit 10.6 per cent in September with real estate experts anticipating a cooling of the market following the end of the stamp duty holiday. Average price growth in the category was 2.1 per cent [...]
Tesco and ASOS call for legal crackdown on human rights abuse October 22, 2021 Tesco and ASOS are among more than 30 retail businesses and investors have called for a new UK law to prevent human rights abuse. Some 36 household names – including Primark and John Lewis – have issued a joint statement calling for fresh human rights and environmental due diligence law. A legal review by Blackstone [...]
Green light for lateral flow test that sends users Covid certificate in minutes October 22, 2021 A rapid Covid test that sends a digital result to health authorities is the first to be given the green light. Excalibur Healthcare Services and Sensyne Health’s test has received certification, according to The Telegraph. The test sends results via a smartphone app after it reads the result with artificial intelligence. The test-taker is then emailed [...]
Strong appetite for takeaway and delivery as sales soar past pre-Covid levels October 22, 2021 Restaurant groups- including Pizza Express and Honest Burgers -more than doubled their delivery and takeaway sales from pre-Covid levels last month. Combined sales were 130 per cent higher than in September 2019, the CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker revealed. Sales are also 35 per cent higher than in September 2020, with signs that [...]
Holiday Inn owner reports trade improvement as travel returns October 22, 2021 Crowne Plaza owner InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has said it has achieved an average daily rate in line with pre-pandemic levels. In a third quarter trading update, it said it had achieved occupancy of around 60 per cent. It reported revenue per available room (RevPAR) was down 21 per cent on 2019. It was up [...]
ProCook confirms intention to proceed with IPO October 22, 2021 Kitchenware brand ProCook has confirmed its intention to proceed with an initial public offering. The business confirmed it would make its debut on the London Stock Exchange and list on the premium listing segment of the official list of the FCA. The offer will comprise an offer of existing shares to be sold by existing [...]
Retail sales drop for fifth month in a row October 22, 2021 UK retail sales dropped in September for the fifth consecutive month but have bounced back from the pandemic, It marked the longest continuous stretch since records began in 1996, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail sales volumes dropped by 0.2 per cent last month, following a 0.6 per cent [...]
Demand for e-commerce space to drive rental growth in London boroughs October 21, 2021 Dark kitchens and grocers could create 12m square foot of last mile logistics space requirements by 2025. Knight Frank has found that there will be an increasing need for spaces for same-day delivery firms, like Amazon, as well as ghost kitchens. A demand for urban logistics units has sharply driven down vacancy rates in urban [...]
