Covid booster jab programme to be set out ‘in due course’ June 21, 2021 Plans for a Covid booster jab programme will be set out “in due course”, after doctors and NHS trusts said a plan for an autumn rollout should start now. A government source told the BBC that “we cannot just carry on as we are, with an emergency response”. They said questions still needed answering, like [...]
Johnson sets out plan to make UK ‘science superpower’ June 21, 2021 Boris Johnson has set out plans to make the UK a “science superpower”, building on the success of the vaccine rollout. The Prime Minister will chair a new National Science and Technology Council to provide “strategic direction” on how research is used for the “public good”, the BBC reported. Chief scientific officer Sir Patrick Vallance [...]
UK remains Europe’s most attractive spot for financial services investment June 21, 2021 The UK continues to be Europe’s most attractive location for international investment into financial services, however the gap with France – the second largest recipient of investment – has narrowed. In 2020 the UK secured 49 foreign investment projects in financial services, just 14 per cent more than France, and considerably less than the 99 [...]
House prices rise £2,500 in June but ‘early signs’ suggest market is slowing June 21, 2021 House prices rose again this month, bringing the UK’s average house price to a new record high, however there are early signs the market is starting to slow down. House prices rose £2,509 this month, a relatively modest rise 0.8 per cent, pushing house prices to a new record high of £336,073. June’s rise was [...]
Deloitte tells staff they can work from home forever June 20, 2021 Staff working at Deloitte will be able to work wherever they want when Covid restrictions are eased and work from home guidance is scrapped. Staff at the Big Four firm will not be obligated to work from the office for a minimum number of days per week, as has been a typical response of Deloitte’s [...]
Ministers ‘mulling dropping self-isolation rules for those with two jabs’ June 19, 2021 The government is considering making those who have had two Covid-19 vaccines exempt from forced isolation. The idea, which is currently being discussed in Westminster, would see those with two jabs take daily tests instead of isolate, Sky News reported. If made into policy, it would come in later in the year once the adult [...]
Private equity giant mulls £5.5bn Morrisons takeover June 19, 2021 Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is reportedly weighing up a £5.5bn takeover bid for supermarket chain Morrisons. The private equity firm is in the early stages of evaluating an offer for Britain’s fourth biggest supermarket, Sky News first reported, and is understood to have made a preliminary approach to Morrisons’ board. The buyout giant is [...]
Workers should be given the right to disconnect after home work, says Labour June 19, 2021 Workers should have a right to disconnect from work at the end of the day to ensure homes do not become round-the-clock offices, Labour has said, as well as a right to work flexibly. Workers should be able to switch off at the end of the day, meaning having a reasonable expectation of not having [...]
Surge testing to be deployed in Lambeth to combat Delta variant June 19, 2021 Surge testing will begin in Lambeth tomorrow amid a rise in cases of the Delta variant of Covid-19. Surge testing will start on Sunday in Clapham, Brixton, Stockwell, West Norwood and Vauxhall following a rise in confirmed cases of the variant first found in India. All the confirmed cases have been instructed to self-isolate and [...]
Dozens arrested in Leicester Square following England v Scotland match June 19, 2021 A total of 25 people were arrested in Leicester Square last night with a further five arrested near Wembley following the England v Scotland Euros match. Following the match, which saw a 0-0 draw between the two sides, crowds thronged into Leicester Square, despite police asking fans to stay away because of Covid concerns. Red [...]
