Coronavirus: Pubs and restaurants forced to shut at 10pm from Thursday September 21, 2020 Boris Johnson will tomorrow put a 10pm curfew on all English restaurants, pubs and hospitality venue in an attempt to curb surging coronavirus rates. The new rules, which will come into force on Thursday, will also see the hospitality sector restricted to table service only. The intervention comes after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases [...]
Pubs to shut at 10pm under new restrictions September 21, 2020 Boris Johnson will tomorrow announce that pubs in England will have to shut at 10pm in an attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus, it was reported this afternoon. The new restrictions are set to be introduced amid warnings that there could be as many as 50,000 cases a day in the UK by mid [...]
Exclusive: Internal report says ex-People’s Vote boss has ‘case to answer’ on sexual harassment allegations September 21, 2020 A former Labour election strategy chief and boss of the People’s Vote campaign “has a case to answer” in regards to multiple allegations of sexual harassment, according to a report commissioned by a company he used to lead. An inquiry conducted by the anti-Brexit European Movement group and seen by City A.M. lists a string [...]
Queen strips Harvey Weinstein of honorary CBE September 18, 2020 The Queen has stripped disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein of his honorary award after he was found guilty of sexual assault and rape. Weinstein is serving a 23-year prison sentence in the US after he was convicted in February of sexually assaulting a former production assistant and raping an actress. He has appealed the [...]
Rishi Sunak’s Kickstart scheme can help blunt the impending youth unemployment crisis September 18, 2020 This week’s unemployment figures from the Office for National Statistics paint a gloomy picture for Britain’s young people. In the UK those aged 16 to 24 have been hit hardest by job losses since the economy locked down. There were 156,000 fewer young people in employment in the three months to July when compared with [...]
Demand for UK coronavirus tests up to four-times higher than supply September 17, 2020 Demand for coronavirus tests in the UK is up to three or four-times greater than current capacity, according to the NHS Test and Trace boss. Baroness Dido Harding told parliament’s science committee today that the UK’s capacity is now 242,817 coronavirus tests a day, however more than a quarter of people getting tested do not [...]
Government issues cybersecurity alert for UK education sector September 17, 2020 The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has today issued an alert to the entire education sector over fears that institutions’ cybersecurity is at risk, prompted by the rise in online schooling during the pandemic. Cybersecurity wonks at the NCSC, which is part of the intelligence agency GCHQ, are increasing the support available for UK schools, [...]
Coronavirus curfew would ‘devastate’ hospitality industry, experts warn September 16, 2020 The introduction of a coronavirus curfew for pubs, bars and restaurants to halt the spread of infections would “devastate” the hospitality sector, industry bodies have warned. The government is reportedly considering imposing a 9pm or 10pm curfew on hospitality venues in a bid to slow rising Covid-19 cases across the country. The Telegraph reported this [...]
Coronavirus fatality rates are way down – why has the government not taken this on board? September 16, 2020 King Canute has had a bad press. The monarch sat on the beach on his throne with the deliberate intention of demonstrating to his courtiers that he could not stop the waves from coming in. But in popular thinking, he is the deranged king who believed he could control the sea. In this spirit, step [...]
It is vital that lenders understand the personal impact of the coronavirus pandemic September 16, 2020 Our capital city is expensive. Many of us rely on credit to make ends meet here. We are also a city made up of renters, recent immigrants, gig workers and young professionals – many of whom will, through no fault of their own, struggle to access credit. They are invisible to lenders and therefore denied [...]