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
Social media users have highlighted an urgency to gather signatures on a petition to scrap the tampon tax on period pants. Rubina Raut who founded UK-based period pants brand WUKA in 2017, has racked up almost 18,000 signatures on an online petition to recognise the reusable underwear as entitled to being taxed fairly. While sanitary … Read more
Building society bosses plead with government to ‘taper’ stamp duty holiday for those with approved mortgages Government temporarily increased the nil rate band of residential stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland from £125,000 to £500,000 The ‘holiday’ is due to end on 31 March 2021 Building Society bosses say this will have a ‘damaging … Read more
Church leaders plead directly to Ministers to reopen ‘Covid-secure’ places of worship for Christmas services Michael Gove and Robert Jenrick have been handed Faith Task Force dossier It details efforts made to render places of worship safe – and comes as Tory MPs are poised to step up pressure for churches to reopen where safety … Read more
Furious business leaders tonight accused officials in Brexit talks of complacency over the future of the City, while fiercely protecting Britain’s fishing rights. With the end of the transition period looming, bosses of banks and insurance companies are worried about the failure to close in on a post-Brexit deal for the UK’s powerhouse financial services … Read more
Goldman set to plead guilty in Malaysia fraud: Bankers accused of helping to siphon billions from state-owned fund By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 21 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 21 October 2020 An Asian subsidiary of Goldman Sachs will plead guilty to playing a part in the blockbuster 1MDB … Read more
Airlines plead for Covid tests at airports for all passengers globally to save industry By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:11 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 23:27 BST, 22 September 2020 Airlines have pleaded for Covid-19 tests to be rolled out at airports so that the industry can begin to recover. The … Read more
Top CEOs tell Bill de Blasio to fix New York: Heads of 160 major corporations including Macy’s, Goldman Sachs and Lyft demand the mayor crack down on crime and improve quality of life so residents who have fled in droves will return Chief executives from companies Lyft, Macy’s, Goldman Sachs and more signed the letter … Read more
Extend emergency measures to end of the year, or risk seeing more UK firms go bust, business leaders plead By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:40 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 23:01 BST, 8 September 2020 Business leaders are pleading with ministers to extend emergency measures or risk firms across the country … Read more
Litter pickers battle scourge of plastic toys dumped on beaches as they plead with Britons to ‘leave only footprints’ Volunteers say the cheap toys are being seen as one-use items to be left behind Team collect the items with other litter to prevent them from entering the ocean Buckets, spades and other toys made of … Read more