Exclusive: As workplace confidence in bosses tumbles, external consultants thrive July 29, 2021 In a time of tremendous ambiguity, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced business leaders to act urgently in moments of crisis as they have to make decisions in a heartbeat since circumstances and regulation keep on changing. Yet, with new data from the London Business School estimating that Covid-19 has left around 16m jobs in a precarious position, it is far from certain that business [...]
Public Health England: Covid jabs have prevented 22m infections and 60,000 deaths July 29, 2021 Covid vaccines have prevented an estimated 22m infections and 60,000 deaths in England, according to new data. Jabs are also estimated to have directly averted more than 52,600 hospital admissions, new figures from Public Health England (PHE) suggest. The figures were published as England’s deputy chief medical officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, said he hopes the [...]
All Bar One owner going through ‘volatile’ time post-lockdown July 29, 2021 All Bar One and Toby Carvery owner Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) said it has seen “volatile” sales since reopening its all of its venues in May. Shares drifted lower in early trading after the hospitality group said it saw a slowdown in sales after an initially strong period following the easing of restrictions on 17 [...]
Exclusive: HMRC’s elite Offshore unit securing prison time for tax evaders trebled last year July 29, 2021 HMRC’s elite Offshore, Corporate and Wealthy (OCW) Unit secured convictions totalling 67 years of prison time for tax evaders last year, nearly trebling the total of just 23 years secured a year earlier. The increase in prison sentences is a sign that HMRC’s strategy of using targeted criminal investigations, rather than just civil penalties, as a [...]
Tokyo’s intense heat could force more tennis competition schedule changes July 29, 2021 Intense heat and humidity could force more competition schedule changes at the Tokyo Olympics with the International Tennis Federation, in charge of the competition at the Games, already moving today’s matches. Watch the full report.
Watch: Suez ‘blocker’ Ever Given container ship arrives in Rotterdam July 29, 2021 The Ever Given container ship, which blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March, finally arrived in the Dutch port of Rotterdam earlier today. Watch the full report.
Exclusive: HMV’s new owner on where he wants to take his High Street stores July 29, 2021 Music and entertainment retailer HMV confirmed last week plans to open 10 new stores, including a flagship London site. Following its decline into administration two years ago its Oxford Street store – along with many others – were closed. However, new owner Doug Putman, a Canadian music retail executive, bought the struggling business and believes [...]
Sale of CREATE Fertility marks biggest deal in UK’s IVF sector ever July 29, 2021 CREATE Fertility, a London-based provider of natural and mild IVF services, has today been acquired by IVIRMA Global, the world’s largest reproductive medicine provider. Believed to be the largest acquisition in the history of the UK’s IVF sector, the deal will see US-based IVIRMA take a majority stake in CREATE Fertility along with its sister company abc IVF and the [...]
McDonald’s: Global sales and profit surge past Wall St targets as restaurants reopen July 28, 2021 Global sales and profit for McDonald’s surged past Wall Street targets today as restaurants reopened despite staffing shortages and consumers lapped up a wildly popular celebrity meal inspired by South Korean pop band BTS. Watch the full report.
Instagram influencer told to pay £40,000 after false surgeon claims following Brazilian butt lift July 28, 2021 A social media influencer who posted “totally false” allegations online about a leading cosmetic surgeon after undergoing Brazilian butt lift surgery has been ordered to pay him £40,000 after he won a High Court libel fight. Paulina Sobierajska was sued by Dr Alexander Amir Aslani, who works at a clinic in Marbella, Spain, and has [...]
