‘Huge push’ to make venues Covid-secure ahead of major events like Wimbledon and the Euros

New plans have been drawn up to save the summer sporting season with the Government ‘pushing hard’ to get stadiums and venues Covid safe before June, it has been reported. Officials are said to be devising new plans to make sure Wimbledon and the Euros go ahead this year such as home tests for fans in … Read more

UK faces second summer write off: Travel, wedding, pubs, and events warn lockdown’s killing recovery

Travel and hospitality bosses today warn the UK faces a second summer write off as uncertainty over when restrictions will end squashes demand for holidays and hospitality venues. Millions of Britons have already booked holidays ahead of the Prime Minister’s announcement of the country’s plan for easing restrictions on February 22 and Matt Hancock has … Read more

Events giant Informa predicts business will pick up this summer

Events giant Informa predicts business will pick up this summer as vaccinations counter coronavirus By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 21:56 GMT, 6 January 2021 The world’s biggest events organiser has predicted that exhibitions and conferences will return this summer as vaccinations counter coronavirus. Informa, which … Read more

Check your knowledge of the big business events of 2020

TheCovid-19 pandemic has made 2020 a year like no other.  But, at least where possible, the wheels of business keep turning. Test your knowledge of the names and events that shaped the past 12 months of the financial world in our City quiz.  Test your knowledge of the names and events that shaped the past … Read more

Ali Larter apologizes to fired Heroes co-star Leonard Roberts for his ‘perception’ of events

Ali Larter issued a half-apology to her Heroes onscreen husband Leonard Roberts on Wednesday following accusations she had him written off their NBC series after only one season in 2007. ‘I am deeply saddened to hear about Leonard Roberts’ experience on Heroes and I am heartbroken reading his perception of our relationship, which absolutely doesn’t … Read more

Andrew Neil claims Martin Bashir started ‘chain of events’ that led to Diana’s death

Veteran journalist and broadcaster Andrew Neil has claimed Martin Bashir set off a ‘series of events’ that led to Princess Diana’s death by using ‘subterfuge, fraud and forgery’ to obtain his controversial 1995 Panorama interview. The 71-year-old, who spent 25 years working for the BBC, said Bashir ‘fed [Diana’s] paranoia’ which led to her getting … Read more

Insurers in the firing line over cancelled events

Insurers in the firing line over cancelled events: Firms refuse cover – and blame virus By Lucy White and Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 9 December 2020 Tensions are brewing between the Government and the insurance industry as the coronavirus crisis threatens the future … Read more

Nightingale site boss: Start booking events again

Boss of London exhibition centre turned into Nightingale hospital is urging firms to start booking events again By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 December 2020 The boss of the giant London exhibition centre that was turned into a Nightingale hospital is urging firms … Read more

How the news and global events made the markets move in 2020

From the Covid crash in February to this month’s vaccine breakthrough, investors have had quite the ride on the markets this year. But what can a novice investor learn from 2020? Though the markets have seen record falls – and some dramatic gains – a look at the whole year underlines the wisdom of cautious … Read more

Michael Jackson’s lawyer claims Martin Bashir documentary ‘set in motion a series of events’

Michael Jackson’s lawyer claimed the singer’s documentary with Martin Bashir ‘set in motion a series of very tragic events’ which ultimately lead to his death in 2009. Tom Mesereau defended Jackson during his child molestation trial in 2005, during which he was found not guilty on all 14 counts against him. The lawyer, 70, claims in an … Read more