Co-op starts putting GPS satellite tracking tags on MEAT in bid to stop shoplifters Co-op has put the hi-tech boxes to house meat being sold in their stores The devices have been spotted on items including rump steak and pork loin It comes after the chain introduced body-worn cameras for some of its staff By … Read more
Legal & General, Britain’s biggest insurer, starts looking for new chief executive to take over from Nigel Wilson The board of the £16billion group has begun planning the succession to the 64-year-old L&G chairman and former Treasury mandarin Sir John Kingman is expected to lead a global search to be matched against internal candidates There … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: Governments can clamp economy down for a while, but have no control over how consumers will behave when clamps come off By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 20 March 2021 The great reopening has begun. We may still be under heavy restrictions … Read more
Britain has almost stopped giving out the Pfizer Covid vaccine to new patients so it can save supplies for second doses, official data suggests. The NHS appears to now be rationing the jab, which was used to kick off the rollout in December, and only used it for one in 10 new patients in the … Read more
Prince Philip starts fourth week in hospital: Duke of Edinburgh, 99, continues recovery from heart surgery 28 days after being admitted for an infection Duke of Edinburgh has spent a month in hospital under the care of medical staff He was initially taken by to the private King Edward VII’s Hospital on February 16 Two … Read more
Fire breaks out on board huge cruise ship docked off the coast of Corfu Fire broke out on board cruise liner MSC Lirica around 3.30pm local time Videos showed two lifeboats on fire and smoke billowing from side of vessel Fire crews were called and brought the blaze under control around an hour later Ship … Read more
‘I’m so grateful to play my part’: TOWIE’s Bobby Norris starts his first day as a volunteer vaccinator and admits he has been overcome by emotion while rolling out COVID jabs The TOWIE legend, 34, wowed fans last month when he revealed he was training to give out the jabs and has delightedly shared an … Read more
Today sees the start of England’s great unlocking, with two friends allowed to meet outside socially, families allowed to see loved ones in care homes and schools welcoming back pupils. Boris Johnson said he hoped the tentative softening of restrictions marked a ‘big step’ on his ‘road map to freedom’ – a plan which could … Read more
Behind the deserted streets of London‘s Theatreland, with its dog-eared publicity posters and abandoned box offices, life is finally stirring at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Mostly, it has to be said, in the diminutive form of Andrew Lloyd Webber, who springs on to the stage with the bounce (and knees) of a man half his … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE starts the week on the back foot; G4S bidder Gardaworld refuses to improve offer By This Is Money Published: 08:15 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 08:21 GMT, 22 February 2021 The FTSE 100 has begun the week slightly lower as investors await confirmation of Britain’s path out of lockdown today. Details … Read more