Boris Johnson

Greggs closes all 2,050 stores

Greggs has temporarily closed all 2050 of its stores as it does its part to help stop the spread of…

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Tim Horton announces temporary closures to all UK sites amid Covid-19 virus outbreak

Coffee chain Tim Hortons has announced temporary closures at its UK restaurants amid the Covid-19 virus outbreak. The chain, which…

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PM bans ‘non-essential retail’, instructs public to stay at home

The UK public are only allowed to venture out of their homes for essential supplies and one exercise outing per…

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Hospitality sales fell before PM’s warning, says CGA

Like-for-like sales across Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants fell 15% in the week ended 15 March, one day before the…

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Colliers calls for Rates Deferment Scheme introduction amid Covid-19

Business rates experts at Colliers International have called for the Government to introduce a three-month or even six-month business rates…

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Hospitality footfall declines amid government urging social distancing

Hospitality footfall across the UK has declined by 45% yesterday (16 March) compared with the same day last year, amid…

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BT’s boss catches it, markets rebounding, pain medication prices spike

Today I am going to rattle through a wider selection of stories than normal because the spread of the virus…

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Coronavirus is stepping up a gear – this could be serious

When I started this column back in December I did not anticipate a single subject would dominate it so much,…

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Entrepreneurs relief may be scrapped by Sunak

The new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, may scrap entrepreneur’s relief to raise £3bn a year as a means to bring in…

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Heathrow’s third runway will not be taking off after all

Heathrow’s third runway has been ruled illegal by the court of appeal, because the government did not properly consider its…

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