30,000 pub closures loom: Bosses from across the hospitality industry plead with ministers to unlock early to save the sector from disaster Industry body UK Hospitality says 42 pubs shutting their doors every day in 2021 This rate is up from 30 pubs a day closing last year according to their latest data Figures led … Read more
The South West of Britain leads the ranks in terms of pubs that have outdoor space, with 91.7% falling into that category, followed by the South & South East on 74.8% More than half of Britain’s pubs and restaurants will be forced to remain closed when lockdown restrictions ease because they do not have outdoor … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing bosses have announced there will be four tours over the next 18 months, after the long-running COVID-19 pandemic scuppered previous plans. Fans who have been eager to see the stars from the hit BBC ballroom show in the flesh will now be spoilt for choice with performances across the UK from June. … Read more
Will staff get vaccine passports for offices? MPs eye plan to allow bosses to use documents to help reopen offices after Covid pandemic Ministers considering allowing workplace vaccine passports when reopening Employers would be able to compel staff to prove they had been vaccinated Experts say it could help to end more than a year … Read more
BBC bosses are reportedly screen testing comedians to replace Sue Barker on A Question Of Sport. The show’s producers are reportedly trying to attract a younger audience, with comics like Jack Whitehall, Mo Gilligan and Jon Richardson being considered for the job. It comes after last year Sue, 64, was tipped to be replaced by … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Six-figure bonuses for bosses, at a time when Covid has hit savings customers, seems egregious and terribly unmutual By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 27 March 2021 Yorkshire Building Society made all the right noises last week when it announced an … Read more
Legal & General ties bosses bonuses to tough climate targets in bid to become more environmentally friendly By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 22 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 22 March 2021 Legal & General will tie its executive pay to climate targets as it embarks on a mission to … Read more
‘It’s important we have a cross section of ages’: Strictly Come Dancing bosses scouring TikTok to find social media stars for next series to appeal to younger viewers By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 20:58 GMT, 21 March 2021 | Updated: 20:58 GMT, 21 March 2021 Strictly Come Dancing bosses are scouring TikTok to find … Read more
Stacey Solomon has reportedly been approached to join the next series of Strictly Come Dancing, with BBC bosses keen to try to poach the star from ITV ‘for good’. The Loose Women panellist, 31, was said to be ‘in the frame’ for the dancing show last year, but didn’t want to leave her sons to … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Exceptional investment managers can be counted on the fingers of one hand By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 20 March 2021 There are few investment managers whose reputations stand the test of time. Most fall gently by the wayside while a … Read more