When Ally Acklan and Paul Todd had to cancel their wedding at the 11th hour last March, both were bitterly disappointed. All the plans had been in place for weeks, from the smart London hotel booked for the ceremony to the bride’s dress. They’d even had their hen and stag dos. The only thing the … Read more
When Ally Acklan and Paul Todd had to cancel their wedding at the 11th hour last March, both were bitterly disappointed. All the plans had been in place for weeks, from the smart London hotel booked for the ceremony to the bride’s dress. They’d even had their hen and stag dos. The only thing the … Read more
Britain could be back to something close to pre-coronavirus life as soon as the summer thanks to the UK’s vaccine juggernaut, a top scientist said today. Professor Mike Tildesley, an infectious disease expert and member of the Sage advisory panel, said the jab could introduce huge changes within months if the rollout continues apace. And … Read more
Train services will be ramped up from September 7 to 90% of pre-Covid levels as schools reopen and more workers return to the office Timetables were slashed in March as the virus cut demand and available workers Services are at 80 per cent of pre-Covid levels following rises in May and July Social distancing means … Read more
Britain’s biggest house builder Persimmon said its build rate reached normal levels by the end of June and it restored its dividend to shareholders, it revealed today. Pre-tax profits plunged 43 per cent from £509.3million to £292.4million. Revenues were also down 32 per cent to £1.19billion, from the £1.76billion it reported a year earlier, after … Read more
SAGE scientists told the Government a month ago it would not be possible to return to a ‘pre-Covid normality’ without a vaccine or a far better contact tracing system, it emerged today. In a report submitted to ministers on June 22, scientists advising Number 10 said social distancing will need to be in place until … Read more