Venues could escape Covid restrictions if they introduce vaccine passports August 9, 2021 Venues may be given the chance to escape a reimposition of social distancing rules if they introduce vaccine requirements, it has been reported. The Cabinet is looking to incentivise nightclubs and bars to take up vaccine passport systems by allowing them to keep operating without other Covid restrictions, The Telegraph has reported. The Prime Minister [...]
Motorways and A-roads to benefit from £200m injection amid staycation boom August 9, 2021 The government is set to inject £200m into improving motorways and major A-roads in the southwest of England, so Brits can have smoother rides to see long-missed families. Now domestic travel restrictions have eased, Brits are well on their way to seeing the family and friends they had missed over the previous 15 months of [...]
Number 10: No plans for ‘imminent reshuffle’ after Johnson-Sunak row August 9, 2021 Boris Johnson has no plans for an “imminent reshuffle” after reports yesterday that he threatened to demote Rishi Sunak, according to Downing Street. The Prime Minister’s spokesman today said the pair will “continue” to enjoy a “close and effective working relationship”. The Sunday Times reported that Johnson was “apoplectic” about the leaking of a letter [...]
Opinion: Geronimo cannot be saved without sacrificing the UK’s food standards August 9, 2021 It’s August and an alpaca craze has overtaken British politics. After a chaotic few years banging on about Brexit and Covid, this summertime story has captivated the nation. Officials have ordered Geronimo, an alpaca imported from New Zealand, to be put down after twice testing positive for bovine tuberculosis. But alpaca owner, Helen Macdonald, claims [...]
Crypto markets reach highest level since May as US tax legislation looms August 9, 2021 Crypto at a Glance The cryptocurrency market yesterday rallied to its highest level since 19 May, hitting a total market cap of more than $1.85 trillion as both Bitcoin and Ethereum made gains. Sentiment has also flipped to greedy for the first time since May, according to the Fear & Greed Index, while the Twitter [...]
Recruitment firm PageGroup sees revived revenue amid pent-up demand August 9, 2021 Recruitment firm PageGroup has seen its financials on the uplift towards pre-pandemic levels in the past six months, which its boss hopes is “sustainable” amid pent-up demand. Shares sank 3.3 per cent in its afternoon trading, down to 602p per share. Revenue hit £766.4m in the six months to 30 June, up from £655m last [...]
Bezos-backed miner invests in Aim-listed Bluejay Mining, sending shares flying August 9, 2021 Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos-backed battery minerals venture KoBold Metals is set to develop a new major nickel, copper and cobalt project with AIM-listed Bluejay Mining. The news sent Bluejay’s shares soaring 20.6 per cent at 11.2p per share in its afternoon trading. KoBold Metals will earn 51 per cent of Bluejay’s licence for the [...]
Chinese dairy manufacturer shares tumbled amid Beijing’s crackdown fears August 9, 2021 Infant formula milk makers have joined the growing list of stocks hurt by Beijing’s regulatory risk after state media urged supervision of milk powder marketing. Chinese state-run Xinhua Agency reported last Thursday that some experts have been concerned about the marketing of infant formula milk that made mothers choose milk powder over breastfeeding, urging the [...]
Businesses must ‘act on pledges as soon as possible’ after damning climate report August 9, 2021 The world’s latest climate report spells ‘code red’ for humanity, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said, while oil stocks go down the drain. The report, by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), found that recent “human influence” on the world’s warming climate system has been “unprecedented over many centuries to many thousands of years”. [...]
Government ends Oxford Nanopore Covid testing contract early August 9, 2021 The UK government has ended a contract with Oxford Nanopore worth £113m as the vaccination rollout continues apace. Last August Oxford Nanopore signed a contract with the Department of Health, to provide rapid LamPORE tests to NHS laboratories. At the time, former then-health secretary Matt Hancock said the rapid testing kits would “benefit thousands of [...]
