US inflation sees biggest leap in nearly 13 years May 12, 2021 Consumer prices in the United States shot up 4.2 per cent in the 12 months to April, which could add fuel to market fears of a lengthy period of higher inflation. The jump marked the biggest increase in consumer prices since June 2009, and the biggest inflation gain since September 2008. The jump also followed a [...]
Norway to drop AstraZeneca jab from vaccination programme May 12, 2021 Norway will drop the AstraZeneca jab from its vaccine programme, after a government-appointed commission recommended it be excluded. Norway’s Prime Minister Enra Solberg today announced the country would no longer be using vaccine, and added that a decision on Johnson & Johnson jabs was yet to be made. The commission recommended both vaccines should [...]
Are we working more than ever? May 12, 2021 Furlough and working-from-home have dispersed workers into a diverse range of new working patterns. Social media is filled with anecdotes from workers who start their day late and finish early but still get more done by virtue of not having to commute to an office. There are those who have already returned to and embraced [...]
Boris bad credit score: PM rejects court ruling over £535 in unpaid debt May 12, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected a court ruling that found he has an unpaid debt of £535. The court records listed Johnson at his official address, 10 Downing Street, according to Reuters today. Johnson’s office have said they will ask for the ruling to be removed from his record as it was “totally without merit”. [...]
Calorie labelling to be mandatory for large hospitality businesses from April 2022 May 12, 2021 The government has confirmed it will bring in mandatory calorie labelling for tens of thousands of English restaurants, pubs and cafes from April 2022. The Department of Health announced today that legislation will be brought forward to force all “out-of-home food businesses” with more than 250 staff to display calorie information for all non-prepacked food [...]
Ellen DeGeneres to end her talk show after nearly two decades May 12, 2021 Ellen DeGeneres announced plans to wrap up her long-running US talk show in 2022 after almost two decades on the air. “When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged – and as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore,” DeGeneres told The [...]
An amazing green list trip to Portugal on the river Douro May 12, 2021 The lifeblood of Porto is not the deep red wine with which the city shares its name, but rather the Douro River, without which neither the city nor the wine could exist. It rises to the surface at Duruelo de la Sierra in central Spain, then runs northwest for almost 900km, meeting the Atlantic Ocean [...]
Exclusive: Medical cannabis company chaired by former Lord Mayor of London to float on LSE May 12, 2021 Hellenic Dynamics, a medical cannabis cultivation business, plans to list on the London Stock Exchange next month, in a move likely to give the budding business a valuation of £50m. The group will list on the main market of the London Stock Exchange via reverse takeover into a shell company. “What we were looking for [...]
Mental health awareness week – Nurturing your mental health at work May 12, 2021 It can be easy to neglect your mental health, especially when the pressures of life can get in the way. Whether it is your career development, getting on the property ladder, maintaining relationships or otherwise, there is plenty that can distract you from looking after yourself. This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and after [...]
Exclusive: Demand for prime London office space jumps as return to workplace looms May 12, 2021 Businesses are seeking high quality office space as they prepare to bring staff back to the workplace, with prime property deals rocketing over the last six months. While many firms are contemplating a mix of office and home working after the pandemic, the race is on to offer employees top spec work space after Covid [...]
