Furious small business owners say their non-essential stores could go bust under a third national lockdown – with one desperate pub owner revealing he has gone nearly a year with no income. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out the ‘next steps’ in the Government’s Covid-19 response with an address to the nation tonight at 8pm, … Read more
He has previously adopted multiple disguises to visit his restaurants undercover. And Gordon Ramsay underwent a dramatic transformation on Thursday as he dressed up as a grandmother to celebrate the end of 2020. The famous chef, 54, showed off his entertaining dance moves and even flashed his boxers as he wished his social media followers … Read more
Yorkshire Energy goes bust: Around 74,000 customers told to sit tight by Ofgem as it finds them a new supplier The provider is the latest energy supplier to collapse Its 74,000 customers have been advised to sit tight by Ofgem The watchdog is in the process of looking for a new supplier for the … Read more
Pubs that don’t serve food will get millions in extra grants in bid to stop them going bust during second lockdown Support available in Tier Two and Three, which cover 99 per cent of population No additional help for restaurants or pubs that serve meals, despite restrictions Move designed to curb Tory anger over the … Read more
Police on horseback stationed outside MasterChef finalist’s London restaurant amid ‘Covid-busting office party in full swing in the basement’ Staff were heard arguing with officers in the street outside Frog in London Police on patrol noticed ‘a significant number of people’ inside the restaurant The upmarket restaurant is run by former MasterChef finalist Adam Handling By … Read more
Croydon Council declared itself practically bankrupt yesterday and blamed its financial crisis on the havoc caused by coronavirus. The Labour-run south London borough imposed emergency spending restrictions under a Section 114 notice – only the second authority in two decades to face such measures. As well as the coronavirus crisis, local officials also pinned blame on … Read more
A THIRD of hotel and food businesses had ‘no or low’ confidence they would survive to next year even BEFORE the national lockdown was declared Official survey shows accommodation and food industry huge hit from lockdown A third of businesses had ‘no or low’ confidence that they will survive the year Gloomy assessment came even … Read more
This is the dramatic moment Royal Marines seized 450kg of crystal meth with a street value of almost £100m during a high seas drug bust in the Persian Gulf. A heavily armed boarding party from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose boarded a wooden dhow and found the stash of the highly addictive drug. The … Read more
Experts warn households could be forced onto more expensive energy tariff with new supplier by the end year 5 suppliers have gone bust in the last 12 months Those with one are moved to another supplier by the regulator when this occurs But tariffs can often be more expensive By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on … Read more
Experts warn households could be forced onto more expensive energy tariff with new supplier by the end year By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 17 October 2020 Hundreds of thousands of households could be forced to move to a more expensive energy tariff with … Read more