Most pubs WON’T reopen on April 12: Industry bosses warn 60% of boozers will not welcome back customers because they won’t have enough space British Beer and Pub Association says 75% of pubs have garden or outside space But only 40% of venues have one large enough to be able to make enough cash Therefore, it … Read more
When I was an undergraduate at Oxford, a friend let me try out his new motorbike – a Norton 500. I jumped on and accelerated away, only to find the bike suddenly rearing up on its back wheel. Terrified, I managed to bring it to a stop some 500 yards later. I have never ridden … Read more
Insurance industry on the hook for millions over grounded Suez Canal cargo ship By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 March 2021 | Updated: 22:33 GMT, 25 March 2021 The insurance industry faces a mammoth bill after a giant cargo ship continued to block the vital Suez Canal. The 1,312 ft … Read more
Last year’s nightmarish toilet roll shortages could be on their way back because of a crisis in the shipping container world, a top industry figure fears. Space on container ships has been scarce for months because of bottlenecks caused by the pandemic – with the Suez Canal blockage only making things worse. Walter Schalka, whose … Read more
Australian arts and entertainment industry offered an extra $135million in Covid-19 recovery fund By Aap Published: 23:57 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 23:57 GMT, 24 March 2021 The arts and entertainment sector is being offered another $135million to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the money ($125million) will top up an existing recovery … Read more
Care home staff have a ‘duty’ to get the Covid vaccine to protect their residents from the coronavirus, says the boss of a firm with a controversial ‘no jab no job’ policy. Pete Calveley, CEO of Barchester Healthcare, said the human rights of people living in care homes were at stake and staff must protect … Read more
Music industry legend Michael Gudinski set for a rock star send-off at a state memorial in Melbourne featuring a performance by close friend Ed Sheeran By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 20:57 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 20:57 GMT, 23 March 2021 Australian music fans will farewell industry titan Michael Gudinski at a state … Read more
Prince Charles has blasted ‘perverse market forces’ that encourage the food industry to make unhealthy products. He said many families chose low-quality meals because they were much cheaper than healthy options. Good food was too often an ‘afterthought’, he said, and GPs and medical workers had a ‘crucial role’ in stressing the importance of healthy eating. … Read more
Little Mix have revealed they were told not to say they were feminists and were ‘terrified’ of saying the wrong thing when starting out their careers. The girlband – comprised of Jade Thirlwall, 28, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, 29, and Perrie Edwards, 27, – also declared they’d spent far too long being patronised by men in the music industry … Read more
Despite being touted as the ultimate ‘green’ crop, cannabis is having a major impact on the environment, a new study suggest. Researches at Colorado State University found in Colorado that growing the drug indoors produces more than 30 percent more greenhouse gases than the state’s coal mining industry. The team found that the larger carbon … Read more