‘Birmingham feels like the city for the future’
Tony Cridland Restauranter Tony Cridland said he had never seen Birmingham so busy as Saturday 6 August when massive crowds poured into the city Birmingham has been highly praised for pulling off a memorable Commonwealth Games, with athletes and spectators packing out restaurants, cafés and hotels in the city and across the West Midlands. According […]
Eat Out to Help Out discount used 64m times in three weeks
HM Treasury Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the scheme is helping to protect nearly two million jobs Diners used the Eat Out to Help Out scheme more than 64 million times in its first three weeks, according to the latest Treasury figures. The scheme, which is now in its final week, offers customers in restaurants, pubs […]
PM unveils ‘conditional plan’ to reopen society
Boris Johnson: “We are taking the first careful steps to modify our measures” Boris Johnson has unveiled a “conditional plan” to reopen society, allowing people in England to spend more time outdoors from Wednesday. The PM also said people who could not work from home should return to the workplace – but avoid public transport. […]
Photographing the neighbours during lockdown
Caroline Lowbridge BBC News Lizzie Adams Lizzie Adams’ project was inspired by this photo of her brother Chris and his family Faced with no work due to weddings being cancelled, photographer Lizzie Adams decided to spend time doing portraits of her neighbours. She has been combining her daily exercise with “lockdown photo-shoots”, assisted by her […]
Will offices be safe for a return to work?
Jane Wakefield Technology reporter Getty Images Offices will need to change in order to conform to social distancing measures As lockdowns start to ease in many countries, so the tentative return to work begins, leaving people understandably concerned about how safe a space an office will be in the middle of a global pandemic. Alongside […]
Strip clubs feel ‘discriminated against’
A strip club owner says their industry has been hit harder than most by the coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Many dancers have not worked since March and say they are facing financial difficulties and struggling to apply for benefits. Jennifer Nicie, who owns six For Your Eyes Only clubs in Southampton, London, Cardiff, Newcastle and Bournemouth, […]
Greene King cuts 800 jobs as pub curfew hits trade
Greene King Pub giant Greene King is cutting 800 jobs after deciding that tighter lockdown restrictions mean some pubs will have to close. It said 79 sites will stay closed for the time being, with about one third of these expected to be shut permanently. Coronavirus restrictions, such as the 10pm curfew, and the winding […]
Consumers can foot shipping’s climate change bill
Jonathan Josephs Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Maersk chief executive Soren Skou says greener shipping should cost customers very little each The boss of the world’s biggest shipping firm has told the BBC people would be willing to pay a little bit more for their goods if it helps tackle climate change. From footwear […]
Is business the ‘path to peace’ in the Middle East?
Sameer Hashmi and Ian Rose BBC News, Dubai Getty Images Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan after the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords It is not […]
Cases fall as jabs turn tide and unions fight testing plan
PA Media The so-called pingdemic has been hitting food supplies in the UK The Daily Telegraph reports that unions will fight plans to end the “pingdemic” in England with daily testing for essential workers. “Why should our people be infected with Covid?” is the view of the RMT union, which represents transport staff. The ISU […]