Firms could be forced to get rid of staff without clarity on further financial support December 14, 2021 Retailers and hospitality bosses have reiterated calls for fresh financial support measures as trade is hit by Omicron restrictions ahead of Christmas. Businesses said consumer confidence has been hit by the latest headlines, with shops reporting reduced footfall and pubs seeing cancellations of bookings. Londoners are bunkering down in a bid to ensure they can [...]
Vodafone to auction the world’s first ever text message as an NFT for refugee charity December 14, 2021 Vodafone announced today that it will auction an NFT of the world’s first ever SMS text message – which read ‘Merry Christmas’, and was sent on the network in December 1992.
Could we be nearing the end of Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1? December 14, 2021 He may be due to be knighted later on today, but Lewis Hamilton was denied his coronation as an eight-time world champion Formula 1 driver on Sunday. In the immediate aftermath of that controversial final lap in Abu Dhabi, the 36-year-old declined to commit to continuing racing: “I’ve felt great in the car in the [...]
It’s behind you! Pantomimes and musicals forced to cancel after Covid-19 outbreaks threatens the industry once again December 14, 2021 Ongoing Covid-19 outbreaks across the UK looks to threaten theatres once again, as shows begin to cancel shows just before Christmas.
Red list to be scrapped from tomorrow, government confirms December 14, 2021 The UK Government has confirmed that the travel red list – which includes countries such as South Africa and Botswana – will be scrapped from tomorrow 4am, less than two weeks after it was introduced following concerns over the new Omicron variant. Testing measures will remain in place. Health secretary Sajid Javid confirmed the decision, [...]
Boris Johnson faces his biggest ever Tory rebellion over Covid restrictions December 14, 2021 Boris Johnson will today face the biggest rebellion of Tory MPs since he became Prime Minister, with at least 80 backbenchers vowing to not support the government in votes on new Covid restrictions. Senior Tories like Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Steve Baker, Tom Tugendhat and Tobias Ellwood have said they will vote against at least [...]
JPMorgan’s UK consumer bank on hiring spree to bolster expansion efforts December 14, 2021 JPMorgan’s British retail arm, Chase, has plans to take on hundreds of new recruits as it looks to expand the range of services offered to clients. Since launching in September Chase has hired over 200 staff bringing staff numbers to 800. The fledgling bank now wants to grow its team to more than 1,000 employees [...]
Petrol price wars ease as forecourt retailers see profits rocket December 14, 2021 Supermarkets such as Asda have eased competition in their fight to attract customers to their fuel and diesel pumps, as prices and profits rocket. Data from the RAC showed that last week’s price of petrol was 146.9p while the price of diesel continued to hike, reaching a record 150.80p. According to a Times analysis, the [...]
Omishambles: Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab messes up Omicron hospitalisation stats live on air December 14, 2021 Raab claimed 250 people were in UK hospitals suffering from the Omicron variant, before officials clarified there were only 10 cases.
Ocado anticipates ‘best-ever Christmas’ as it eyes new Zoom site openings December 14, 2021 Ocado has forecast its “best-ever Christmas ahead” and said it anticipated mid-teens sales growth for 2022. In a trading update for the 13 weeks to 28 November, the grocer said there was “strong momentum in under-lying demand”. It posted retail revenue of £547.8m for the quarter. This was compared to £570.1m in the same period [...]