Bentley announces 1,000 job cuts in bid to save £10m-a-year due to Covid crisis – three weeks after 1,700 workers returned to luxury car-maker’s plant in Crewe Up to 1,000 jobs will be cut from luxury car-maker Bentley amid the pandemic Voluntary redundancies are to be offered to about a quarter of Bentley’s staff It … Read more
Business Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said the NHS contact tracing app will go live by the end of the month – amid claims it would not be fully up and running until ‘September or October time’. Test and trace systems were launched in England and Scotland last week, but without the app due to delays. Mr … Read more
Around one in six people have sought paid for or free financial help since the coronavirus outbreak but the vast majority are going it alone, new research shows. Some 4 per cent have consulted a financial adviser for the first time during the pandemic, a period marked by volatile markets and mounting job losses, and … Read more
Kate Garraway broke down in tears as she discussed her critically-ill husband Derek’s 10-week battle with coronavirus on Friday’s Good Morning Britain. The presenter, 53, cried as she revealed Derek, 52, is now free from coronavirus but is continuing to fight against the damage inflicted on his body by COVID-19. She said: ‘Well there will be … Read more
Compulsory face-covering measures should be introduced to ‘all areas’ where social distancing is not possible, the British Medical Association said today. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced last night that wearing a covering will be mandatory on public transport in England from June 15 – meaning commuters would be fined £80 for not wearing one. However, … Read more
Support for Hong Kong crackdown by China sparks fury: HSBC bears brunt of backlash HSBC and other UK firms facing backlash over support for national security laws MPs hit out at businesses for seemingly siding with China in Hong Kong row By Lucy White For The Daily Mail and Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor For … Read more
Goldman Sachs-backed Marcus Bank has brought back its one-year fixed-rate deal, but the account now pays a lower rate than its easy-access deal. The bank launched a 12-month bond paying 1.45 per cent towards the end of March, expanding its offering beyond its sole easy-access account which at the time was paying 1.3 per cent. … Read more
She may be stuck in Australia for months longer than expected, but Victoria’s Secret model Georgia Fowler has been having a ball. The 27-year-old worked up a sweat while playing tennis with a coach during a gruelling coaching session in Rose Bay, Sydney, on Thursday. Georgia looked sporty during the game in a mesh frill … Read more
Kate Garraway broke down in tears as she discussed her critically-ill husband Derek’s battle with coronavirus on Friday’s Good Morning Britain. The presenter, 53, cried as she revealed Derek is now free from coronavirus but is continuing to fight against the damage inflicted on his body by COVID-19. She said: ‘Well there will be tears, I’ll … Read more
Dozens of protesters were arrested across New York City on Thursday night after thousands remained on the streets and continued marching past the 8pm curfew for a fourth night in a row. NYPD officers were out in full force following a day of George Floyd demonstrations that continued well into the night in Manhattan, Brooklyn … Read more