The hospitality industry says it will need more support in the Budget to last until they can re-open (PA) 5 min read1 hr The hospitality industry is warning without a raft of financial support in next week’s Budget, businesses won’t make it until re-opening dates in theContinue Reading
Beating back COVID right now comes down to balancing supply and demand. With hopes pinned to vaccines, demand has far outstripped the supply of doses. But, as an increasing number of vaccine vials are shipped in coming weeks, the concern about shortages may well shift to human capital: the vaccinatorsContinue Reading
David Attenborough issues the stark warning during a session of the UN Security Council 3 min read21 min Leading environmentalist David Attenborough has issued a stark warning over the threat of climate change to global security, and called for “unparalleled” cooperation between nations. Addressing the UN SecurityContinue Reading
President Biden’s nominee for health secretary, Xavier Becerra, will appear before a Senate committee Tuesday morning, where he is expected to face tough questions from Republicans who are trying to paint him as an extremist and to use his confirmation as a political cudgel against Democrats up for re-election inContinue Reading
What is happening is known as a “steepening of the yield curve,” with long-term rates rising as short-term rates hold still. It tends to presage faster economic growth; it is the opposite of a “yield curve inversion,” which is known as a harbinger of recessions. But the flip side isContinue Reading
5 min read1 hr A growing cohort of musicians and artists are revealing how post-Brexit barriers to touring in the European Union are disrupting or in some cases destroying work they had planned for after the coronavirus lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to negotiate newContinue Reading
WASHINGTON — A series of bipartisan investigative hearings will begin Tuesday in the Senate to scrutinize the security breakdowns that failed to prevent the deadly Capitol riot, the most violent attack in more than 200 years on the building where Congress meets. At a joint meeting of two Senate committees,Continue Reading
Ministers have announced plans to change voting rules as a result of the pandemic [PA Images] 3 min read1 hr The government is set to implement new emergency rules to allow people self-isolating to secure a last minute proxy vote for May’s council and mayoral elections. MPsContinue Reading
3 min read9 min The government’s trade policy is “too secretive,” with ministers avoiding scrutiny and withholding the impact of its trade agreements from the public, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has said. A new report published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Trade & Export Promotion,Continue Reading
The pandemic has triggered a major increase in the number of people claiming Universal Credit (PA Images) 4 min read23 min The number of people claiming Universal Credit has risen by 98 per cent since the start of the pandemic, new figures have shown. Newly released statsContinue Reading