Two leading medical journals describe Xmas respite as a rash decision

Two leading health Journals have urged the Government to rethink its plans for mixing over Christmas Both the British Medical Journal and Health Service Journal warned...

December saw supermarkets busiest ever month

December was the busiest month ever for British supermarkets as tightening COVID-19 restrictions and the closure of restaurants, bars and cafés meant shoppers spent...

Study finds high rate of Covid deaths amongst men doing caring or low skilled...

Men working in low paid jobs, or the care services or in the leisure industries are far more likely to have died of Covid...

87 million pints of beer wasted since pandemic started, costing beer and pub sector...

The British beer & Pub Association, the leading trade association representing brewers and pubs, has today revealed that up to 87 million pints of...

445 deaths and 10,406 of Covid recorded in the last 24 hours

A further 10,406 cases of coronavirus in the UK have been confirmed by the Department of Health as at 9am this morning. Deaths within 28...

Rochdale Council select Lime for upcoming e-scooter trial

Rochdale Borough Council has selected Lime, the world’s largest and most experienced micro mobility provider, to deliver their upcoming e-scooter trial. Lime was chosen...

Almost two fifths of gig economy workers get less than a week’s notice over...

Close to two-fifths  of UK workers in full or part-time employment are given less than a week's notice of their shifts or work patterns,...

Government should nudge people to save more into a pension when children leave home,...

Contrary to the common message that retirement saving should start young, there are good reasons why the proportion of earnings set aside for retirement...

Johnson confirms final lockdown lifting to be delayed to 19th July

England’s 21 June lockdown has been largely extended by four weeks until 19 July, Boris Johnson has announced. He said that the four tests to...

Only 1 in 4 people believe UK will ‘build back better’

Only a quarter of the UK public are confident that 'build back better' can be delivered after the pandemic, according to new findings published today The insights...