Pub operator Marston’s will axe up to 2,150 jobs as pub operator blasts ‘hugely disappointing’ 10pm curfew and Tier 3 closures after suffering 30% drop in annual sales Marston’s hit out at the new lockdown measures as being ‘hugely disappointing’ The pub operator has announced that it will be now axing up to 2,150 jobs … Read more
Fresh Covid clampdown derails plan at Go-Ahead: Government’s work from home U-turn set hits bus and train operators By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 21:58 BST, 24 September 2020 Plans to restore rail and bus services to normality have been ditched by one of Britain’s biggest … Read more
Is this the last stop for troubled Firstgroup? Bus and train operator warns it may not survive the pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:15 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 8 July 2020 First Group warned it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic as it racked up a third … Read more
Boris Johnson is set to secure £400m stake in satellite operator OneWeb as Britain will be denied access to the EU’s Galileo space system after Brexit PM and chancellor Rishi Sunak signed off purchase of 20% stake in American operator last night OneWeb could deliver same civil/military tracking services as EU’s rival system UK-licensed OneWeb … Read more
Coronarvirus testing bot probes the nose with an incredibly long stick through movements of a human operator who can can ‘feel’ the procedure using a joystick A robot could replace healthcare workers administrating coronavirus tests The system is operated using a joystick, allowing staff to direct the machine A long swab is attached to the … Read more
That’s shady! Crane driver taunts sunbather by casting a shadow over him and then following him when he tries to move back into the sun A crane driver used the shadow cast by his lifting hook to annoy a sunbather He recorded the joke while forcing the sun-seeker to move out of the shade The … Read more
Travel lockdown triggers another 18,000 job cuts: Aircraft maker Airbus and tour operator Tui reveal plans to axe staff By Tom Witherow and Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 May 2020 Airbus and Tui are set to slash thousands of jobs as planes around … Read more
Stagecoach mulls a takeover of the UK’s largest bus operator Arriva after it goes up for sale City sources said Stagecoach is interested in buying Arriva’s bus business Arriva has been put up for sale by German Transport giant Deutsche Bahn It operates more than 5,000 buses in Britain and has divisions across Europe By … Read more
Major casino operator says Las Vegas should open by Memorial Day with temperature checks, reduced occupancy, social distancing and no large gatherings Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox called on Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak to reopen the Las Vegas Strip in mid- to late May Maddox urged the governor to reopen the thoroughfare with extensive … Read more
Julie Ding (right) fears she will not be able to be at her dying mother’s bedside after she was banned from visiting her nursing home. Pictured as a child with mother Roberta and late sister Susan The boss of Britain’s largest care home operator today suggested two thirds of all homes across Britain have recorded … Read more