Ministers ‘hope to allow children’s team sports to restart in next month’

Ministers ‘hope to allow children’s team sports to restart in next month’ in bid to avoid ‘calamitous’ mental health impact of lockdown Schools set to reopen on March 8 according to plans to be revealed on Monday Ministers are planning to ease rules for outdoor exercise at end of next month  Children ‘should be allowed … Read more

Takeaway food app Deliveroo urges Boris Johnson to restart Eat Out to Help Out scheme

Takeaway food app Deliveroo urges Boris Johnson to restart Eat Out to Help Out scheme in letter co-signed by 300 restaurants in bid to boost hospitality sector after lockdown Itsu and Pizza Hut also signed the letter asking for Eat Out to Help Out extension  Groups said that businesses had come under ‘immense financial pressure’  … Read more

UEFA ‘could refund ALL Euro 2020 tickets and re-start buying process’

UEFA are reportedly considering refunding all tickets for Euro 2020 and restarting the buying process once venue capacities are announced.    Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, UEFA still plan to go ahead with their original 12-nation host plan, though it is highly unlikely stadiums would be at full capacity. A meeting took place on Wednesday of tournament … Read more

Car repossessions to restart from February after Covid-19 ban ends

Drivers who fall behind on car finance payments can have their vehicles repossessed by lenders from February as FCA ban ends Repossession ban has been in place during the pandemic to protect consumers Exceptional financial hardship caused by Covid-19 has seen repossessions on homes, cars and other products restricted FCA has proposed for motor repossessions to … Read more

Drug giants to restart medicine trials unrelated to Covid

Drug companies ready to restart clinical trials of medicines for life-threatening conditions unrelated to coronavirus By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 December 2020 British drug companies are ready to restart clinical trials of medicines for life-threatening conditions unrelated to coronavirus.  Haseeb Ahmad – … Read more

Sainsbury’s tipped to restart dividend payments

Sainsbury’s tipped to restart dividend despite row over it receiving huge tax break and a second national lockdown By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 31 October 2020 Sainsbury’s is tipped to restart dividend payments this week despite a row over it receiving a huge … Read more

Louise Redknapp reveals divorce gave her the courage to restart music career

Louise Redknapp has revealed her divorce from Jamie gave her the courage to restart her music career.  The singer, 45, had taken a break from her career after the birth of her sons Charlie, 16, and Beau, 11 but after splitting from the sportsman, revealed she gave music another shot because she felt like she … Read more

Oxford and AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine trial could restart ‘within days’

Trials of Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine could be allowed to restart just days after a British volunteer was rushed to hospital with suspected swelling in their spinal cord. UK drug giant AstraZeneca, which owns the rights to the vaccine, announced that all studies of the jab had been paused indefinitely while it investigates whether the … Read more

Schools will defy plans to restart schools full time by only reopening until lunch, heads warn

Schools will defy the Government’s promise to have children back ‘full time’ in September by only re-opening until lunchtime, heads warn Some schools are telling parents they will only educate children for half the day Head teachers say this is necessary to meet new requirements around cleaning A major teaching union is urging schools not … Read more

Ministers tell drug firms to restart stockpiling medicines amid No Deal Brexit fears

Ministers tell drug firms to restart stockpiling medicines amid fears of a potential No Deal Brexit and ongoing coronavirus chaos this Christmas Officials warned drug companies to ensure they have stock until December 31  They also warned companies they may have to reroute shipping from Channel  It comes amid measures to fine lorries going to … Read more