Travellers can now use cheap lateral flow tests on arrival in UK October 24, 2021 From today double jabbed Brits will be able to use cheap lateral flow tests instead of PCRs when they arrive in the UK from abroad. The new rules have come into affect just in time for families to go on holiday during the October half term. People travelling to the UK from non-red list counties [...]
Rishi Sunak admits UK has ‘no magic wand’ to stop rising inflation October 24, 2021 Rishi Sunak has said he has no “magic wand” to stop increasing inflation as he admits that the issue could be out of the UK’s control. Sunak today said increasing rates of UK inflation were down to global supply chain issues post-Covid and surging global energy prices and that there was little he could do [...]
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 [...]
UK calls for ECJ to loosen grip on Northern Ireland trade rules October 24, 2021 The UK has said that post-Brexit talks with the EU over Northern Ireland trade rules are constructive, but substantial differences remain. Goods sent between Britain and Northern Ireland have to undergo customs checks as part of a protocol agreed before Brexit to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland which is an EU [...]
City Hall calls for a long term London transport plan as regions set to receive £7bn Budget boost October 23, 2021 City Hall has warned that there can be no UK recovery without a strong London recovery in transport as it was revealed that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will allocate almost £7bn in next week’s Autumn Budget to funding urban transport in city regions across England. In a move aimed at the government’s “levelling up” agenda, cities [...]
Scientific advisers urge government to add Covid protections now to avoid a ‘lockdown Christmas’ October 23, 2021 Two top scientific advisers have warned the UK is heading for another winter lockdown if the government does not reintroduce some Covid protection measures as soon as possible. Vaccines are “wonderful” but “not quite enough”, according to Professor Reicher, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours (SPI-B), which works with SAGE. “I [...]
Sunak set to hike long-haul flight costs through air passenger duty Budget ‘overhaul’ October 23, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is plotting an air passenger duty hike for flights to long-haul destinations like Australia, Japan and South Africa in his Autumn Budget next week, as a penalty for their environmental damage. Passengers flying to such destinations can expect to pay more after the Chancellor has laid out his plans next week for [...]
Cross-chain bridge connecting Cardano and Ethereum is now open October 22, 2021 Input Output Global - developer of the Cardano blockchain - has created a cross-chain 'bridge' with NFT solutions provider Bondly to connect the Cardano and Ethereum networks.
Frieze 2021: An electric start to the new art season October 22, 2021 It is telling, though perhaps unsurprising, that in a time of expanding digital exhibition spaces, curators, artists, and collectors still value face-to-face contact provided by art fairs. Frieze is the best of them all to kickstart the new London art season, with its sculpture garden and two imposing marquees – Frieze London and Frieze Masters [...]
Deutsche Bank Libor whistleblower awarded record $200m payout October 22, 2021 US watchdog the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has awarded a record almost $200m to a former Deutsche Bank employee who raised the alarm about Libor-rigging, in the biggest-ever US whistleblower payout. The regulator said the payment had been made for “specific, credible and timely original information” that “significantly contributed” to an already “open investigation” [...]
