United Airlines could furlough 36,000 employees by October 1 once its $5 billion COVID-19 aid ends

United Airlines could furlough 36,000 employees, or roughly 45 per cent of its workforce, by October 1 amid a drop in air travel resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.   The fall deadline marks when a restriction against enacting furloughs and layoffs in a $5 billion payroll bailout of the airline expires. Officials at United made the … Read more

Halloween Kills with Jamie Lee Curtis postponed to October 2021

Halloween Kills starring Jamie Lee Curtis has been delayed by one year for a new release date of October 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 21:04 BST, 8 July 2020 | Updated: 21:15 BST, 8 July 2020 Halloween Kills has been delayed by one year. The upcoming slasher film … Read more

London Marathon chiefs ‘refuse to give up hope’ on holding race in October

London Marathon chiefs admit to fears it will be ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ for the rescheduled race to go ahead – but refuse to give up hope on October date as runners are told to keep fit London Marathon organisers are still hoping to stage the race on October 4 The annual event was postponed back in April … Read more

Satellite photos of hospital car park in China suggests pandemic was already taking hold in October

Look at the satellite images below. One shows a hospital car park in the city of Wuhan, China. It was taken in October 2018.  The other shows the same location almost exactly a year later, in October 2019. Now spot the difference. Puzzle: At the Hubei Women and Children’s Hospital there were far more cars in … Read more

The Mandalorian Season two still on schedule for October release despite COVID-19 pandemic

The Mandalorian season two is still on schedule for its October 2020 release date, despite the closure of many television and film productions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Series creator and head writer Jon Favreau confirmed the welcome news for eager fans during a virtual panel for the ATX Television Festival. ‘We were … Read more

UK could get a ‘coronavirus bank holiday’ in OCTOBER

UK could get a ‘coronavirus bank holiday’ in OCTOBER as Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden says it is an ‘excellent proposal’ amid claims it could deliver £500m boost to struggling tourism sector Oliver Dowden told MPs he believes new bank holiday is an ‘excellent proposal’ Extra day off could fall in October to deliver boost to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Tourism bosses call for October bank holiday

An extra bank holiday in October could help revive Britain’s tourism industry from the huge loss suffered during the coronavirus crisis, a top tourism boss suggested today. Patricia Yates, who heads Visit Britain, told MPs the industry had lost £37billion in trade since lockdown began and an additional day off would ‘stimulate demand when it … Read more

Natalie Rushdie is PREGNANT as she and husband Zafar plan to welcome a baby girl in October

Natalie Rushdie is PREGNANT as she and husband Zafar prepare to welcome a baby girl in October… as she reveals she’s lost a stone in weight due to severe morning sickness By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 00:00 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 00:57 BST, 18 May 2020 Natalie Rushdie has admitted pregnancy is not … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Rishi Sunak’s decision to extend the furlough to October is a body blow

Grim economic news is something we have had to get used to in the past two months but yesterday was something of a body blow. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he was extending the jobs retention scheme until October is the most ominous of all the amendments and additions to the bailout for the economy … Read more