CMC Markets lifts profit expectations amid high market volatility from Covid-19 pandemic panic October 8, 2020 CMC Markets lifts profit expectations amid high market volatility from Covid-19 pandemic panic
Coronavirus: Is the UK set to shake-up quarantine-free travel rules and finally begin airport testing for arrivals? October 4, 2020 The UK Government is set to make an announcement on airport testing “in the coming days,” as the list of quarantine-free travel options diminishes Airport testing is a “key priority,” Barclay told Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye this week at the Conservative Party Conference, which is currently being held virtually. While many other countries and airlines have [...]
London Marathon 2020: Ethiophia’s Shura Kitata wins as favourite Kipchoge suffers first defeat since 2013. October 4, 2020 London Marathon 2020: Ethiophia's Shura Kitata wins as favourite Kipchoge fininshes eighth
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says it’ll be a bumpy road until Christmas, as new Covid-19 cases top 10,000 October 4, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson this morning said it’ll “be bumpy until Christmas” dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. The PM told the BBC the government was taking a “balanced” approach between saving lives and protecting the economy. “The best thing we can do now for all those who have suffered in the course of this pandemic [...]
Coronavirus: The seven quarantine free countries you can still visit, after Turkey travel ban October 3, 2020 Coronavirus: Here are the seven quarantine free countries you can still visit, after Turkey travel ban
Quarter of a million pub jobs at risk as curfew stifles hospitality recovery October 2, 2020 A major new study predicts that almost 300,000 jobs will be lost in pubs, bars and breweries unless the government changes its strategy for the hospitality sector. The study, conducted by Oxford Economics for the British Beer and Pub Association, suggests that almost a third of existing jobs in the sector will go as a [...]
Playboy set for Wall Street listing as iconic publisher looks to float October 1, 2020 The company, founded by Hugh Hefner in 1953 and forever synonymous with nude female centrefolds, said today it will merge with SPAC Mountain Crest Acquisition in a deal that values Playboy at $415m (£323m). Hugh Hefner’s company has in recent years moved into selling clothes, consumer accessories, gaming and promoting “sexual wellness”. It stopped printing [...]
Shell to cut close to 9,000 jobs in transition plan September 30, 2020 Shell is cutting 9,000 jobs as it shifts away from oil production
Greggs aims to open new sites despite Coronavirus taking a bite out of sales, as staffing cuts loom September 29, 2020 Job cuts are a likely addition to the mennu at high street bakery chain Greggs as the vegan sausage roll maker's sales slump
Cardiff and Swansea heading into lockdown from 6pm tomorrow as Wales battles Covid-19 case resurgence September 25, 2020 The residents of Welsh cities of Cardiff and Swansea face tougher restrictions with a lockdown coming this weekend. The lockdown in Wales means people will not be able to leave the area or mix with other households in an indoor setting. The Welsh government announced local lockdown restrictions would be brought in for the capital Cardiff and [...]