British tourists making a quick get away to Spanish holiday resorts have found themselves charged ‘covid tax’ by bar and restaurant owners. The unofficially imposed ‘servicio Covid’ is said to help bars and restaurants pay to fit their staff out in PPE. However the charge, varying from €1 per drink to €1 per round, has come … Read more
EU 1.85trillion euro coronavirus rescue talks collapse as ‘frugal four’ countries oppose issuing debt to bail out hardest hit nations European Commission president von der Leyen proposed a long-term budget ‘Furgal Four’, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria and Sweden, did not approve it The four are against issuing too much common debt to the hardest hit … Read more
ITV shares take a kicking as Euro 2020 football tournament is delayed due to coronavirus pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:33 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 01:58 GMT, 18 March 2020 Shares in ITV tumbled after the postponement of the Euro 2020 football tournament. Football authority Uefa said the competition … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
The FOUR rows that could sink EU trade deal: Britain and the EU warn of ‘serious’ and ‘significant’ differences that could sink post-Brexit negotiations Chief negotiator David Frost is in Brussels for the first round of EU negotiations He and Michel Barnier have warned of ‘serious’ and ‘significant’ differences Both sides have agreed to try … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more