EU to ban Belarus airlines from airspace June 4, 2021 EU ambassadors have today agreed a plan to ban Belarus airlines from flying over EU territory or landing in EU airports. The decision will come into effect at midnight Central European Time (CET), barring any surprise last-minute objections by EU states, three diplomats told Reuters. The EU is also strongly recommending that EU airlines do [...]
Metro Bank bolsters UK call centre operations with new Bristol branch June 4, 2021 Metro Bank has launched a new customer call centre above its Bristol store this week, another bank bolstering its call centre operations in the UK. Delayed slightly due to Covid-19, the opening of the new centre, called AMAZE Direct, has created over 100 jobs. The challenger bank’s shares lifted 2.2 per cent this morning, taking [...]
London sees record rise in permanent jobs as the capital re-opens for business June 4, 2021 The number of permanent available jobs was at a record high in London last month, marking an improved confidence among businesses as coronavirus restrictions in the capital ease. Recruitment consultancies in London indicated a third successive rise in permanent placement during May, as firms stepped up hiring in response to an easing of lockdown measures, [...]
Facebook hit with double data crackdown as UK and EU open competition probes June 4, 2021 Facebook is facing a two-pronged attack after UK and EU regulators both opened investigations into alleged monopolistic behaviour in the tech giant’s use of advertising data. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will examine whether the social media platform has gained an unfair advantage over rivals through how it gathers and uses data for classified [...]
ONS: ‘Long Covid’ has hit around 1m Brits, with effects lasting a year June 4, 2021 “Long Covid” has struck around 1m people in private households in the UK, in the four weeks to 2 May, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Of the 1m long covid sufferers, an estimated 869,000 said they first had Covid-19 or thought they had the virus at least 12 weeks [...]
Surging wine sales leave sweet aftertaste for Chapel Down after bitter year June 4, 2021 Winemaker Chapel Down said that lockdown had sent its wine sales up over a third over the last year, but this was not enough to stop it from falling to a £7.9m full year loss. The company also said that it would launch a new crowdfunding campaign in a bid to raise nearly £7m to [...]
It’ll take more than money to fix Britain’s social care system June 4, 2021 It’s almost clichéd to say that the elderly care sector is in crisis. But it’s true: a quarter of UK home care providers face bankruptcy and it’s estimated that English local authorities will face a £4.4bn funding gap by 2023. Why is this happening? The obvious answer is lack of money. Social care has been [...]
UK PMIs: Construction activity grows at fastest rate in nearly seven years June 4, 2021 Construction output grew at the fastest rate in nearly seven years in May as a record increase in new orders spurred on the industry. IHS Markit’s Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index jumped to 64.2 from 61.6 in April, its highest level since September 2014. The reading surpassed economists’ forecasts of 62.3, with anything over 50 signifying [...]
EA Sports’ Kiyan Prince tribute makes an impression on the public June 4, 2021 EA Sports recently paid tribute to Kiyan Prince – a 15-year-old Queens Park Rangers academy player who was killed in 2006 after attempting to break up a fight at school. The games studio, in partnership with the Kiyan Prince Foundation, honoured the young footballer’s legacy by creating a virtual version of him in FIFA 21. [...]
End of ‘work from home if you can’ Government advice may be delayed beyond 21 June June 4, 2021 End of 'work from home if you can' Government advice may be delayed
