CDC ‘strongly’ advises Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ‘strongly’ advising Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household amid a nationwide surge of COVID-19.  The recommendation from the nation’s top public health agency on Thursday is some of the firmest guidance yet from the government on … Read more

ITV ad revenues recover strongly on the back of popular crime dramas

ITV ad revenues recover strongly on the back of hit crime dramas as production on most shows restarts Total fourth-quarter ad revenues are expected to be ‘slightly up’ on last year Other popular ITV shows this year included Prime William’s A Planet for Us All A cancelled Love Island series and fewer soap episodes damaged … Read more

New poll puts Joe Biden strongly ahead on Michigan, Wisconsin and must-win Pennsylvania

Former Vice President Joe Biden maintains a substantial lead in three crucial midwest battlegrounds that are key to his plan for victory, according to a new poll.   Biden’s lead hits 10 points in Michigan, eight points in Pennsylvania, and nine points in Wisconsin, according to the University of Wisconsin / YouGov polls released Monday.  All … Read more

IHG continues to open hotels as occupancy rates recover strongly

Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has said it has managed to open dozens of premises despite its hotel rooms remaining mostly unoccupied. The FTSE 100 firm, which owns the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza chains, revealed it opened 82 hotels in the three months to September 30, taking the number it has opened this year to … Read more

Diddy strongly endorses Joe Biden while he announces the launch of his own political party

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he is officially endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden for president. The mogul, 50, made the stakes of this election clear while talking to Charlamagne Tha God on his own Revolt TV  cable network on Thursday, telling the interviewer he thinks the 2020 elections are a life-or-death decision. Diddy, who described himself as … Read more

Bank of England will respond ‘promptly and strongly’ to second coronavirus wave

The Bank of England today insisted it is ‘by no means out of firepower’ and will respond ‘promptly and strongly’ to support the UK economy during the second wave of coronavirus.  Governor Andrew Bailey said the Bank will be ready to act during a second and even third wave of the disease as and when … Read more

Trump says he will ‘look very strongly’ at pardoning Edward Snowden after calling him a ‘traitor’

Edward Snowden’s book, Permanent Record, was released last year.  It offers by far the most expansive and personal account of how Snowden turned from obscure NSA worker to whisleblower, a move which set off a national debate about the extent of government surveillance by intelligence agencies desperate to avoid a repeat of the September 11 attacks.  … Read more

Kylie and Kendall Jenner strongly deny claims they have not paid factory workers

Kendall and Kylie Jenner are speaking out over claims that their Kendall + Kylie fashion brand has not been paying factory workers in Bangladesh. The story first surfaced on ReMake, which claimed that Global Brands Group, believed to have owned the Kendall + Kylie line, wasn’t paying workers, and later surfaced on the Diet Prada Instagram … Read more