Boris Johnson: People should wear face masks in shops July 13, 2020 The Prime Minister has said people should wear face masks in shops and will decide whether to make them mandatory in the next few days. Last week Boris Johnson indicated the government was looking at toughening up the rules and went further today to say a decision “in the next few days.” Speaking to Sky [...]
Workplaces should be a lifeline for those suffering domestic abuse July 13, 2020 At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we asked people to stay at home to protect themselves and others from the virus. The home should be a safe haven. But for victims of domestic abuse, it can be a very dangerous place to be. National abuse helpline Refuge reported a 25 per cent increase in [...]
UK airports renew business rates relief calls as job losses loom July 13, 2020 The UK’s airports have renewed their calls for the government to scrap business rates as the near-complete collapse in passenger numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic continued. The Airport Operators Association (AOA) today appealed to ministers to give airports a year of business rates relief in line with those received by members of the hospitality, [...]
UK launches Brexit awareness ad blitz for tourists and businesses July 13, 2020 The government today has launched a £93m advertising blitz to prepare businesses and tourists for the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December. Advertising will focus on incoming changes to travel insurance and passport requirements for tourists heading to the EU, while also highlighting new trading regulations with Europe. Titled “the UK’s new [...]
Quiz suspends supplier after Leicester factory exploitation claims July 13, 2020 Fashion brand Quiz has suspended one of its suppliers after reports that the supplier was failing to pay workers at a factory in Leicester the minimum wage. Over the weekend, an investigation by the Times found that the supplier had offered employees just £3 an hour to make clothes for the brand. The minimum wage [...]
Manchester City’s two-year ban from Champions League lifted July 13, 2020 Manchester City’s two-year ban from European football has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), it said this morning. The decision means it will compete in next season’s Champions League, providing a major financial boon for the team’s by Abu Dhabi-controlled owner City Football Group. CAS ruled that Manchester City did not [...]
Derwent London to sell two Soho properties to Travelex founder July 13, 2020 Property developer Derwent London has inked a deal to sell two properties in Soho to Travelex founder Sir Lloyd Dorfman’s family property interests for £40.5m. The sale includes the long leasehold interest on 2 and 4 Soho Place, part of Derwent’s Soho Place development scheme, which is due to be finished in 2022. The deal [...]
G4S shares surge as it revises up earnings forecast July 13, 2020 Shares in security firm G4S have jumped nine per cent after it said a strong June has “significantly” boosted first-half earnings. In a short update, the international company said its “underlying earnings for the first six months of 2020 will be significantly above market consensus”. G4S put this down to “a resilient trading performance during [...]
Let’s transform our coastal communities into the beating heart of a green industrial revolution July 13, 2020 Covid-19 is set to do long-term damage to the communities of the three million people who live along the UK coastline. These communities often felt neglected even before the outbreak, and now they are especially vulnerable. Coastal constituencies overwhelmingly voted Conservative in the 2019 election on the promise of a “levelling up” agenda. Yet they [...]
Florida sets one-day record with 15,000 new coronavirus cases July 13, 2020 Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours late last night, cementing its position as one of the worst hit areas for the virus globally. If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for the most new cases in a day behind the US, Brazil and [...]
