FTSE 100 heads for second-best month on record but still lags peers November 28, 2020 Britain’s FTSE 100 stock index is on track for its second-best month in history as optimism about vaccines boosts unloved sectors such as financials and industrials that dominate the UK corporate landscape. Yet the index is still well behind its global peers this year. Despite US markets and global stocks hitting record highs, the UK [...]
Tier two diners must leave pubs when meals are finished November 27, 2020 People living in areas under tier two restrictions will have to leave pubs once they have finished eating, Number 10 confirmed today. The Prime Minister’s spokesman today said that pubgoers would not be able to linger for more drinks once they have finished their meals. He said: “We’ve been clear that, in Tier 2 I [...]
Joe Biden could favour Ireland travel corridor over London-New York link – reports November 27, 2020 The aviation industry is facing a race against time to set up a travel corridor between London and New York amid fears that President-elect Joe Biden will favour an air link with Dublin instead. There had been hopes that a quarantine-free corridor between London and New York would be in place by Thanksgivings, but these [...]
Covid-19: London in Tier 2 restrictions – what are the new rules to follow? November 27, 2020 The covid-19 restrictions have been strengthened since before the lockdown, so what are the new rules for work, home and socialising now that London's in Tier 2
Stocking filler: London Stock Exchange backs virtual charity carol concert November 27, 2020 London Stock Exchange has teamed up with music royalties firm Hipgnosis to support a star-studded virtual carol concert that will raise funds for charity. Chic legend Nile Rodgers, who acts as an adviser to Hipgnosis, will host the festive gig on Tuesday 15 December. The programme will feature appearances from a string of music icons, [...]
UK has ‘significant’ ethnic wealth gaps, latest data suggest November 27, 2020 Wealth in the UK is divided along ethnic lines, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics suggest. White British headed households were the wealthiest ethnic group, according to data collected between 2016 and 2018. White households had a median net worth of nine times that of Black African households, the least wealthy ethnic [...]
Heathrow workers to strike next week November 27, 2020 Workers at Heathrow Airport are planning to strike on Tuesday over proposed pay cuts, the airport said today. Unite the union is also preparing for further industrial action on 14, 17, and 18 December. Heathrow said that there are currently no pre-planned flight schedule amendments for any of the dates. As the UK will still [...]
Suspected North Korean hackers ‘target’ Covid-19 vaccine maker Astrazeneca November 27, 2020 Suspected North Korean hackers are said to have made multiple attempts to hack into the computer systems of British Covid-19 vaccine maker Astrazeneca. Hackers posed as recruiters on Linkedin and Whatsapp and approached Astrazeneca staff with fake job offers, Reuters reported, citing sources. They then sent documents purporting to be job descriptions that were teeming [...]
Troubled Moss Bros launches CVA proposal to tackle ‘perilous’ situation November 27, 2020 Struggling retailer Moss Bros has launched a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) proposal to give it the best chance of emerging for the challenges brought on by the coronavirus. A CVA allows companies to settle debts by paying creditors over a fixed period, and it could see the closure of some of Moss Bros’ 125 UK [...]
Excel glitch “propelled England to a different stage of the pandemic,” researchers say November 27, 2020 A Microsoft Excel error which caused positive Covid-19 results to go missing has been linked to 1,500 excess deaths, researchers have suggested. Thiemo Fetzer and Thomas Graeber of Warwick and Harvard universities, respectively, examined the impact of the glitch, which affected positive cases in late September and October. The lost cases meant that 16,000 contacts [...]
