Boeing to offer voluntary layoffs to employees amid coronavirus fallout with offers being made as soon as today Boeing has some 150,000 employees worldwide with nearly half in Seattle area The coronavirus pandemic has compounded the crisis over the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX following two fatal crashes that killed 346 people The company calls … Read more
Facebook has introduced a new tool that lets people offer or request help from neighbors during the coronavirus pandemic. Called Community Help, the online hub allows users to volunteer their services or ask those in their area to donate money to assist them during this hard time. Users are shown posts and fundraisers within a … Read more
Fashion brands are facing criticism today after offering customers free delivery, potentially putting delivery drivers at risk of contracting coronavirus. High street giants Topshop, Currys PC World and Next are assuring customers their online businesses remain open, with all home deliveries and returns now free. Chains including John Lewis, H&M, Debenhams and Boux Avenue are … Read more
Private schools may offer parents partial refunds and freeze fees for next year after being forced to close over coronavirus Private schools are considering returning a portion of fees for the summer term Neil Roskilly, chief executive of the Independent Schools Association, said some ‘will also freeze fees for next year’ Some parents not withholding … Read more
Hotels in London will offer 300 beds to rough sleepers for 12 weeks to help protect them against coronavirus The mayor’s office is working with IHG to block book rooms at a discounted rate Beds offered to vulnerable people already known to homelessness charities Rough sleepers are far less likely to be able to follow … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared their coronavirus action plan advising advised followers to train as counsellors if they’re bored at home. Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, who are currently living in a Vancouver Island mansion, posted an Instagram message online earlier today about supporting one another because people might feel ‘alone, … Read more
A hotel entrepreneur today slammed Boris Johnson’s business loans relief scheme after revealing he could not get Barclays bank to provide him with an emergency payment because he was unable to meet the terms of the scheme. Mark Fuller, who owns popular celebrity haunt Karma Sanctum in Soho, said the arrangement requires borrowers to pay … Read more
A digital health Texas-based company is rolling out an at-home testing kit for coronavirus starting next week. Everlywell, which offers a variety of at-home lab tests for everything from vitamin deficiency to cholesterol levels to fertility, will make the kit available on March 23. After the delay in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more
Bank of England teams up with central banks in Canada, Japan, Europe, the US and Switzerland in extraordinary co-ordinated global response to coronavirus crisis Banks agreed to offer three-month credit in US dollars cheaper than usual rate Move follows a surprise rate cut by the Federal Reserve amid Covid-19 crisis Fed’s move was designed to … Read more
An entrepreneur who impressed the Dragons’ Den judges with his biography writing service has revealed how he turned down Tej Lalvani’s offer after the show – and has gone on to make 15 times his investment. Rutger Bruining, from London, founded StoryTerrace in 2015, and appeared on last night’s BBC2 show with colleague Theo Brainin, where they wowed … Read more