The UK economy suffered its worst and biggest slump on record between April and June due to coronavirus lockdown measures, shrinking as much as 20.4 per cent compared with the first three months of the year. The UK is officially into recession. Household spending plunged as shops were ordered to close, while factory and construction…
From Friday 24 July, face coverings are mandatory in England in confined public places. New guidance on face masks and coverings issued for England Complete guidance on wearing face coverings in shops in England has been released less than 12 hours before the new rules come into force. Coverings will be mandatory in enclosed public…
People arriving in England from 60 countries including Italy, Spain, Germany and France will no longer need to quarantine from 10 July 2020, according to confirmation from the Department of Transport after a risk assessment had been conducted by the Joint Biosecurity Centre, in close consultation with Public Health England and the chief medical officer.…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells MPs that restaurants, pubs, hairdressers and hotels will reopen in England from 4 July as the 2m social distancing rule is being reduced to 1m plus. In Hotels empty minibars, buffet-free breakfasts and regular deep cleaning are among the measures being introduced by one of the biggest operators in…
The Avery’s most lasting legacy was the inadvertent triggering of a new model for the global economy. Henry Every was the seventeenth century’s most notorious pirate as the British government offered enormous bounties for his capture alive or preferably dead. Every’s most lasting legacy was the inadvertent triggering of a major shift in the…
Santarem city, west of central Para esrado (state) in North Brazil, on the bank of Tapaios river near the convergence to the Amazon river. Santarem founded in 1661 as a Jesuit mission. to a Tapajo Indian settlement (aldeia) where a fort was built by Pedro Tiexeira. It became a town in 1758 known as Tapajos…
Italy will inject €3.6bn into its economy to alleviate the impact of coronavirus in Europe as a result of transport and supply chain disruptions resulting from measures taken to curb the outbreak. Roberto Gualtieri, economy minister, said: “ We would introduce tax credit s for companies that reported a 25 per cent drop in revenues,…
Protesters comprising of high school and university students jumped turnstiles, attacked several underground station, started fire and blocked traffic, leaving widespread damage across Chilean capital Santiago and left thousands of commuters without transport. Earlier, this month, the government increased fares by $1.17 (£0.90p) for peak hour journey, blaming higher energy costs and weaker Peso. A…
Thomas Cook’s CEO Peter Frankhauser tells MPs that government refused to support rescue plan led the178-year-old travel company’s collapse. He had spoken to ministers in the government of Bulgaria, Spain, Greece and Turkey in Thomas Cook’s final week – but not the UK as the company tried to piece together a rescue plan. A committee…
The 179-year-old travel group has agreed terms of a £900m rescue deal with debtholders and China’s Fosun that aims to save the business but could lead to it being pulled from the stock market. According to the deal Fosun would inject £450m into Thomas Cook in exchange for at least 75 per cent of the…