Delivery slot shortage gives welcome boost to High Street February 20, 2021 Overwhelmed supermarket delivery services have given bricks and mortar retailers a boost during the UK’s Covid-19 lockdowns. Key announcements by Boris Johnson have led to spikes in demand for services such as Ocado. And that, according to research by retail search platform NearSt, has seen Brits looking closer to home for essentials. Their platform, which [...]
Some 17 million people receive first Covid jab as deaths hit 120,000 February 20, 2021 A total 17,247,442 people in the UK have received a first coronavirus vaccine, as the number of Covid-19 deaths hit a grim 120,000. A further 445 people died within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, according to the latest government figures, taking the total number of people to 120,365. Another 10,406 people were confirmed [...]
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny loses appeal against jail term February 20, 2021 Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny lost his appeal against what he said was a politically motivated decision to jail him for nearly three years. Navalny, who is one of President Putin’s fiercest critics, said his faith in God and belief in the rightness of his cause was sustaining him. Navalny was jailed earlier this month for [...]
Two more killed in Myanmar as protests rumble on February 20, 2021 Two more people were killed in Myanmar’s second city Mandalay today when police fired to disperse protesting opponents of a military coup. “Twenty people were injured and two are dead,” said Ko Aung, a leader of the Parahita Darhi volunteer emergency service agency in the city. Opponents of the coup took to the streets in [...]
Are we heading into a new commodities ‘supercycle’? February 20, 2021 Since the beginning of the year commodity prices have been surging, leading a number of banks to declare the start of a new “supercycle” for the assets. Bankers at Goldman Sachs were the first off the line, declaring that the Covid-19 had created the right structural conditions for the same kind of multi-year price growth [...]
Businesses need to teach their staff how to have better small talk and ditch weather chat February 20, 2021 Next week, I’ll be delivering the UK’s first university module in navigating small talk and networking at BPP University Law School. A university class on small talk? Do students really need to learn this, can it be taught, I hear you ask? Or perhaps you are shuddering at the idea of having small talk at [...]
Spirits showcase Whisky Show: Old & Rare goes digital February 20, 2021 Since 2017 the Whisky Show: Old & Rare has afforded aficionados an annual opportunity to sample some of the most elusive and legendary spirits in the world of whisky. Next week it returns, as a virtual event. This time round, the Whisky Show: Old & Rare will consist of four masterclasses, which will be streamed [...]
Biden approves major disaster declaration for Texas following crippling storm crisis February 20, 2021 President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for Texas, clearing the way for more federal funds after a devastating storm raged across the southern United States. The action makes federal funding available to individuals across the state, including assistance for temporary housing and home repairs and low-cost loans. Millions of residents in the Lone Star [...]
Key Johnson aide and Dominic Cummings ally quits No 10 February 20, 2021 Oliver Lewis, the head of Boris Johnson’s ‘Union Unit’, has quit just two weeks into the job. Lewis resigned followed claims he had been accused by the Prime Minister and his fiancée of briefing against Michael Gove, the Times reported. The aide was only given his new role two weeks ago. The so-called ‘Union Unit’ [...]
Hallelujah: Two households to be able to meet outside by Easter February 20, 2021 Two households will be allowed to meet outside by Easter regardless of their size, though social distancing measures are likely to remain in place for months. The new rule is expected to be announced on Monday as part of Boris Johnson’s road map to ease lockdown restrictions, according to reports. Gatherings of six people from [...]
