VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Burning fury at British Gas chiefs

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Burning fury at British Gas chiefs for abandoning Homecare customers in the pandemic By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 13 April 2021 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 13 April 2021 A broken boiler is stressful enough at the best of times – never mind during a pandemic. You can’t pop … Read more

Pub chiefs warn ‘vast majority’ will not reopen tomorrow

Hospitality bosses today warned the ‘vast majority’ of pubs in England will not be able to reopen tomorrow because they do not have adequate outdoor space.  The next step in Boris Johnson’s lockdown exit roadmap will see pubs, bars and restaurants allowed to welcome back customers outside but only if there is table seating.  It … Read more

Students must be allowed to return to campus, university chiefs tell Boris

University chiefs have urged Boris Johnson to allow students to go back to campuses this month after the Prime Minister failed to mention their plight in his press conference on Monday. Boris Johnson this week confirmed that from April 12, non-essential shops, gyms, hairdressers, zoos and theme parks in England can reopen – while pubs and … Read more

Students must be allowed to return to campus, university chiefs tell Boris

University chiefs have urged Boris Johnson to allow students to go back to campuses this month after the Prime Minister failed to mention their plight in his press conference on Monday. Boris Johnson this week confirmed that from April 12, non-essential shops, gyms, hairdressers, zoos and theme parks in England can reopen – while pubs and … Read more

Aviation chiefs blast ‘unfair’ travel traffic light plans

Aviation bosses today lashed out at Boris Johnson’s traffic light scheme for resuming international travel as they warned requiring travellers from ‘green list’ countries to be tested twice will price many people out of holidays abroad.  The new traffic light scheme will see countries rated green, amber or red using criteria including vaccination levels, case … Read more

Aviation chiefs blast ‘unfair’ travel traffic light plans

Aviation bosses today lashed out at Boris Johnson’s traffic light scheme for resuming international travel as they warned requiring travellers from ‘green list’ countries to be tested twice will price many people out of holidays abroad.  The new traffic light scheme will see countries rated green, amber or red using criteria including vaccination levels, case … Read more

Fury at holidays muddle as tourism chiefs blast Boris Johnson for his ‘traffic lights’ travel chaos 

Travel chiefs reacted with fury tonight as ministers warned Britons not to book foreign holidays and refused to rule out extending the international travel ban into summer. Boris Johnson confirmed plans to replace the foreign holidays ban with a ‘traffic light’ system which would open up quarantine-free travel to destinations rated green. Higher-risk locations would … Read more

Coronavirus: US health chiefs row back on bold claim that ‘vaccinated people do not carry the virus’

America’s top health agency has rowed back on a bold claim made by its director that ‘vaccinated people do not carry the virus’. Dr Rochelle Walensky, chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a TV interview this week: ‘Vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don’t get sick, and that is … Read more

Business chiefs and MPs write letter to Boris Johnson urging him to speed up reopening our skies 

Business leaders last night united with MPs to plead with the Prime Minister to resume foreign travel. They warned that more than a million jobs were at risk if Boris Johnson failed to get Britain flying again. In letter to the PM, they said firms across the country faced devastation if planes were kept grounded. … Read more

Suez Canal chiefs launch last-ditch bid to use supermoon high tide to free the Ever Given

Salvage teams have intensified excavation and dredging efforts around a massive container ship blocking the busy Suez Canal after canal chiefs launched a last-ditch bid to take advantage of the king tide brought on by the supermoon to help free the vessel. Officials said operations were under way to make use the high tides created by … Read more