Don’t go to the pub with friends after coronavirus lockdown measures are eased, top medic warns Britons Dr Jenny Harries said not going to the pub is the best way to stop spread of Covid She was asked if gatherings would be allowed to resume before pubs can reopen Dr Harries said mixing with friends … Read more
Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle warns British Grand Prix ‘is not a given’ even if it takes place behind closed doors as he urges F1 to make decision on race Formula One are lining up two races behind close doors in Austria in early July It is hoped that two further races could then follow at … Read more
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has today cut up to 3,000 jobs but vowed to refund 25 million out-of-pocket customers – as Heathrow sees a 97 per cent drop in travellers in the last month. The airline said a stringent restructuring programme will begin in July, with some 3,000 pilot and cabin jobs under threat. Speaking … Read more
British Airways plans to cut the jobs of a quarter of its pilots and could abandon Gatwick Airport altogether in a bid for post-coronavirus survival, it was revealed today. The news was revealed in a memo, written by the head of BA’s Gatwick operation and seen by BBC News. This comes as it was revealed … Read more
The WHO’s Europe director has warned that countries need to prepare for a ‘second or third wave’ of coronavirus until a vaccine is developed. Dr Hans Kluge said Europe remained ‘very much in the grip’ of the pandemic despite a ‘plateau or reduction in new cases’ since most countries went into lockdown. Kluge warned that … Read more
Letter to colleagues from Alex Cruz, Chairman and CEO at British Airways Yesterday, British Airways flew just a handful of aircraft out of Heathrow. On a normal day we would fly more than 300. What we are facing as an airline, like so many other businesses up and down the country, is that there is … Read more
Black, Asian and Minority ethnic NHS staff could be taken off the front-line over concerns they are more vulnerable to coronavirus. New guidance sent from NHS England to hospitals nationwide asks that BAME staff are ‘risk-assessed’ on a ‘precautionary basis’. Figures have shown 63 per cent of all health and social care workers who have … Read more
A blueprint to get us back to work: Ministers are working on a series of restrictions to be brought in when lockdown eases… but Boris Johnson will warn the public that he will not risk a second wave of coronavirus by relaxing the rules too soon Prime Minister is expected to set out latest thinking … Read more
The German economy will suffer the biggest slump in its history this year over the coronavirus crisis, the government warned today, pushing Europe’s top economy into a painful recession. German gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to shrink by a record 6.3 per cent as demand for exports plummets and lockdown restrictions weigh on domestic … Read more
Boeing boss warns it will take years for the aircraft manufacturing industry to recover from effects of the pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:38 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 23:38 BST, 28 April 2020 The impact of coronavirus on the aircraft manufacturing industry will be felt for years, Boeing’s chief … Read more