Discounter Pepco sets sights on Europe with 400 store openings February 19, 2021 The owner of British discount retailer Poundland has targeted 400 store openings across Europe in the upcoming financial year as it expands its Pepco brand, its boss said on Friday. The group opened 327 new stores in the previous financial year, taking the total to more than 3,000 across 15 countries. Italian confidence Pepco entered [...]
BNB flips Tether – until the Tether mint goes brrr? February 19, 2021 BNB heads skywards again - pushing up 40% to kick Tether off third spot as it eyes up Ethereum.
Fury intensifies in Myanmar as woman shot during protests dies February 19, 2021 A Myanmar woman died in intensive care on Friday, becoming the first known casualty of the country’s biggest protests in over a decade. Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, who turned 20 while on life support in hospital, was shot in the head by police at a rally in the capital of Naypyidaw. The shooting has raised [...]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan becomes latest politician to have Covid-19 jab February 19, 2021 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has become the latest politician to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Khan, 50, received his first dose of the Pfizer jab this morning at a vaccination centre in Mitcham. Khan suffers with asthma. People aged 16-64 with underlying health conditions are being included in the second phase of the vaccine rollout. [...]
Screenshot: Will Facebook regret going nuclear over Australian news? February 19, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: A jumbo jab mix-up **Will Facebook regret going nuclear in Australia? **Arm’s getting chippy Media Moment of the Week: A jumbo jab mix-up When Liam Thorp received a text inviting him for his first Covid jab he was confused, given the healthy 32-year-old is pretty low down the [...]
Arcadia collapse leaves bigger than expected £510m pension deficit February 19, 2021 The collapse of high street empire Arcadia has left a £510m pension deficit, some £200m more than previous estimates. Arcadia collapsed in December, becoming the largest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic and leaving thousands jobless. The news of a bigger-than-expected pension deficit, first reported by the Retail Gazette, paints a starker picture for individuals affected [...]
Trust me, I’m a chief executive February 19, 2021 Public trust in government is waning, as the 2021 Edelman Barometer of Trust revealed recently. Between January and May 2020, trust in government rose in almost all countries: people all over the world put faith in their leaders as the global pandemic took hold. But, interestingly, this trust has subsequently eroded, in some cases to below pre-pandemic [...]
“Zoom Weddings” – an opportunity for UK businesses during lockdown? February 19, 2021 Weddings are big business. It is estimated that 41.6 million weddings take place globally every year and approximately 250,000 within the UK. The £242 billion global industry was particularly hit following the outbreak of Covid-19 last year. It is estimated that the UK alone lost £5.6 billion last year due to cancellations or postponing of [...]
Changes in Family Law due to Covid February 19, 2021 The drastic measures ushered in as a result of the Covid pandemic have affected all aspects of our way of life. This includes the practical changes to the way the family justice system operates, which are unprecedented in such a short space of time. Most family Court hearings are now by telephone or video link [...]
Banks move to buy parts of NatWest’s Irish loan book February 19, 2021 Allied Irish Banks has entered a non-binding agreement to buy around €4bn of corporate and commercial loans from NatWest’s Irish outfit, while separate talks elsewhere are ongoing to buy other assets. This morning NatWest announced it will pull out of its operations in the Republic of Ireland, after reporting a £351m annual loss in 2020. [...]
