Hungry KFC customers have caused queues so long that a bus company has been forced to close its nearby stop, while VE Day celebrations ended with police fining neighbours last week. Bus operator Stagecoach announced it would stop running buses to a stop in Eureka Leisure Park, Ashford, Kent, for the rest of this week … Read more
Coronavirus crisis could put half of all steelworks in Britain and Europe out of production By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 10 May 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 10 May 2020 The coronavirus crisis could put half of all steelworks in Britain and Europe out of production, trade body Eurofer has … Read more
More than a million businesses forced to close during coronavirus lockdown may know whether insurers will have to pay previously rejected business interruption claims in a matter of months. Earlier this month the City watchdog announced it was seeking a legal judgment from the British courts to clarify whether insurers should pay claims made by … Read more
Europe has seen an East-West divide in the coronavirus crisis with eastern countries suffering far less after shutting their borders earlier in the outbreak. Political scientists in Poland and Greece say the vulnerability of health systems in Eastern Europe spurred leaders into decisive action, while governments in the west felt a ‘greater sense of complacency’. … Read more
A third of restaurant and pub bosses have said they expect to permanently close sites as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. A survey of more than 120 senior executives for pub, bar and restaurant companies revealed that 32% said they anticipated the need to shutter sites for good. The CGA business confidence survey, which was … Read more
Police close down family string quartet playing classical music for their neighbours claiming they are breaking coronavirus lockdown rules Rafael Todes, 53, had been playing with family outside property in West London Police officers arrived and said it may encourage residents to gather on street Musical family had been playing Shostakovich’s String Quartet No4 in garden … Read more
John Lewis bosses are deciding which of their 50 stores will re-open after the coronavirus lockdown eases, with inside sources claiming it is ‘highly unlikely’ all of them will survive. The High Street giant was forced to close all 35 of its department stores and 15 smaller John Lewis At Home shops when Britain went … Read more
‘We don’t care how crazy we look!’ Simon Cowell wears an inflatable shell suits on planes to avoid germs, reveals close friend Sinitta By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 14:03 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 14:07 BST, 26 April 2020 Simon Cowell wears an inflatable suit on aeroplanes to protect himself from germs. Friend … Read more
It’s shopping – but not as you know it: Changing rooms will be closed, trying on clothing will be banned, no couples or groups allowed and using cash to be ‘discouraged’ The recommendations have been published by the British Retail Consortium Stores have been asked to consider using one-way systems for customers They could also use … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Stocks tumble as US-China trade war reignites; Eddie Stobart boss quits as firm suspends shares; Pound settles after strong rally The FTSE 100 closed down 0.5%, or 33.20 points, at 7,094.98 Pound up 0.1% to $1.2275, but in the red against the euro, down 0.4% at €1.1013 Eddie Stobart said its CEO Alex … Read more