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‘The writing is on the wall for aviation’: IATA warns that airlines are unable to cut costs deep enough to save jobs, with 51million at risk and £1.4TRILLION in global economic activity threatened IATA’s Alexandre de Juniac said action is needed to avoid economic catastrophe He urged governments to rapidly ramp up systematic testing to … Read more
Citroen is slashing its prices – and its discounts – to make the cost of its cars ‘more transparent’ to customers in the UK whether they buy in a showroom or online. Instead of customers having to haggle down inflated price, the French maker says it has reduced its published retail prices based on what … Read more
‘Give us facts about the true price of coronavirus’: Full cost of lockdowns should be disclosed amid fears of an ‘extraordinary toll’ on mental health, says senior Tory MP Sir Graham Brady Chairman of 1922 Committee of backbenchers said figures for excess deaths and lost jobs should be shown alongside Covid-19 statistics Influential Tory MP … Read more
‘Give us facts about the true price of coronavirus’: Full cost of lockdowns should be disclosed amid fears of an ‘extraordinary toll’ on mental health, says senior Tory MP Sir Graham Brady Chairman of 1922 Committee of backbenchers said figures for excess deaths and lost jobs should be shown alongside Covid-19 statistics Influential Tory MP … Read more
A couple living in a flat with dangerous cladding say their life is ‘on hold’ and they may have to declare bankruptcy due to the £25,000 cost of having it removed. Abi Tubis, 29, of Leeds, is among the thousands of people across the UK who are trapped living in unsafe flats with flammable cladding. … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protests have cost taxpayers £15 million in policing costs since April alone with disruptive stunts including blocking newspaper printers. The Home Office gave the Metropolitan Police millions of pounds of taxpayer money so far this financial year to fund the mounting costs of policing the extreme environmentalist group. Last month, 600 XR protestors … Read more
Monzo has embraced the industrial revolution in banking by following Apple and Revolut in launching a debit card made of white steel. Its new Premium account costs £15 a month and comes with features including phone and travel insurance, making it more like a packaged bank account than Monzo Plus, its previous attempt at a … Read more
As winter approaches, the catastrophic impact of the coronavirus national lockdown is becoming ever more tragically clear. In a bitter irony, an approach that was supposedly designed to save lives appears to have achieved the exact opposite. Even today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock talks of the continuing need for tight restrictions, warning that their removal … Read more
Quarter of Vue cinemas will shut three days a week to slash costs after Covid delays release of Hollywood blockbusters including new James Bond film Cinema chain will reduce opening hours at 21 of 87 UK sites to four days a week Chief executive said they were dealt a ‘body blow’ by delays to new … Read more
Tenants join the ‘space race’: Rent costs have risen in the last year despite pandemic – but London bucks the trend as people hunt extra room Renters are moving out of cities to find space in the suburbs, research finds Three in five London renters who moved to a bigger home left the capital This … Read more