Public may need immunity passport for ‘restaurants, bars, and cinemas’, says vaccine minister November 30, 2020 The government is looking at ways to enable businesses to establish whether customers have received a coronavirus vaccine before allowing them onto their premises, the vaccine minister has announced. Nadim Zahawi, the business minister who was appointed vaccine tsar over the weekend, told BBC Radio 4’s World at One: “We are looking at the technology, [...]
Breaking: Booze banned in Welsh pubs from Friday November 30, 2020 Pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes in Wales will be forced to close on Friday as the country tightens its national restrictions ahead of Christmas, first minister Mark Drakeford has announced. From 6pm on Friday, hospitality venues will be banned from serving alcohol at any point of day or night. Food will only be available via [...]
Before the bell: Volatility remains low post-Thanksgiving November 27, 2020 It was a subdued session yesterday as the US celebrated Thanksgiving and in turn the US stock market was closed. Dealers in the rest of the world largely sat on their hands while their US-based counterparts enjoyed their turkey. It was a quiet day in terms of news flow and there was little appetite for [...]
Tier 2 restrictions for London confirmed post-lockdown November 26, 2020 The capital will be placed in tier 2 restrictions when England’s national lockdown comes to an end next Wednesday. London will enter tier 2 along with most parts of England. Only a handful of areas will be placed in tier 1, and a significant number will be placed in tier 3, with the toughest restrictions. [...]
London to enter Tier 2 next Wednesday November 26, 2020 London will return to Tier 2 when England’s national lockdown lifts next Wednesday, the government has announced. Liverpool will join the capital on “high alert” on 2 December, while Manchester, Lancashire, Blackpool, Kent and Birmingham will enter Tier 3. Just three regions — the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly — will [...]
The best London takeaways, and the wines to drink with them November 26, 2020 The end is in sight: one more week until we are released back into the wild. While we all brace ourselves to get back into our favourite restaurants and bars across, I have been thinking about my favourite wines to pair with takeaway food for one last lockdown binge. Indian If like me you find [...]
Coronavirus bar and restaurant closures hit Britvic’s income for the year November 26, 2020 Britvic posted a near 22% slide in adjusted operating income for the year as coronavirus restrictions hurt demand at bars, restaurants, cinemas and other public places. The soft drink company’s adjusted earnings before interest and taxes fell to £165.8m for the 12 months ended September 30, down from £214.1m a year earlier. Britvic’s shares, which [...]
All Bar One and Toby Carvery owner cuts 1,300 jobs as Covid-19 pushes it to annual loss November 26, 2020 Pub chain Mitchells & Butlers has cut 1,300 jobs this year having made a £123m loss in the last year. The group, which owns cocktail bar All Bar One and Toby Carvery, said it could no longer support the employees due to store closures and reduced levels of activity because of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier [...]
Hoxton hotel chain Ennismore to merge with Ibis owner Accor November 25, 2020 Ennismore, the owner of London hotel chain Hoxton, is planning to merge with Accor, the parent company of Ibis, Novotel and Mercure, in further consolidation for the struggling travel and tourism industry. The companies announced an all-share merger which is expected to create cost synergies of €15m a year, while the deconsolidation of existing leases [...]
Sadiq Khan: ‘Right and sensible’ to put London in Tier 2 after lockdown November 24, 2020 London is set to be placed under Tier 2 restrictions after the national lockdown ends next week, Sadiq Khan has said. The mayor said placing the capital back in Tier 2 would be the “right and sensible decision”, but added the final verdict would be made on Thursday based on the latest Covid-19 figures. Prime [...]