Rise in Covid infections in England driven by secondary pupils as Coronavirus cases near 800,000 October 8, 2021 While the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 has dropped in Scotland and Northern Ireland, it is on the rise in England. It seems that particularly the proportion of young people at secondary school to have had coronavirus has increased significantly, to one in 15, new figures show today. Around one in 70 people [...]
£6,700 pizza bill: Hundreds of orders at Domino’s Dover branch for Channel migrants October 8, 2021 Hundreds of pizzas were ordered from the Dover branch of Domino’s pizzas in July, according to an analysis of the government department’s spending. The Home Office spent thousands of pounds in one month on Domino’s pizzas to feed migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the Channel from France. A disclosure log for Home Office [...]
Four London murders: Stephen Port was already on police’s radar hours after first victim’s death October 8, 2021 Only hours after his first victim was found dead, serial killer Stephen Port was identified as a ‘significant witness’ with a sexual assault allegation against him. The body of 23-year old Anthony Walgate, 2 was discovered slumped against a wall outside Port’s flat in Cooke Street, Barking, east London, following an anonymous 999 call at [...]
‘FCA claimed a big scalp’: NatWest’s £320m money laundering fine sends message to the entire City October 8, 2021 NatWest is this morning staring at the prospect of a fine of up to £320m following the bank’s admission of guilt yesterday in relation to three charges of money laundering. The banking giant admitted it had failed to properly monitor £365m when it was deposited into a customer’s account. The case is widely seen as [...]
Drum roll: The world’s coolest neighbourhoods are… (yes, London is featured too) October 8, 2021 Nørrebro in Copenhagen has been revealed as the world’s coolest district, topping Time Out’s fourth annual World’s Coolest Neighbourhoods list. Cultural and culinary hotspots are leading the way as cities begin to emerge from the pandemic. “Nørrebro is a diverse district where history meets ultramodern architecture on the northern side of Copenhagen’s lakes, and it truly has [...]
Jacamo owner N Brown hails momentum amid turnaround plan October 8, 2021 Online fashion group N Brown has hailed positive momentum heading towards the busy Christmas period following the company’s turnaround plan. The Jacamo and JD Williams owner said it has seen early improvements on the back of “restructuring work” after pushing forward with a new strategy last summer in a bid to return to growth. The [...]
Brits eat nearly 20 per cent less meat than a decade ago October 8, 2021 Daily meat consumption in the UK has fallen by almost a fifth over the last decade, a new study has found. The study, published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health, used data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey to assess changes in the consumption of red, white, and processed meat within the UK [...]
Asda rolls out one-hour home delivery service across 96 stores October 8, 2021 Asda said this morning it is planning to extend its one-hour express delivery service to 96 stores following a successful trial over the summer. The service gives customers access to Asda’s full online range of more than 30,000 grocery products for delivery within the hour if they live within a three-mile radius of a store [...]
Grubhub founder steps down only four months after £5.8bn takeover by Just Eat October 8, 2021 The founder of US food delivery platform Grubhub has quit the business just four months after it was bought by UK-listed rival Just Eat Takeaway. Matt Maloney joined the Just Eat Takeaway board in June but has since stepped down to “pursue other opportunities”, the company said this morning. Just Eat boss Jitse Groen said: [...]
Royal Mail enters North America delivery market via £210m takeover in Canada October 8, 2021 Canadian logistics business Rosenau Transport has been bought by Royal Mail for £210.5m, as its international subsidiary General Logistics Systems (GLS) plans to become a major force in the north American delivery sector. The deal will see GLS expand its presence across the country, particularly in the west of Canada, and allow the company to [...]
