Prince William joined Kate Middleton as she met with the lonely cancer-stricken 85-year-old who is a full-time carer for his wife with dementia, who she has made two lengthy calls to during the pandemic. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 38, embarked on a whistle-stop tour of the UK ahead of the Christmas holidays … Read more
Caffe Nero on the brink of insolvency: Coffee chain blames second lockdown as it becomes latest High Street victim of pandemic The coffee chain was forced to put itself into a Company Voluntary Arrangement Founder Gerry Ford, 62, said second lockdown had pushed the company to act He now hopes to renegotiate rent agreements with … Read more
Swedish cites finally face coronavirus lockdowns… but authorities say they will be VOLUNTARY with ‘strong recommendations’ to stop going to bars and doing non-essential activities Parts of Sweden hardest-hit by Covid could face localised, voluntary lockdowns Stockholm, as well as Uppsala and Jamtland, recorded rising infection rates Marks a change for the country which previously … Read more
MasterChef Australia’s Jock Zonfrillo put his restaurant Orana into voluntary administration before closing its doors due to the coronavirus crisis By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:28 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 06:28 BST, 8 October 2020 MasterChef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo had put his restaurant Orana into voluntary administration one day before … Read more
Barcelona residents flocked to the city’s beaches thereby defying the government’s instructions to stay at home following the Catalan regional government’s decision to go into a ‘voluntary lockdown’. On Friday, over four million people in the Barcelona metropolitan area, including 1.6million in the city itself, were asked to stay at home unless it is absolutely necessary … Read more
The BBC has invited staff to apply for voluntary redundancy as it attempts to make £125million in savings this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The broadcaster has asked its public service staff – not those in its commercial subsidiaries – to make a voluntary redundancy expression of interest. There are fears that thousands of … Read more
Virgin Australia has gone into voluntary administration, putting 16,000 jobs under threat. The airline will be managed by accountants from Deloitte while it restructures and looks for a buyer. There are fears the restructure will involve scrapping less profitable routes, particularly to regional areas, meaning Qantas will be the only provider and can push up … Read more
Virgin Australia ‘collapses into voluntary administration after crisis talks failed to save the embattled airline’ – leaving 16,000 employees in limbo Virgin’s board is reported to have put the airline into voluntary administration The airline would not confirm or deny the claim on Monday evening 16,000 jobs at risk however the airline could continue trading … Read more
Virgin Australia ‘sensationally collapses into voluntary administration after failing crisis talks failed to save the embattled airline’ – leaving 16,000 employees in limbo Virgin’s board is reported to have put the airline into voluntary administration The airline would not confirm or deny the claim on Monday evening 16,000 jobs at risk however the airline could … Read more
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