News Fuller’s ‘At Start Of Return To Normality’ After Vast Majority Of Pubs Reopen The London-based firm said it had reopened 169 of its managed sites by the end of August, before opening a further 23 earlier this… Henry Saker-Clark 10th Sep
News Tory MPs Urged To Back Targeted Extension Of Furlough Scheme Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds said the ‘one-size-fits-all withdrawal of wage support across the entire economy’ will threaten jobs. Harriet Line 09th Sep
News Up To £3.5 Billion Of Furlough Cash Stolen Or Paid Out In Error, HMRC Boss Says The fraud and error rate could reach between 5-10%, according to official estimates. August Graham 08th Sep
News Jobs At Risk As Heathrow Begins Consulting With Unions Over Pay Cuts The west London airport said in a statement that its proposal ‘guarantees a job’ for anyone who wants to remain with the business. Neil Lancefield 03rd Sep
News UK Manufacturing Production Grows At Fastest Rate For Six Years In August The closely-followed IHS Markit/CIPS manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) recorded a score of 55.2 in August, from 53.3 in July. Henry Saker-Clark 01st Sep
News Government Extends Emergency Agreement With Great Western Railway Emergency Measures Agreements were introduced for all rail franchises in March to keep trains running despite a drop in demand caused by Covid-19. Neil Lancefield 01st Sep
News UK’s Record Economic Plunge Beats OECD Area Contraction Figures confirm Britain’s 20.4% second-quarter GDP fall was by far the worst of the world’s advanced economies. Holly Williams 26th Aug
News AstraZeneca Gives First Doses To Patients In Covid-19 Treatment Trial The pharmaceutical giant hopes the drug will act as a preventative for people exposed to the virus, as well as to treat patients with… Holly Williams 25th Aug