Tokyo Olympics: Shericka Jackson is OUT of the 200m after easing up far too early

That backfired! Shericka Jackson is OUT of the 200m sprint after JOGGING over the finish line… with careless Olympic 100m bronze medallist missing out on the semi-finals by four thousands of a second as fans blast ‘FOOLISH’ Jamaican star By Max Mathews For Mailonline Published: 22:48 EDT, 1 August 2021 | Updated: 02:40 EDT, 2 … Read more

Trainline shares rise as bookings recover strongly after lockdown easing

Trainline on track for recovery: Ticket bookings bounce back strongly after lockdown easing – but sales are still only half pre-pandemic levels UK net ticket sales of £334m in quarter to end of May, half of £481m in Q1 2019 At the end of May, UK sales were at around 70% of the levels of 2019 … Read more

Hospitality chiefs hail easing of lockdown restrictions

Hospitality chiefs hail easing of lockdown restrictions as drinkers and diners flood back to pubs and restaurants By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 28 May 2021 | Updated: 22:19 BST, 28 May 2021 Hospitality chiefs hailed the easing of lockdown restrictions as drinkers and diners flooded back to pubs and restaurants. … Read more

Credit and debit card purchases surge after lockdown easing

Britain bounces back: Credit and debit card purchases surge after lockdown easing as almost a third of adults return to non-essential shopping while job adverts exceed pre-pandemic levels – and furlough drops from 17% to 13% of workers Credit and debit card purchases back to 98 per cent of February 2020 average Office for National … Read more

Retail sales jump as shoppers buy new outfits before lockdown easing

Retail sales jump 5.4% in March as shoppers splash out on new outfits to wear ahead of lockdown easing Retail sales volumes up 5.4% in month to March and 7.2% in the year, ONS said Clothes sales particularly strong last month, up 17.5% in the month Sales at plant retailers and garden centres sales up … Read more

Coleen Rooney treats herself to some designer retail therapy after lockdown easing 

Coleen Rooney sports gymwear as she treats herself to some designer retail therapy after lockdown easing By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 13:10 BST, 13 April 2021 | Updated: 13:10 BST, 13 April 2021 It was recently reported that she is said to fear she may be forced to accept defeat in her ‘War of the … Read more

Britain’s jobs market begins to bounce back amid lockdown easing

Recruiters today reported the strongest month-on-month increase in hiring for permanent jobs for six years amid an employment boom prompted by the easing of lockdown.   The survey, which asked around 400 companies whether they have taken on more staff over the month compared to the one before, also found hiring for temporary positions had expanded … Read more

Lockdown easing could be SPED UP because vaccines ARE working, says SAGE scientist

Dr Mike Tildesley, from the University of Warwick team that correctly predicted the UK’s second wave, said he was ‘really pleasantly surprised’ that reopening schools did not cause a spike in infections Britain’s roadmap out of lockdown could be sped up because the coronavirus vaccines are working so well, according to one of the Government … Read more

Demand for campsites, holiday lets and beer gardens rocket as Britons ready for lockdown easing 

It’s staycation mania! Demand for campsites, holiday lets and beer gardens rocket with Cornwall ‘more than 80% sold’ as Britons ready for lockdown easing on April 12 Outdoor wining & dining and staycation demand has soared in run up to April 12  Local travel industry is preparing for a busy summer with foreign trips unlikely … Read more

Lorraine Kelly admits she ‘could have cried’ after seeing gatherings following easing of lockdown

Lorraine Kelly admitted she ‘could have cried’ after seeing mass gatherings this week following the easing of lockdown restrictions on Monday. Talking on her ITV chatshow on Thursday, the Scottish presenter, 61, encouraged viewers to ‘be sensible’ as she lamented people meeting in large crowds. Revellers have been making the most of their newfound freedom this … Read more