Restaurant and pub bosses blame furlough for lack of staff as they struggle to fill 190,000 roles

Restaurant and pub bosses blame furlough for lack of staff as they struggle to fill 190,000 vacancies amid fears many people will lose the will to work Businesses say they are struggling to find staff needed while furlough continues  Fears are rising workers on the job retention scheme will lose their will to work  Across … Read more

Cat Deeley to fill in for Lorraine Kelly over the Easter break in return to UK TV

Cat Deeley set to stand in for Lorraine Kelly over the Easter break as she kicks off her return to UK TV after 14 years living in the USA By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 00:06 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 00:07 BST, 1 April 2021 Cat Deeley will stand in for Lorraine Kelly … Read more

Red tape farce of German vaccination roll-out as it emerges 80-year-olds have to fill in TEN forms

The vaccine roll-out in Germany has descended into chaos as it emerged that 80-year-olds have to fill in ten forms just to get the jab. Angela Merkel’s coalition government is facing increasing criticism over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic with its vaccination programme now faltering. Europe’s largest economy appears to be lagging behind with … Read more

Fill up on food stocks if you want healthy returns

If you want to know where you should be investing your money, it’s worth taking a lesson from tech billionaires like Bill Gates.  Along with showbusiness figures like Jay-Z and Oprah Winfrey, they are sinking millions into the global food revolution.  They are hoping to find the companies that will reap the benefit from healthy … Read more

Off-plan home sales reach six-year low as landlords exit market – but could homeowners fill the gap?

The proportion of homes bought off-plan hit a six-year low in 2020 as landlords left the market – although there are signs homeowners may be warming up to the idea of buying a home before it is fully built. A third – or 33 per cent – of new-builds that completed in England and Wales … Read more

Delightful Daphnes: Plant these pretty shrubs and blossom will fill the air

Delightful Daphnes: Plant these pretty shrubs and blossom will fill the air Daphnes are a small but valuable genus of flowering shrubs you can grow in UK They come from Europe, North Africa and Asia with 2 species native to Britain The better known, Daphne mezereum, has fragrant, purple-pink spring flowers  By Nigel Colborn for … Read more

FDA says Moderna can fill its vials with 40% more COVID-19 vaccine

FDA says Moderna can fill its vials with 40% more COVID-19 vaccine to increase the number of doses in each from 10 to 14 and ease production bottlenecks FDA regulators told Moderna it can fill its vials with 40% more vaccine on Friday It comes after Moderna asked regulators to allow more overfill to ease … Read more

Air taxis to fill the skies over Florida following the construction of 10 ‘vertiports’

Air taxis to fill the skies over Florida following the construction of 10 ‘vertiports’ across the state for the aircraft powered by 36 jet engines with 186 mile range German aviation firm Lilium is opening 10 air taxi hubs across Florida The hubs will be built by Ferrovial SE, a Spanish infrastructure company The first … Read more

Fill your car up with contactless? Limit could soon be upped to £100

The amount Britons will be able to spend on contactless cards without entering their Pin could more than double to £100 under new proposals put forward on Wednesday by regulators. The Financial Conduct Authority said it would be ‘seeking views’ on whether to up the contactless limit from £45 currently as part of a consultation … Read more

JCB ask Britons to nominate worst potholes – and vows to fill them with new £165k vehicle

Last week we brought you the news that JCB has unveiled a specific vehicle designed to fix the nation’s ravaged roads. The PotholePro is a £165,000 heavy-duty model that’s claimed to be able to fill a crater in less than eight minutes and can complete jobs that usually require three different road-repairing machines.  Now the … Read more