BUSINESS LIVE: Halfords predicts big profits; Online grocery sales boom

BUSINESS LIVE: Halfords predicts big profits; Online grocery sales boom; TRG warns of £5.5m monthly cash burn By This Is Money Published: 08:07 GMT, 1 March 2021 | Updated: 09:24 GMT, 1 March 2021 Halfords is on course for profits of £90million to £100million after the pandemic created a boom in cycling among Britons and … Read more

Workers will be flocking back to their offices ‘in a few short months’, predicts Boris Johnson

Workers will be flocking back to their offices ‘in a few short months’, predicts Boris Johnson, as he dismisses the idea of a permanent shift towards working from home Boris Johnson has predicted workers will be in offices again within a few months The PM dismissed the idea of a permanent switch to working from … Read more

Major study predicts how humans will use technology to ‘upgrade’ our lives by 2030

Over the course of the next decade humans will integrate more with technology to ‘upgrade’ our lives including brain chips and exoskeletons, a new report claims. Produced by dentsu, a global advertising and digital agency, the report looks at ways the world could change over the next 10 years and the impact on global brands. … Read more

‘He’s going to be back’: Trump predicts Tiger Woods will return to the game as good as before

Donald Trump on Tuesday night said he was confident Tiger Woods would make a full recovery from his horrific car crash, saying the 45-year-old has ‘been back before, he’ll be back again.’  As messages of support poured in for the golf superstar, who on Tuesday was undergoing surgery on his legs and ankle at a … Read more

Covid UK: SAGE predicts daily deaths will halve to 200 by mid-March

Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to ease lockdown significantly in the coming weeks after No10’s scientific advisers projected daily coronavirus deaths could be slashed to 200 in England by mid-March.  In a huge boost to Britain’s lockdown-ending ambitions, modelling by the SAGE subgroup SPI-M-O found the daily death target could be hit by March … Read more

Daily Covid deaths to be slashed by more than half to 200 by mid-March, SAGE predicts

Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to ease lockdown significantly in the coming weeks after the Government’s scientific advisers projected daily coronavirus deaths could be slashed to 200 in England by mid-March.  In a huge boost to Britain’s lockdown-ending ambitions, modelling by the SAGE subgroup SPI-M-O found the daily death target could be hit by … Read more

Britons may NEVER go to work with a cough again, top scientific adviser predicts

Britons may NEVER go to work with a cough again because Covid has made it ‘socially unacceptable’, top scientific adviser predicts Professor Dame Angela McLean told Science and Technology Select Committee She said it would be ‘powerful’ if going in sick became ‘socially unacceptable’ Boris Johnson is not expected to give a firm date for … Read more

Professor BRENDAN WREN predicts vaccine rollout could bring an end to the chaos of Covid-19 pandemic

The news is good, and it’s going to get better. As the Big Freeze recedes, the first glimmers of spring are bringing a series of reasons for us to feel truly optimistic about the future. So it’s about time we gave ourselves a collective pat on the back. The simple fact that 15million people – … Read more

L’Oreal boss predicts lockdown will end in a ‘fiesta of make-up and fragrances’

Get ready for Roaring 20s beauty boom! L’Oreal boss predicts lockdown will end in a ‘fiesta of make-up and fragrances’ The world’s biggest make-up brand predicts a post-pandemic sales bonanza Fashion experts say lockdown-weary Brits are aching for the chance to dress up   Jean-Paul Agon predicted a party atmosphere when Covid-19 is finally tamed By … Read more

Symptom-tracking app predicts Covid prevalence will fall to 85,000 infected on day schools re-open

Coronavirus cases will tumble to a total of 85,000 symptomatic infections on the day schools are set to unbolt their gates, a symptom-tracking app has predicted, with daily cases plummeting to levels not seen since last June. The ZOE Covid-19 Symptom Study said there will be 3,373 cases a day by March 8 – the … Read more