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Pub shares mixed amid talk of curfew

Pub shares mixed amid talk of curfew

Pub shares mixed amid talk of curfew

22 September 2020

Shares fell by as much as 6.6% in some pub chains, but others escaped any harm.


People encouraged to work from home again as Johnson battles coronavirus rise

People encouraged to work from home again as Johnson battles coronavirus rise

People encouraged to work from home again as Johnson battles coronavirus rise

22 September 2020

Fresh restrictions on pubs and restaurants will be announced on Tuesday following stark warnings from the Government’s scientists.


How big are the loyalty penalties paid by home and motor insurance customers?

How big are the loyalty penalties paid by home and motor insurance customers?

How big are the loyalty penalties paid by home and motor insurance customers?

22 September 2020

Ten million policies across home and motor insurance are held by people who have been with their provider at least five years.


Radical shake-up of home and motor insurance pricing proposed

Radical shake-up of home and motor insurance pricing proposed

Radical shake-up of home and motor insurance pricing proposed

22 September 2020

The Financial Conduct Authority has proposed that firms will not be able to charge renewing customers more than new customers.


Premier Inn owner Whitbread to axe up to 6,000 jobs as pandemic hits demand

Premier Inn owner Whitbread to axe up to 6,000 jobs as pandemic hits demand

Premier Inn owner Whitbread to axe up to 6,000 jobs as pandemic hits demand

22 September 2020

The group said the cuts would impact 18% of its total workforce across its hotel and restaurant brands.


Listed status for former Cambridge home of labourer with artistic touch

Listed status for former Cambridge home of labourer with artistic touch

Listed status for former Cambridge home of labourer with artistic touch

22 September 2020

David Parr, who died in 1927, used the skills he learned at work to transform his own two-bedroom terraced home.


Police release images of suspects in fatal north London stabbing

Police release images of suspects in fatal north London stabbing

Police release images of suspects in fatal north London stabbing

22 September 2020

The men are wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Kamal Nuur in Islington on Monday September 14.


Sylvester Stallone’s mother Jackie dies aged 98

Sylvester Stallone’s mother Jackie dies aged 98

Sylvester Stallone’s mother Jackie dies aged 98

22 September 2020

She is perhaps best known in the UK for appearing on Celebrity Big Brother in 2005.


Nicola Sturgeon to announce coronavirus restrictions for Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon to announce coronavirus restrictions for Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon to announce coronavirus restrictions for Scotland

22 September 2020

The Scottish First Minister will first attend a Cobra meeting before discussing measures with her Cabinet.


Timeline of key events since UK was put into lockdown

Timeline of key events since UK was put into lockdown

Timeline of key events since UK was put into lockdown

22 September 2020

Unprecedented restrictions were announced on March 23.


No-deal Brexit could hit UK economy three times as hard as coronavirus

No-deal Brexit could hit UK economy three times as hard as coronavirus

No-deal Brexit could hit UK economy three times as hard as coronavirus

22 September 2020

Britain will leave the EU single market and customs union at the end of the year.


What the papers say – September 22

What the papers say – September 22

What the papers say – September 22

22 September 2020

Tuesday’s papers are dominated by the looming prospect of major new restrictions, including a curfew for pubs.


Boris Johnson to order pubs to close at 10pm as he makes address to nation

Boris Johnson to order pubs to close at 10pm as he makes address to nation

Boris Johnson to order pubs to close at 10pm as he makes address to nation

21 September 2020

The Prime Minister will outline new measures to stop the spread of Covid-19.


What are the new Covid-19 measures for pubs?

What are the new Covid-19 measures for pubs?

What are the new Covid-19 measures for pubs?

21 September 2020

Curbs on socialising come amid a surge in infections.


Duke of Cambridge says fatherhood has spurred him to protect the natural world

Duke of Cambridge says fatherhood has spurred him to protect the natural world

Duke of Cambridge says fatherhood has spurred him to protect the natural world

21 September 2020

William says he has ‘always loved nature’, but fatherhood has given him ‘a new sense of purpose’.


Companies might have to cover cost of rapid tests, Baroness Harding says

Companies might have to cover cost of rapid tests, Baroness Harding says

Companies might have to cover cost of rapid tests, Baroness Harding says

21 September 2020

Dido Harding has warned businesses and individuals might have to fork out for quick Covid-19 tests that do not meet the standards required by the NHS.


Hospitality sector condemns 10pm curfew plans

Hospitality sector condemns 10pm curfew plans

Hospitality sector condemns 10pm curfew plans

21 September 2020

Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said: ‘A hard close time is bad for business and bad for controlling the virus.’


Boris Johnson to order pubs to close at 10pm as he makes address to nation

Boris Johnson to order pubs to close at 10pm as he makes address to nation

Boris Johnson to order pubs to close at 10pm as he makes address to nation

21 September 2020

Mr Johnson will chair meetings of Cabinet and the Cobra emergency committee on Tuesday ahead of the 8pm broadcast.


Scientists hope small molecule anti-viral drugs could be used against Covid

Scientists hope small molecule anti-viral drugs could be used against Covid

Scientists hope small molecule anti-viral drugs could be used against Covid

21 September 2020

The team used a powerful imaging technique, called an electron cryo-microscopy, to analyse the Sars-CoV-2 spike.


EU-UK Brexit talks challenging, Irish minister claims

EU-UK Brexit talks challenging, Irish minister claims

EU-UK Brexit talks challenging, Irish minister claims

21 September 2020

Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney is meeting chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels on Tuesday.


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