South Africa demands compensation from UK for economic damage caused by Covid travel red list in response to Omicron variant December 27, 2021 South Africa is calling for compensation from the UK for the economic damage the country suffered after it was placed on Britain’s Covid travel red list in November. South Africa’s Department of International Relations is demanding compensation after the movement of people was severely restricted, saying Africa’s largest economy took a serious beating because of [...]
Half of all UK bank branches have been shut or are scheduled for closure as fintech kills off 736 locations in 2021 alone December 27, 2021 New figures published this morning show that the number of bank branches across the UK is dropping dramatically. In fact, nearly half of all banks’ branches have been lost since 2015, or are scheduled for closure, according to Which? Vulnerable customers are being left at risk of being “cut adrift”, the consumer organisation said after [...]
Boxing Day murder: 26-year old Newham man arrested after woman’s body found in East London December 27, 2021 Police in London have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after the death of a woman in east London. Metropolitan Police officers were called to Earlham Grove in Newham at just before midday on Boxing Day following concerns over the welfare of a resident. A body of a woman, believed to be aged in [...]
Pandemic kills off entrepreneurial opportunities as army of self-employed in UK drops by shocking 700,000 December 27, 2021 The UK has nearly 700,000 less self-employed people two years into the pandemic, according to new figures published this morning. The self-employed workforce fell from a peak of nearly 5m in 2019 to to 4.3m this year, according to analysis by Rest Less, which offers advice to older people. As well as the impact of [...]
Merciless Omicron beating: Retail sector in shock as Boxing Day sales in central London plummet by nearly 70 per cent December 27, 2021 Retailers in central London and across the UK are in shock as the number of bargain hunters looking for Boxing Day sales on the high street plummeted to almost half of pre-pandemic levels. In central London, footfall was 67 per cent lower than 2019 numbers, while it was 58 per cent below 2019 in other [...]
Learning how to change gears a thing of the past as electric vehicles take over, says AA president December 27, 2021 The need for drivers to learn how to change gears will soon be eliminated as electric vehicles take over, the president of the AA has said. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Edmund King said the Government’s decision to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030 has [...]
Burger King takes over 12 restaurants from franchisees December 27, 2021 Burger King UK announced this morning it has struck an agreement to snap up 12 new restaurants from franchise partners. The master franchisee for Burger King in the UK has confirmed it will take over all the fast food chain’s restaurants operated by franchise companies Kaykem Fast Foods Limited and Saxby. The deal will continue [...]
Vladimir Putin threatens Russia will consider all options if West does not give security guarantees: ‘We must tell them, stop!’ December 27, 2021 If the West does not give Russia any new security guarantees, including Ukraine not joining NATO, Vladimir Putin will ponder all options, it has emerged. Earlier this month, Moscow submitted draft security documents demanding that Nato deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back its military deployments in Central and Eastern [...]
UK to hold platinum party of the century for the Queen this June: Bigger and bolder than Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897 December 26, 2021 Britain is planning one of its biggest celebrations ever as new government plans will allow pubs, clubs and bars to stay open into the early hours over next year’s bank holiday weekend to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Venues across England and Wales would be able to continue serving customers for an extra two hours [...]
UK workplace conduct chief fired for sexually harassing as many as 10 women December 26, 2021 After inappropriate behaviour towards as many as 10 women, a senior executive at the UK’s authority on workplace conduct has been fired for sexual harassment. John Woods sent a “barrage” of inappropriate sexual messages to a junior staff member, suggested “sex bets”, and left a pair of knickers on another female colleague’s desk, according to [...]
