Fresh woe for students as university staff threaten strike action over ‘unsafe’ in-person teaching

Fresh woe for students as university staff threaten strike action if they are asked to resume ‘unsafe’ in-person teaching this academic year University and College Union warned of action if in-person teaching resumes Members already balloted at Northumbria and Birmingham City universities Under current lockdown rules students are not permitted to return to campuses  By … Read more

Fresh woe for cinemas as new Batman film is delayed due to coronavirus

Fresh woe for cinemas as new Batman film becomes the latest blockbuster to be delayed because of coronavirus By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:12 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 23:32 BST, 6 October 2020 The Batman is the latest blockbuster to be delayed because of coronavirus, raising fresh doubts over the … Read more

How civil war, economic woes and an explosion heaps further woe on Beirut

Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut yesterday after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis.  Bullet holes remain studded into walls around Beirut, a reminder of the brutal and bloody civil war that ended 20 years ago but … Read more

Banks facing further dividend woe nest year

Bank of England warns British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they are battered by coronavirus pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they … Read more

Woe! Woe! Woe! Retailers battled against weak demand this Christmas 

Shop prices continued to fall in December as struggling retailers respond to weak demand and intense competition in run-up to Christmas By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:30 BST, 2 January 2020 | Updated: 09:03 BST, 3 January 2020 Shop prices continued to fall in December as struggling retailers responded to weak demand and intense … Read more