Bitcoin resurgence in next six months could be massive, says intelligence report July 9, 2021 Bitcoin is poised to resume its bullish trend in the second half of 2021, according to the latest information by Bloomberg Intelligence.
UK inbound tourism industry warns it’s being “neglected” by govt in latest travel announcement July 8, 2021 Businesses have warned the UK’s inbound tourism industry is “on the brink” after the government announced more changes to travel rules this morning. Transport secretary Grant Shapps updated the UK’s travel rules so that fully vaccinated Brits will not need to quarantine on return from amber list countries from 19 July, when the majority of [...]
Socialism is on the rise in the UK – we need radical free-market solutions to issues like the housing crisis to fight it July 8, 2021 Last Friday, an underwater oil pipeline burst in the Gulf of Mexico. Spectacular images of a burning oil patch, which looked a lot like the “eye of Sauron” from Lord of the Rings, quickly went viral around the world. What had gone wrong? It did not take long for Twitter to reach its verdict: the [...]
Bus operators handed £226m in emergency Covid funding July 6, 2021 Bus operators will be granted £226.5m in government support to ensure vital services can continue to run after Covid restrictions are listed. Ministers today confirmed the new funding package will run from September until April and will be available to operators across England, outside London. The recovery funding will follow the current £1bn emergency support [...]
Purplebricks to open new office in Soho after remote hiring spree July 6, 2021 Purplebricks will open a new office in Soho in response to pandemic-led changes that saw the online estate agent hire more people from across the country. The new office, located in London’s West End, will eventually house between 40 and 50 staff who will work on a hybrid basis, spending some time at the office [...]
Covid: Work from home guidance to be scrapped from 19 July July 5, 2021 Guidance to work from home if you can will be relaxed in England from 19 July, as the nation is told that it must learn to live with Covid-19. At a press conference this afternoon Boris Johnson confirmed the government’s work from home advice will be scrapped as part of a major shedding of restrictions [...]
TfL must be ‘realistic’ on mega-projects, says deputy mayor, as wait for long-term funding deal goes on July 3, 2021 Heidi Alexander has a lot on her plate. In normal times, overseeing London’s transport network as Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for the sector would be quite the job, what with keeping the capital’s commuters happy while delivering huge infrastructure projects like Crossrail. And that is before the pandemic left TfL operating on a shoestring budget, [...]
Restaurant delivery boxes are here to stay: We review 48 of them June 29, 2021 Before the pandemic, most top chefs would have turned their nose up at home delivery services. There’s the lack of control, the logistical nightmare, not to mention the wafer-thin margins. But necessity being the mother of invention has led to dozens of outstanding delivery services, and even with restaurants back open and looking forward to [...]
Auto industry calls for battery gigafactory push ahead of Nissan announcement June 29, 2021 The UK auto industry has today called for the government to invest in a string of battery gigafactories or risk tens of thousands of job losses. The calls come amid reports that car giant Nissan will this week lay out plans to build such a plant in Sunderland, in what would be a huge vote [...]
London risks lost summer unless vaccinated foreign tourists can bypass quarantine, businesses warn June 25, 2021 London risks lost summer unless vaccinated foreign tourists can bypass quarantine, businesses warn