Boris Johnson was under huge pressure on Wednesday night to cut the two-metre social distancing rule. MPs and industry leaders warn that keeping the restriction in place could sink tens of thousands of businesses. Campaigners say it stops schools reopening properly while pubs and restaurants fear going bust. The World Health Organisation recommends a one-metre … Read more
Pizza Express prepares to cut a slice off its debt pile despite £70m loan Pizza Express is ‘highly likely’ to launch a restructuring of its giant debt pile S&P said the business now faces ‘additional hurdles’ turning its fortunes around Pizza Express is due to repay £465million to bondholders next year By Neil Craven for … Read more
Danny Dyer branded Love Island ‘a pile of s**t’ on Tuesday night – despite his own daughter appearing on the series in 2018. The EastEnders actor, 42, slammed the ITV2 reality series – which has been halted this year due to COVID-19 – during the most recent episode of Romesh Ranganathan’s The Ranganation. Speaking via Zoom from … Read more
Plastic purge: Britain’s personal debt pile SHRANK in March as people shun credit cards amid coronavirus crisis Bank of England found households paid back £3.8bn more than they borrowed Of that, £2.4bn came from credit cards and the rest from other loans The bank said a collapse in new lending was the big reason, as … Read more