RAC: UK roads set for a busy summer as drivers eye domestic holidays June 14, 2021 Over four-in-10 drivers have already booked up their UK-based holiday this summer, according to a survey by RAC. Breakdown and car insurer RAC found that domestic holidays could be even more popular if Covid-19 restrictions prevent foreign travel. The survey, which polled 2,100 drivers, saw 13 per cent say they hoped to hop on an [...]
Hospitality chiefs call for more clarity as ‘freedom day’ set for delay June 14, 2021 The owner of the Franco Manca Pizza chain David Page has warned the “lack of concrete delay” to the government’s lockdown easing roadmap is the biggest problem facing the hospitality sector. Boris Johnson is expected to announce a four week delay to so-called “freedom day” later today, just a week before the 21 June date [...]
Covid-19: PM to host 6pm press conference as full reopening set for delay June 14, 2021 The government has decided to delay the final easing of Covid restrictions in England beyond 21 June, putting a halt to the return to the office. Boris Johnson will announce the postponement in a press conference to be held at 6pm today, flanked by Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty. Senior ministers have signed off on [...]
Queen’s birthday honours local leaders who stepped up amid the pandemic June 11, 2021 In light of the Queen’s birthday and the global crisis that has bound communities together, 23 per cent of the monarch’s honours list are those who emerged as local leaders in the fight against Covid-19. Some local leaders reshaped their businesses to aid their communities while others put them on the back burner altogether. “Throughout [...]
Covid: UK vaccine rollout hits 70m doses amid reopening calls June 11, 2021 More than 70m doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered across the UK, as MPs and business leaders hit back at a potential delay to lockdown easing. The latest figures mean more than three-quarters (78 per cent) of people have now been vaccinated with a first dose, while over 55 per cent have had [...]
G7 coronavirus vaccine pledge: how far does it stretch? June 11, 2021 Leaders of the G7 countries will unveil a pledge to donate 1bn coronavirus vaccines to poorer nations at the 2021 summit in Cornwall. The pledge is part of a plan to “vaccinate the world” by the end of 2022, after western governments faced mounting pressure to do more to help the poorest countries in the [...]
‘Freedom day’ could be delayed by up to four weeks June 11, 2021 The government is considering a delay of up to four weeks to the end of coronavirus restrictions in the UK, originally planned for the 21 June. Ministers are considering a delay in order to give people more time to get vaccinated against the virus, and to give businesses more “certainty”, The Times first reported. An [...]
US bins 60m contaminated Johnson and Johnson covid jabs June 11, 2021 Regulators in the US have ruled that 60 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine will need to be discarded because of suspected contamination, according to reports. The doses were produced in a factory in Baltimore operated by Emergent BioSolutions, where federal regulators have been conducting a review over the course of several [...]
Corona Impact Series: Why some City workers are retraining as childminders June 11, 2021 In this series, City PM looks at the financial and economic impact of the ongoing pandemic on a range of small and medium-sized businesses across London. “The pandemic quite understandably caused people to re-evaluate what’s important to them, and make changes to align their lives with those values. But we couldn’t have predicted quite how much of an impact that [...]
England’s R rate as high as 1.5, after Delta variant cases treble in a week June 11, 2021 England’s R rate is now estimated to be between 1 and 1.5, as the government considers delaying ‘freedom day’ on 21 June by up to four weeks. The epidemic could be growing as much as 6 per cent per day, according to the latest government figures. Parts of the country are worst affected than others, [...]
