Not just for Christmas: Pets at Home raises profit outlook after December growth January 8, 2021 Pets at Home has raised its full year profit guidance after recording impressive sales growth during December. The country’s leading pet care firm said that it now expected profit for the year to come in at £77m, despite the voluntary repayment of £28.9m in business rates relief. In a trading update this morning, the company [...]
Government confirms mandatory testing for all inbound travellers January 8, 2021 Passengers coming to England face fines if they fail to comply with new testing requirements as part of new measures introduced today. From next week all international arrivals, including UK nationals, will be required to present a negative coronavirus test taken up to 72 hours prior to departure. Passengers refusing to comply will be subject [...]
London hotel investment expected to boom in 2021 as vaccine roll-out whets investor appetite January 8, 2021 Investor appetite for central London hotel assets is expected to boom in 2021 due to the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines, strengthened by opportunities presented by the pandemic and Brexit. Analysis by estate agent chain Knight Frank predicted strong demand for hotel investment this year once the pandemic eases and borders and airways reopen, with the sector [...]
The Imitation Game: Turing Scheme could be even better than Erasmus January 8, 2021 The UK’s final and definitive secession from the European Union has caused the gnashing of Remainer teeth for a hundred reasons, but one of the most prominent in the past week or so has been the end of British participation in the Erasmus+ student exchange programme. This pan-EU project allows students from member states to [...]
High street suffers worst December retail sales on record as online growth slumps January 8, 2021 December retail sales were negative for the first time on record in 2020, with online purchases slumping to the lowest level since the pandemic began, in the latest blow to the beleaguered UK high street. Online sales were at their lowest level since March, increasing by 62 per cent on the previous year, and were [...]
Government blasted over ‘litany’ of broadband failures January 8, 2021 Small businesses could be locked out of full-fibre broadband for years to come due to a “litany” of failures by the government, MPs have warned. In a damning report published today, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the government had failed to make “any meaningful progress” in securing the policy and legislative changes needed to [...]
Democrat leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer demand Donald Trump’s removal from office January 7, 2021 Most senior Democratic Senator joins calls for Donald Trump's removal from office
Nearly 1.5m in the UK have received first Covid vaccine jab January 7, 2021 Boris Johnson has today announced that just under 1.5m in the UK have now received their first Covid vaccine jab as he doubles down on a promise to hit 15m vaccinations by next month. The new figure means that around 200,000 people have been vaccinated since Tuesday – a rate well below what’s needed to [...]
Elon Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person January 7, 2021 Tesla's share price has driven Elon Musk's net worth even higher to topple Amazon boss Jeff Bezos from the top spot of world's richest person
Hackers leak Hackney Council data after attack January 7, 2021 The cyber group that launched a ransomware attack on Hackney Council last year has posted what it claims to be documents from the council. Last October the council said it had been hit by a “serious cyber-attack” affecting its IT systems. Today Hackney said it appears the vast majority of the sensitive or personal information [...]
