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Now gyms could be turned into field hospitals: David Lloyd health club chain in talks with government to convert its largest centres into emergency medical facilities The chain is in talks with Government about converting ‘handful’ of its big gyms They will be emergency medical facilities to stop the NHS getting overwhelmed The clubs are … Read more
Now Wetherspoons refuses to pay breweries: Pub chain warned it faces legal action after claiming it does not have enough cash By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 March 2020 Wetherspoon could face legal action unless it pays breweries. The pub chain has said … Read more
Chiquito set to become the first big coronavirus casualty in the restaurant sector with 1,500 jobs at risk By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 26 March 2020 Chiquito was on the brink of collapse last night – making it the first big coronavirus casualty … Read more
Jeremy Hunt leads calls for more tests for NHS workers – as rules forcing staff to isolate when they may not have coronavirus are blasted as ‘ridiculous’ Jeremy Hunt said more tests and tracing may be more important than social distancing Mr Hunt also warned that it ‘may be too late’ to avoid Britain becoming … Read more
Fashion chain Laura Ashley announces closure of 70 stores with the loss of more than 700 jobs after filing for administration amid coronavirus outbreak Laura Ashley will permanently close 70 stores, 721 employees set to lose jobs Bosses said virus outbreak ‘had an immediate and significant impact’ on trading Princess Diana was among legions of … Read more
Restaurant chain Leon launches delivery site to survive the crisis By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 23:06 GMT, 21 March 2020 Restaurant chain Leon will this week launch an Ocado-style home delivery site as it reinvents itself to survive the coronavirus crisis. Following the Government’s … Read more
Fashion chain Laura Ashley files for administration after rescue talks are thwarted by Coronavirus outbreak By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 10:47 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 10:52 GMT, 17 March 2020 Fashion chain Laura Ashley has said it has filed for administration after rescue talks were thwarted by the coronavirus outbreak. Exterior of … Read more
Fuming Caffe Nero customer slams coffee chain for serving £4 all-day breakfast panini with ‘one strip of bacon and a quarter of a sausage’ Rosanne Emma Hassall was given panini containing a few tiny fragments of meat She ordered the ‘all day breakfast egg, bacon and sausage’ at Manchester airport Picture shows panini with shredded … Read more
Cafe Rouge kitchen worker, 33, sues French bistro chain for £100,000 claiming cutting his finger while slicing a baguette ‘left him traumatised’ Yann Boudjenah says he was traumatised after cutting his finger slicing bread Mr Boudjenah claims cut in the busy kitchen had a deep psychological impact Lawyers claim the accident happened because the kitchen … Read more
Microsoft issues financial warning as coronavirus disrupts its Chinese supply chain for Windows and Surface devices Microsoft’s sales for this quarter had been projected at $10.75–$11.15 billion The firm has not yet provided a revised estimated based on the virus’ impact Microsoft does not expect its cloud-computing business to be affected, however The warning came … Read more