Sicilian Kiss: Escaping to the pearl of the Ionian Sea October 6, 2020 The weekend The criteria for a weekend away have changed in recent months. On top of the usual considerations — weather, journey time, food, culture — travellers must now think about a host of Covid factors. How successfully is a country suppressing infections? Are there any entry requirements that might catch out visitors at the [...]
In full: PM Boris Johnson’s Tory conference speech in full October 6, 2020 Boris Johnson took the stage Tuesday for the Tories’ virtual party conference, announcing policies on 1:1 teaching and low-deposit mortgages, but also promising to unleash the private sector. Here’s the text in full. Good morning conference, I want to begin by thanking you for everything you did at the election, pounding the streets in the [...]
London house prices: These capital commuter towns have seen the largest rises October 6, 2020 House prices in Greater London have edged higher in the past 12 months even as the outbreak of coronavirus posed fresh challenges for buying and selling property. Figures from Barclays Mortgages’ postcode property index have revealed the postcodes in the capital which have seen the fastest house price growth over the past 12 months. And [...]
G-A-Y launches legal challenge against 10pm curfew on hospitality venues October 5, 2020 The owner of London’s G-A-Y nightclub is set to launch a legal challenge against the government’s 10pm hospitality curfew over claims it treats the night-time economy as a “scapegoat” for the spread of coronavirus. Jeremy Joseph, owner of the London club and pub chain, today said he would pursue a potential judicial review on the [...]
Ride hailing app Ola banned in London October 4, 2020 Uber rival Ola has been banned from operating in the capital by Transport for London
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says it’ll be a bumpy road until Christmas, as new Covid-19 cases top 10,000 October 4, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson this morning said it’ll “be bumpy until Christmas” dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. The PM told the BBC the government was taking a “balanced” approach between saving lives and protecting the economy. “The best thing we can do now for all those who have suffered in the course of this pandemic [...]
Quarantine: Turkey and Poland added to self-isolation list October 1, 2020 More countries have been added to the UK's quarantine list. Passengers aarriving from Turkey and Poland will have to self-isolate from Saturday
Square Mile’s street closures could be made permanent October 1, 2020 The City of London Corporation is considering making its new street closures a lasting feature of the Square Mile, it was revealed today. Back in June, the governing body of London’s financial district announced a raft of changes to its streets in a bid to encourage people to return to work. These included introducing wider [...]
Sadiq Khan requests more than £29bn from Treasury’s spending review October 1, 2020 Sadiq Khan is requesting more than £29bn from central government during its spending review, including £5.65bn for Transport for London (TfL) over the next 18 months. Khan submitted his requests to Rishi Sunak’s spending review yesterday, which included requests for an extra £20.5bn to build affordable homes, £1bn for new electric buses, a £1.5bn national [...]
Working from home u-turn falls on deaf ears as more staff head back to offices September 30, 2020 Employees are heading back to their workplaces in greater numbers around the UK despite Boris Johnson’s working from home u-turn last week, new data has shown. According to data specialists Huq Industries, the rate at which workers are returning to their offices since the PM’s announcement has actually picked up in four of the six [...]