Price of a pint of beer rises to £7 in some London bars as pubs reopen after lockdown

The price of a pint has risen to £7 at some bars in London with pubs hiking prices by as much as £1.10 to claw back losses made during lockdown.  One punter said a single pint of Peroni has rocked by 60p from £6.40 to £7 in Roehampton, South West London, since the reopening on … Read more

Jaguar Land Rover suspends work at UK car factories over world computer chip shortage

Jaguar Land Rover has announced that production at two of its manufacturing plants is to be suspended due to supply chain disruption caused by the pandemic.  Output at the Castle Bromwich and Halewood factories will be temporarily halted from Monday, amid a worldwide shortage of semi-conductors caused by US-China trade tensions and supply disruptions caused by … Read more

Breweries tell struggling pubs to ‘sneak prices 40P-A-PINT’ to recover from Covid lockdown losses

Have YOU noticed a price increase at your local pub?  Email [email protected] Breweries are telling struggling pubs to ‘sneak prices up by 40p-a-pint’ to claw back losses after lockdown ‘because people who pay by cards won’t notice the hike’, the MailOnline can reveal.  Star Pubs and Bars, which is owned by Heineken UK and supports 2,500 … Read more

Pictures released of a dinosaur land at the London Resort, dubbed ‘Britain’s Disneyland’

The first-ever up-close pictures have been released of rides and attractions at the London Resort, which has been dubbed ‘Britain’s Disneyland’. New renderings reveal the park’s dinosaur land, Base Camp, which will feature two roller coasters, a large multi-media live stage show experience, an advanced simulator attraction, immersive fine dining and an ‘active dig site’ … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: How I pity the Remainers who have been proved so wrong (and I voted to stay!)

No one enjoys being wrong. Yet some diehards in the Remain camp take the natural human propensity for wanting to be right to the extreme. They are so desperate to be proved correct in their view that Brexit is a disaster, they seize on every negative number with lip-licking relish and trot it out as … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: How I pity the Remainers who have been proved so wrong (and I voted to stay!)

No one enjoys being wrong. Yet some diehards in the Remain camp take the natural human propensity for wanting to be right to the extreme. They are so desperate to be proved correct in their view that Brexit is a disaster, they seize on every negative number with lip-licking relish and trot it out as … Read more

Covid lockdown UK: Over 64 MILLION meals ordered on Just Eat in first three months of 2021

Takeaway delivery giant Just Eat has revealed that Britons stuck in lockdown ordered a total of 64 million meals through the firm in the first three months of 2021. The company said order numbers soared across all its markets by 79 per cent over the past three months as lockdown measures sparked demand from housebound … Read more

UK economy clawed back ground in February with 0.4% growth

UK economy clawed back ground in February with construction sector driving 0.4% growth despite brutal lockdown The UK economy grew by 0.4 per cent in February according to latest figures The expansion came despite the brutal Covid lockdown rules still being in force GDP is still around 8 per cent lower than before the pandemic … Read more

UK economy clawed back ground in February with 0.4% growth

UK economy clawed back ground in February with construction sector driving 0.4% growth despite brutal lockdown The UK economy grew by 0.4 per cent in February according to latest figures The expansion came despite the brutal Covid lockdown rules still being in force GDP is still around 8 per cent lower than before the pandemic … Read more

UK foreign aid spending falls £712m to £14.5bn due to Covid pandemic

UK’s foreign aid spending falls by £712million to £14.5billion due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time it has gone down since the global financial crisis in 2007 International aid spending stats for 2020 show it declined by £712m to £14.5bn  Figure linked to UK economic prosperity, battered by Covid shutdowns last … Read more