China travel curbs take toll on Prudential

China travel curbs take toll on Prudential with sales of its policies in Hong Kong down 48% By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:22 BST, 13 May 2021 | Updated: 22:22 BST, 13 May 2021 Border lockdowns  have caused Prudential’s Hong Kong business to suffer Travel restrictions between Hong Kong and mainland China marred … Read more

‘Don’t move the goalposts on lockdown’: Boris Johnson is pressed to come clean on curbs

Ministers were yesterday accused of ‘moving the goalposts’ and creating uncertainty in plans to lift the lockdown. They were urged by MPs to stick to Boris Johnson’s ‘data not dates’ pledge and publish target figures for when restrictions could be eased. It came as business leaders warned more than 3,500 pubs, bars and restaurants face … Read more

Britain’s economy will lose £18 BILLION if international travel curbs remain until the summer

Boris Johnson has been warned that failing to reopen international travel for the summer would blow an £18billion hole in the economy. The prime minister has been facing growing pressure to include international travel in his roadmap for easing lockdown, due to be published today, Monday. On Thursday, the bosses of some of Britain’s biggest … Read more

Minister hints postcode lockdowns to be used when national curbs eased

Prepare for ‘postcode lockdowns’: Minister Helen Whately hints there WILL be rules imposed on localised areas to stop spread of Covid variants when national curbs are eased – but care homes could be back open for visits in WEEKS thanks to vaccine drive Government considering using postcode lockdowns when national curbs eased Would see localised … Read more

Winter TUI holidays plummet 89 per cent as travel curbs tightened

TUI’s winter holiday sales plummet 89 per cent as travel curbs hit cruises and uncertainty over this summer continues TUI’s UK cruise brand Marella was suspended entirely throughout the quarter  Revenues at the Anglo-German firm dropped by over 85 per cent to €468.1m  The group is confident that summer will see a significant revival in … Read more

egional Covid-19 curbs could be scrapped under plan to ease restrictions on a national basis

The Covid tiers system could be scrapped after lockdown under plans to ease restrictions on a national basis, the Mail can reveal. Boris Johnson is looking again at whether the country should go back to a system of regional tiers, which was credited with slowing the spread of the virus but ultimately failed to head … Read more

A Full English lockdown: Met Police probe officers spotted ‘flouting’ Covid curbs INSIDE London café

A Full English lockdown: Met Police probe officers spotted ‘flouting’ Covid curbs by tucking into breakfast INSIDE London café – despite cracking down harder on public who break rules A passer-by caught squad cars outside Chef House Kitchen in south east London Brian Jennings, 44, regularly walks past the cafe, near the Greenwich Patrol Base … Read more

‘Draconian’ travel curbs ground flights at Ryanair 

‘Draconian’ travel curbs ground flights at Ryanair as airlines are forced to trim their threadbare schedules once again By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 7 January 2021 Ryanair has warned it expects to run ‘few, if any’ flights from the UK during the third … Read more

Top prosecutor warns victims of abuse are more in danger since Tier 4 curbs were brought in 

Domestic violence cases could spiral this Christmas as the country hunkers down, the Director of Public Prosecutions has warned. Max Hill QC said Tier Four restrictions and limits on visiting family and friends will bring ‘further jeopardy to those suffering abuse’ after a year in which offences have surged. It comes as research out today suggests … Read more

Travel plans are left in tatters amid new Christmas Covid curbs

Travel plans have been left in tatters amid new Christmas Covid curbs as airlines, rail firms and hotels brace for deluge of refund requests.  Boris Johnson effectively cancelled Christmas for almost 18 million people in London, south-eastern and eastern England as the region was put into a new two-week lockdown from Sunday. Under the new … Read more