Pixar’s Soul is another existential gem from Pixar December 17, 2020 The release of Pixar’s Soul is a bittersweet experience for many movie fans. Anything that comes from the production line of the animation powerhouse feels like an event, and event movies should arrive in a cinema, not just another block of content alongside murder documentaries and Bake Off boxsets. Nonetheless, Pixar’s 23rd feature arrives on [...]
Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark: “My ideal Christmas present is an EU deal” December 17, 2020 We speak with Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark about a challenging 2020, the future of luxury and the move to electric and self-driving cars.
London and southeast in Tier 3: What are the rules? December 17, 2020 Most of the southeast of England is set to join London in Tier 3 from midnight on Friday, as the government scrambles to contain a sharp spike in coronavirus cases. The move will see Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Peterborough, and the whole of Hertfordshire move into the highest level of restrictions from 0.01am on Saturday. It [...]
Breaking: Matt Hancock extends Tier 3 to most of southeast England December 17, 2020 The health secretary has extended Tier 3 to almost all of the southeast of England following a huge surge in cases, thought to be the result of a new coronavirus mutation. Speaking in the Commons, Matt Hancock said: “In the last week hospital admissions are up by nearly half. It is therefore necessary to apply [...]
PwC partners take 10 per cent cut as profits suffer December 17, 2020 Partners at PwC have suffered a 10 per cent cut to their earnings as the impact of the coronavirus hit the Big Four firm’s profits. Profits at the audit giant fell by 8 per cent to £938m in the firm’s latest financial year, as Covid-19 impacted on the business from March, with distributable profit per [...]
Rishi Sunak ‘to extend emergency Covid business loan schemes’ December 17, 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to extend the UK’s £68bn coronavirus emergency loan schemes to help support businesses hit with the double whammy of Covid and Brexit, according to reports. Officials are drawing up plans to extend the three main loan guarantee schemes, including the government’s £43.5bn coronavirus bounce back loans programme, the Financial Times [...]
Mid-market firms optimistic about Brexit impact despite talks dragging December 17, 2020 Despite the increasing possibility of a no-deal Brexit, 38 per cent of UK mid-market business predict that Brexit would have a positive impact on their business.
Pound hits 31-month high on Brexit hopes and dollar weakness December 17, 2020 The pound has shot up to its highest level since early 2018, with investors hoping the UK will soon sign a post-Brexit trade deal and the dollar falling sharply. Sterling was last up 0.6 per cent at $1.358, a 31-month high. It was 0.3 per cent higher against the euro at €1.111. The British government [...]
Priti Patel urges public to change Christmas plans December 17, 2020 The home secretary has urged the British public to change their Christmas plans in a bid to limit “people-to-people contact that leads to the spread of this virus”. “I would urge people to change their plans. I won’t be seeing my parents this Christmas. They live in a different part of the country and I [...]
UK awaits Covid tier changes after Christmas confusion December 17, 2020 Towns and cities around the UK are waiting with bated breath this morning to see if they will be moved into a different tier of coronavirus restrictions. Government officials met to review the three tier system yesterday, with health secretary Matt Hancock due to announce any changes later today. The official update comes with London [...]