Kate Middleton secretly phones man, 85, via Royal Voluntary Service

Prince William joined Kate Middleton as she met with the lonely cancer-stricken 85-year-old who is a full-time carer for his wife with dementia, who she has made two lengthy calls to during the pandemic.   The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 38, embarked on a whistle-stop tour of the UK ahead of the Christmas holidays … Read more

Kate Middleton secretly phones man, 85, via Royal Voluntary Service

Prince William joined Kate Middleton as she met with the lonely cancer-stricken 85-year-old who is a full-time carer for his wife with dementia, who she has made two lengthy calls to during the pandemic.   The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 38, embarked on a whistle-stop tour of the UK ahead of the Christmas holidays … Read more

Second coronavirus lockdown forces coffee chain Caffe Nero into Voluntary Arrangement

Caffe Nero on the brink of insolvency: Coffee chain blames second lockdown as it becomes latest High Street victim of pandemic The coffee chain was forced to put itself into a Company Voluntary Arrangement Founder Gerry Ford, 62, said second lockdown had pushed the company to act He now hopes to renegotiate rent agreements with … Read more

Second coronavirus lockdown forces coffee chain Caffe Nero into Voluntary Arrangement

Caffe Nero on the brink of insolvency: Coffee chain blames second lockdown as it becomes latest High Street victim of pandemic The coffee chain was forced to put itself into a Company Voluntary Arrangement Founder Gerry Ford, 62, said second lockdown had pushed the company to act He now hopes to renegotiate rent agreements with … Read more

Swedish cites finally face coronavirus lockdowns… but authorities say they will be VOLUNTARY

Swedish cites finally face coronavirus lockdowns… but authorities say they will be VOLUNTARY with ‘strong recommendations’ to stop going to bars and doing non-essential activities Parts of Sweden hardest-hit by Covid could face localised, voluntary lockdowns Stockholm, as well as Uppsala and Jamtland, recorded rising infection rates  Marks a change for the country which previously … Read more

Swedish cites finally face coronavirus lockdowns… but authorities say they will be VOLUNTARY

Swedish cites finally face coronavirus lockdowns… but authorities say they will be VOLUNTARY with ‘strong recommendations’ to stop going to bars and doing non-essential activities Parts of Sweden hardest-hit by Covid could face localised, voluntary lockdowns Stockholm, as well as Uppsala and Jamtland, recorded rising infection rates  Marks a change for the country which previously … Read more

Jock Zonfrillo put his restaurant Orana into voluntary administration before closing its doors

MasterChef Australia’s Jock Zonfrillo put his restaurant Orana into voluntary administration before closing its doors due to the coronavirus crisis By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:28 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 06:28 BST, 8 October 2020 MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo had put his restaurant Orana into voluntary administration one day before … Read more

Hundreds of royal staff ‘are being axed with up to 250 offered voluntary redundancy’

Hundreds of royal staff ‘are being axed with up to 250 offered voluntary redundancy’ after coronavirus hit tourism income leaving £18million black hole in Queen’s finances The Royal Family are feeling the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic   Between 175 and 250 royal staff are facing voluntary redundancies this month There are doubts over whether … Read more

BBC invites staff to apply for voluntary redundancy as it attempts to make £125m in savings

BBC invites staff to apply for voluntary redundancy as it attempts to make £125m in savings because of coronavirus pandemic It asked public service staff to make voluntary redundancy expression of interest Lord Hall said delaying means-testing of the free TV licence for over-75s is costly He said it was a ‘significant sum at a time … Read more

Virgin Australia goes into voluntary administration putting 16,000 jobs at risk

Virgin Australia has gone into voluntary administration, putting 16,000 jobs under threat. The airline will be managed by accountants from Deloitte while it restructures and looks for a buyer.  There are fears the restructure will involve scrapping less profitable routes, particularly to regional areas, meaning Qantas will be the only provider and can push up … Read more