Cineworld faces legal challenge over alleged unpaid rent July 25, 2021 Cineworld is facing a £1m legal challenge over allegedly not paying rents for a Southampton site. Marina Developments, a developer based in Southampton, claims that Cineworld has not paid rents and other charges since last March. Cineworld was earlier ordered to pay rent to landlord AEW UK Core Property Fund after demanding a string of rental [...]
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin hits out at Test and Trace app July 25, 2021 JD Wetherspoon chief Tim Martin has claimed the UK is being “laid to waste” by the Test and Trace app as one-in-eight of the pub chain’s staff are forced to self-isolate. Martin said 5,000 of his 40,000 staff were pinged by the app last week alone, causing labour shortages at some of the chain’s 925 [...]
Sajid Javid apologises for saying UK cannot ‘cower’ from Covid July 25, 2021 Sajid Javid has apologised for a tweet where he told people that the country cannot “cower” from Covid-19 anymore. Javid said that he was “expressing gratitude that the vaccines help us fight back as a society”, but that “it was a poor choice of word and I sincerely apologise”. The health secretary had tweeted yesterday [...]
Vaccinations to be needed to attend football matches from October July 25, 2021 Football fans who have not had two vaccinations may be banned from attending Premier League football matches from later this year. Boris Johnson announced earlier this week that people will need to show Covid passports to enter nightclubs and some large events from the end of September. The Sunday Telegraph reports that this will include [...]
The wellness tax: providing healthy meals and fitness classes for staff should be tax-free for employers July 25, 2021 Over the last 18 months, we’ve heard a lot about the impact of the pandemic on mental health, and with good reason. According to the Office for National Statistics, around 1 in 5 adults experience some form of depression in early 2021 – more than double the number before the pandemic. More than half of [...]
Number 10 and Treasury discuss suspending pensions triple lock July 25, 2021 Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are in discussions over suspending the pensions triple lock as members of the cabinet raise their concern about a mooted National Insurance increase. The Treasury and Number 10 are inching closer to suspending the pensions triple lock this year as Covid-related statistical anomaly would mean pensioners would get an estimated [...]
Train passengers braced for pingdemic chaos amid restaurant closure threat July 24, 2021 British rail passengers are braced for a summer of travel chaos after a string of operators prepare for mass cancellations due to the so-called pingdemic. At least seven train networks have been granted government approval to impose emergency timetables as a result of a severe shortage of drivers and crew. The measures could reportedly last [...]
Health secretary Sajid Javid makes ‘full recovery’ from Covid July 24, 2021 Sajid Javid today said he had made a “full recovery” after testing positive for coronavirus a week ago. In a tweet the health secretary said he had recovered from the virus and encouraged Brits to get their jabs. “Symptoms were very mild, thanks to amazing vaccines,” he wrote. “Please — if you haven’t yet — [...]
Covid: Almost half of young adults have had to self-isolate during pandemic July 24, 2021 Almost half of young adults in the UK have been forced to self-isolate at least once during the pandemic, a new survey has revealed. Research by Yougov showed 46 per cent of Brits aged 18 to 24 have quarantined at least once after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for Covid. For the [...]
