Covid-19 app sensitivity to be reviewed, amid rising infections July 9, 2021 The sensitivity of the NHS Covid contact tracing app will be reviewed, amid a rise in alerts as infections surge. The NHS Covid contact tracing app used in England and Wales may need to change as coronavirus restrictions change, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said. He said that the end of the one metre plus rule [...]
Senior ups forecasts on hopes of aviation recovery July 9, 2021 Aerospace engineer Senior today cranked up its full year forecasts in expectation that global aviation and energy markets would continue to recover throughout 2021. The London-listed firm, which recently saw off a takeover bid from private equity firm Lone Star, said it expected group production “to be slightly ahead of our previous expectations”. The update [...]
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2021: Britain’s coolest car park July 9, 2021 Many of the most exciting machines at Goodwood Festival of Speed can be found in the car park. Join us for some Grade A supercar spotting.
Quarantine to be scrapped for vaccinated non-Brits ‘in weeks’ July 9, 2021 International travellers coming to the UK who have been fully vaccinated could be exempt from quarantine rules within weeks, Grant Shapps has said this morning. Speaking to Sky News a day after he announced an easing of travel restrictions for fully vaccinated Brits, the transport secretary said ministers were “actively looking” to do the same [...]
Payouts may be given to families to offset higher gas bills under new green government plan July 9, 2021 Families may be provided with cash payouts to offset the cost of higher gas bills under a new green government plan. Whitehall advisors have been discussing plans to compensate households for the more expensive gas bills which will arise from the government push to reduce carbon emissions. The proposals will be aimed at encouraging households [...]
Rishi Sunak calls on workers to return to the office July 9, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak says Brits – especially younger workers – should return to the office as pandemic restrictions ease. The Chancellor expressed concerns that staff could lose crucial work experience while the economy returns. He said it was “really important” for younger staff especially, according to the Telegraph. Sunak admitted that working remotely and mostly [...]
Grant Shapps has reopened travel but plans to manually check vaccine statuses is out of the dark ages July 9, 2021 Yesterday, Grant Shapps announced the new plans to finally allow the travel sector to reopen by allowing fully-vaccinated people to skip quarantine upon return from Amber list countries. However, the Transport Secretary admitted travellers should “expect” queues at border control as a result of the stack of paperwork passengers now need to fill out. Despite [...]
Is being green just the latest trend for businesses? July 9, 2021 ICAS Lecturer Hannah Davis CA, explores whether being ‘green’ is just the latest trend for businesses and whether they are genuinely sustainable. Green branding In ICAS’ subject Business Acumen we talk about sustainable branding and specifically what it means to be a ‘green’ brand. A brand is thought to be ‘green’ when it is constituted [...]
Hiring in the City roars back to life July 9, 2021 The City is roaring back to life driven by financial services firms ramping up hiring activity as the spectre of Covid on the Square Mile recedes, new figures published today reveal. The number of jobs available in London’s financial services sector rose more than twofold over the last year, according to Morgan McKinley’s spring employment [...]
Brexit: Financial services will thrive on the world stage with access to rich foreign markets July 9, 2021 Something has changed in financial services. The events of the last week have put this beyond doubt. In the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, we were focused on designing a deep and comprehensive relationship with the EU based on alignment. When that was rejected, we hoped for the significantly less comprehensive equivalence determinations. As the [...]
