Wetherspoon’s launches four-day sale with pints of real ale at just 99p in bid to clear stock

Last orders! Wetherspoon’s launches four-day sale with pints of real ale at just 99p in bid to clear stock before winter lockdown kicks in Prices were cut before pubs across the UK close at 10pm on Wednesday night Pints of real ale were reduced to shed stock because they won’t last a month  Cider and … Read more

MPs urge Rishi Sunak to bring in four-day week in bid to tackle unemployment

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to consider a four-day working week as part of efforts to overhaul the economy after the coronavirus pandemic. A letter signed by MPs including former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Green MP Caroline Lucas and Guardian columnist Owen Jones, argues for reducing working hours so that ‘work is shared … Read more

MPs urge Rishi Sunak to bring in four-day week in bid to tackle unemployment

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to consider a four-day working week as part of efforts to overhaul the economy after the coronavirus pandemic. A letter signed by MPs including former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Green MP Caroline Lucas and Guardian columnist Owen Jones, argues for reducing working hours so that ‘work is shared … Read more

Should we all only work a four-day week? As

Trish Halpin (pictured) argues women would be expected to produce the same work for less money, if they’re working a four-day week NO by Trish Halpin, former editor, Marie Claire What will the new normal look like once we find a way out of the Covid-19 crisis? According to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, we … Read more

Sales of Easter eggs, wine, barbecues and paddling pools soar ahead of four-day break 

Police are browsing supermarket aisles in a bid to catch shoppers trying to buy ‘non-essential’ items during the Easter weekend as top cops warned they would set up road blocks to grill motorists on whether their trips were legitimate. Several police forces across the country threatened to ‘check the items in baskets and trolleys’ today … Read more

Sales of Easter eggs, wine, barbecues and paddling pools soar ahead of four-day break 

Sales of paddling pools and barbecues have skyrocketed in the lead up to the Easter weekend as Brits prepare for a sun-drenched lockdown in the back garden after police threatened to stomp out all non-essential travel. Forecasts for warm and sunny weather for much of the double Bank Holiday weekend has seen garden items such … Read more