Do right by Londoners, I’ll do right by you April 8, 2020 Crisis reveals character, something I witnessed many times during my years as a youth worker on the rough streets around Ladbroke Grove. When times are tough we find out who we truly are, both as people and as communities. Right now, times are tough. The toughest they’ve been since the Second World War. The coronavirus [...]
Coronavirus: British Gas to furlough 3,800 staff April 8, 2020 British Gas has become the latest of the UK’s energy suppliers to take advantage of the government’s job retention scheme, furloughing around 3,800 employees as the firm scales back operations due to coronavirus. The UK’s largest household energy supplier, which is owned by services giant Centrica, said furloughed employees will be paid 100 per cent [...]
Coronavirus deaths in England rise by 828 to 6,483 April 8, 2020 A further 828 coronavirus patients have died in England, taking the total to 6,483. The figures, released by NHS England, are up from the 758 deaths recorded yesterday. It marks a continuing growth in the daily death toll ahead of the Easter weekend, which health officials have warned could bring the peak of the epidemic [...]
Tesla to furlough workers and cut salaries due to coronavirus April 8, 2020 Tesla will furlough all non-essential employees and roll out salary cuts after it was forced to shut its factories in the US due to the coronavirus outbreak. Employees who cannot work from home and have not been assigned to critical work will be furloughed, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. Workers who are [...]
Brexit trade talks to continue virtually as UK sticks to 2020 deadline April 8, 2020 The UK’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost will speak with his Brussels counterpart Michel Barnier next week to outline a timetable for trade negotiations. Frost and Barnier will speak on Wednesday with the aim of setting out dates to carry on negotiations remotely through April and May. There has been much speculation that the UK’s [...]
Man jailed for stealing face masks from London’s King’s College Hospital April 8, 2020 A man has been jailed for three months after he was caught stealing face masks from a hospital in south London. Lerun Hussain, 34, was sentenced to 12 weeks at Croydon Magistrates’ Court today following the incident at King’s College Hospital. Police were called to the hospital in Denmark Hill at around 11.20am on Sunday [...]
FCA eases rules to speed up company capital raising April 8, 2020 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out temporary measures to help listed companies raise cash quickly during the coronavirus crisis. The watchdog said it was likely many companies will turn to capital markets to raise money to support their recovery. Since lockdown measures prevent more than two people meeting, it’s harder to obtain shareholder [...]
Coronavirus: FTSE 100 ends two-day rally as EU recovery stalls April 8, 2020 The FTSE 100 could not recover from a 1.2 per cent slump today after EU finance ministers failed to agree steps towards a coronavirus recovery. London’s blue-chip index fell 65 points to 5,638 within its first half hour of trading today. It followed two consecutive days of sharp gains for the FTSE 100. France’s Cac [...]
Coronavirus: Morrisons partners with Deliveroo to boost order capacity April 8, 2020 Morrisons has partnered with Deliveroo as the supermarket scrambles to increase delivery capacity to meet a surge in demand during the coronavirus pandemic. Customers can now order from a selection of 70 essential items from 130 Morrisons stores across the UK using the Deliveroo app. The range of products will be priced the same as [...]
Boris Johnson ‘responding to treatment’ in coronavirus fight April 8, 2020 Boris Johnson is responding to treatment for coronavirus and is in a stable condition at St Thomas’ Hospital’s intensive care unit. The Prime Minister was sent to the intensive care unit on Monday after his Covid-19 symptoms worsened. He has not been put on a ventilator and he has not been hooked up to any [...]
