‘Vaccine passports’ will not be required for the pub, says Michael Gove December 1, 2020 So-called ‘vaccine passports’ will not be required to visit the pub, Michael Gove has said. Speaking on Sky News this morning the minister for the Cabinet Office said vaccine passports would not be required to visit the pub, and nor was he aware of any discussions taking place on such an idea. Just yesterday Nadim [...]
Roasted: Caffe Nero rejects Issa brothers bid in favour of CVA November 30, 2020 Roasted: Caffe Nero rejects Issa brothers bid in favour of rent deals and restructuring
Govt may have to rely on Labour to implement new tiered system, says minister November 30, 2020 The government may have to rely on the Labour party to push the new tiered lockdown system through parliament after rebellion in the Conservative party, a minister has said. Up to 100 backbenchers in the Conservative party are unhappy about the upcoming Covid-19 tiered lockdown, environment minister George Eustice told Sky News this morning. As [...]
Mike Ashley offers Philip Green’s embattled Arcadia emergency funding November 30, 2020 Mike Ashley has offered emergency funding to fellow retail billionaire Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire, which is on the brink of bankruptcy. After speculation that a deal was in the offing over the weekend, Ashley’s Frasers Group today confirmed that it had offered the Topshop-owner £50m in loans. It added that should the company enter [...]
Brexit: Chance of no-deal exit ‘underpriced’, says Number 10 November 29, 2020 There is still a reasonably good chance the UK will leave the post-Brexit transition period on a no-deal basis, according to Downing Street. The UK will leave the EU’s single market and customs union with or without a trade deal on 31 December. A no-deal exit would mean that trade barriers between the EU and [...]
Brexit: Intensive UK-EU trade talks entering ‘last week’, says Dominic Raab November 29, 2020 Post-Brexit trade negotiations between the UK and EU are set to enter the “last week or so” of “substantive” talks, according to foreign secretary Dominic Raab. The UK is set to leave the EU’s single market and customs union on 31 December, leaving little time to close a Brexit trade deal and get it ratified [...]
Mike Ashley ‘offers Arcadia £50m’ as crows circle retail group November 28, 2020 Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is suggesting a £50m loan to keep Arcadia Group in business as the crows circle around the failing retail giant. Plans for the emergency loan come as Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia prepares to call in administrators, according to Sky News. It would be one of the biggest corporate victims of the [...]
Philip Green’s Arcadia ‘faces collapse’ in the coming days November 27, 2020 Sir Philip Green’s retail empire Arcadia, owner of Topshop, could appoint administrators early next week. Sky News reported the move could put 13,000 jobs at risk. The appointment of administrators could happen as early as Monday, although one source close to the story told Sky News the plan had not been finalised and could be [...]
The making of Chris Kamara: How ex-footballer went from lads and dads’ hero to prime time national treasure November 27, 2020 As a football player and later a manager, Chris Kamara forged a successful if, by some standards, unspectacular career in an unfashionable era. England recognition never arrived, and his biggest victories came outside a top division that had not yet become the millionaires’ playground of today. More than two decades since he left the game, [...]
Tier 2 dining: heated terraces to meet for a covid-safe meal November 26, 2020 As London is about to enter tier 2, next Wednesday, dining out with groups may seem like a thing of the past. Again. But don’t worry – there are plenty of places in London to eat outdoors, and these ones are comfortable despite the cold weather. Skylight Rooftop igloos It may be freezing outside, but [...]