Euro 2020: ‘It’s Coming Home’ can be threat to abuse victims, warns justice minister July 8, 2021 While everyone was rooting for the national side ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2020 final, Tory frontbencher Lord Wolfson of Tredegar said today that alcohol-fuelled violence in the home rose when there were big football matches. England’s popular football chant “It’s Coming Home” can therefore serve as a threat to victims of domestic abuse, the justice [...]
Almost two-thirds of Brits back to work as freedom day nears July 8, 2021 Almost two-thirds of Brits are now back at their normal workplace as the gradual return to work continues in the run-up to freedom day. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed 65 per cent of people had returned to their normal pre-pandemic place of work by 27 June, up one percentage [...]
Euro 2020: Where to watch the England-Italy final for under £20 July 8, 2021 England’s dreams of winning a major football title are in grasp as we take on Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday, and the atmosphere across the country is ecstatic. It’s been 55 long years since fans last saw England in a major football final, making the Euro 2020 final breakthrough even more exciting. [...]
Space investor Seraphim injects cash into two firms ahead of London float July 8, 2021 Space technology investor Seraphim Capital has invested into two UK satellite and AI companies ahead of its London IPO float tomorrow, as the UK cements itself within the latest space race. Investing £2m into firms Isotropic Systems, which operates satellite networks and Commodities AI, which deals with space data and artificial intelligence (AI), Seraphim is [...]
UK inbound tourism industry warns it’s being “neglected” by govt in latest travel announcement July 8, 2021 Businesses have warned the UK’s inbound tourism industry is “on the brink” after the government announced more changes to travel rules this morning. Transport secretary Grant Shapps updated the UK’s travel rules so that fully vaccinated Brits will not need to quarantine on return from amber list countries from 19 July, when the majority of [...]
City minister says UK govt won’t impose compulsory flexible working model on finance July 8, 2021 The government won’t impose an obligatory flexible working model on financial services, as regulators ramp up pressure on firms to improve diversity and inclusion. City minister John Glen said financial services firms should use the experience of remote working during the pandemic to decide how flexible working could help foster a more diverse workforce, but [...]
Covid infection can lead to erectile dysfunction, scientists warn July 8, 2021 The inflammation of blood vessels that typically takes place during a Coronavirus infection may limit the blood flow to the penis, leading to erectile disfunction, scientists have said. According to Dr Ryan Berglund, a urologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, warned she has seen a jump in patients with erectile problems only after they [...]
16 years on from 7/7 bombings: Survivor warns ‘world is a dangerous place’ July 7, 2021 Sajida Mughal OBE was one of the survivors of the 7/7 bombings and 16 years later she remembers the attack that almost claimed her life. She said “the world is no safer than it was 16 years ago, its still a dangerous place.” “For example, there has been the rise in far-right extremism and I’ve [...]
London vaccine race: NHS crackdown on clinics allowing second dose queue-jumping July 7, 2021 London vaccine race: NHS crackdown on clinics allowing second dose queue-jumping
London travel watchdog’s urge that bus demand review be postponed until fall July 7, 2021 Shedding bus routes and cutting frequencies, as part of an agreed bus demand review, has been slammed in a letter to the government by London travel watchdogs. As part of Transport for London’s (TfL) £1bn bailout, a review of bus demand in the capital was agreed upon. However, London TravelWatch, London First, the Campaign for [...]