One in three restaurant and pub bosses say they’ll close some venues permanently due to coronavirus

A third of restaurant and pub bosses have said they expect to permanently close sites as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. A survey of more than 120 senior executives for pub, bar and restaurant companies revealed that 32% said they anticipated the need to shutter sites for good. The CGA business confidence survey, which was … Read more

A fifth of motorists claim they’ll drive LESS after lockdown

Despite reports of an increased number of vehicles on the road at the beginning of the sixth week of lockdown, a fifth of motorists said they’ll be using their cars less once the coronavirus pandemic eases. Some 22 per cent of drivers said they will spend less their in their motors when the lockdown is … Read more

They’ll slash your savings rates… but how many building society fat cats will cut THEIR pay?

For nearly 250 years, building societies have played an important part in maintaining the financial fabric of communities up and down the country. Providing loans for home buyers and a safe place for savers to squirrel away their hard-earned cash. Although their numbers have shrunk dramatically over the years, the stoic 43 that remain continue … Read more

Now 60% of firms are uncertain they’ll survive the pandemic

Now 60% of firms are uncertain they’ll survive the pandemic: Ministers put pressure on banks to offer emergency loans By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 9 April 2020 Ministers were last night urged to put more pressure on banks to offer emergency loans, as … Read more

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield explain why they’ll continue to host This Morning from studio

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield revealed why they’ll continue to host This Morning live from the studio amid the coronavirus pandemic. During Tuesday’s instalment, the hosts insisted they’re still required to come into work as the government have classed them as ‘essential workers’, after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson plunged the nation into a lockdown. … Read more

KAROL SIKORA: Panic and fear are as contagious as this virus. And they’ll kill even more people

The Perfect Storm stars George Clooney as an intrepid fisherman who navigates his boat through a storm of deadly ferocity – a freakish confluence of weather fronts, gales and vast tides that defy all attempts at prediction, let alone control.  Today, our healthcare system is in the same perilous position as Clooney’s fragile boat in … Read more