Business Secretary Alok Sharma is isolating and being tested for coronavirus after falling ill in the Commons this afternoon By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 20:21 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 20:21 BST, 3 June 2020 Business Secretary Alok Sharma has been placed in isolation having felt ill earlier today in the House of … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus lockdown eases today with millions able to see friends and family and more businesses set to reopen – amid warnings the restrictions are being lifted too soon. Huge queues formed outside Ikea stores in Nottingham, Reading and Essex today as the Government urged Britons to act ‘sensibly’ as they enjoy a host of new … Read more
The UK’s coronavirus lockdown eases today with millions able to see friends and family, more businesses can reopen and children will return to primary school for the first time in more than 10 weeks. Huge queues formed outside Ikea stores in Nottingham, Reading and Essex today as the Government urged Britons to act ‘sensibly’ as they enjoy … Read more
Some of Australia’s tough coronavirus restrictions eased at the stroke of midnight on Sunday, bringing sweet relief across the nation on the first day of winter after almost two months of lockdown. Just four people out of the nation’s 478 active cases were in intensive care with coronavirus on Monday as restrictions were lifted to … Read more
The federal government has announced a three-phase plan to ease coronavirus restrictions in the coming months, with the states and territories to determine their own timings. NEW SOUTH WALES NSW – What you can do now: * Pubs, restaurants and cafes up to 50 people subject to the four-square metre rule, patrons must be seated … Read more
In normal times when it comes to interacting outside of work with colleagues, many might go to the pub and get a drink, or even become friends. But going from running the office bake-off competition to becoming business partners takes things a step further than most. That’s what two former senior employees of British Airways … Read more
The town of Paradise in California’s Butte County was all but completely wiped out as the state endured its worst-ever wildfires in September last year. But they are nothing if not resilient, these Californians, and the message in Butte and the grape-growing territory heading south-west to Napa Valley is that it’s business as usual. This … Read more
A frequent flyer live-blogged his business class trip from Heathrow Airport to New York via Amsterdam to ‘demystify what it’s actually like out there during Covid-19’ – and it makes for fascinating reading. The blogger, Gilbert Ott, published the account to his travel tips site, God Save The Points, revealing what it was like in … Read more
Chancellor’s £32bn hit for big business as tax cut is cancelled to free up cash for the coronavirus fightback By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 11 March 2020 There was a sting in the tail for British businesses as large corporations were told to … Read more
Rishi Sunak ‘working on Project Birch business bailout which could see Government act as lender of “last resort” to stop key British firms from going under because of coronavirus’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak is apparently drawing up plans to save important firms Could see tailored bailouts where ‘viable companies have exhausted all options’ Government could act … Read more