MOTORISTS driving into London could have to pay a fee to enter the Ultra Low Emission Zone if their car is too old for new pollution rules. The original Ultra
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Why are Covid cases so high when millions are fully vaccinated? Blame the delta variant, experts say
The number of Covid cases being recorded daily in the West remains high, and even resembles earlier peaks at different points, or Covid waves, during the pandemic. The high numbers
Continue reading »West Midlands overtakes London in UK’s electric car charger revolution
Region has fastest-growing network with number of electric vehicles in Coventry alone tripling in three years Last modified on Fri 13 Aug 2021 08.10 EDT The West Midlands has overtaken
Continue reading »London attracts almost half of foreign investment into UK, says ONS
New figures highlight challenge faced by government in levelling up the British economy First published on Mon 19 Jul 2021 07.24 EDT The government’s challenge in levelling up Britain’s economy
Continue reading »City of London bosses’ pay could be linked to staff diversity
Bank of England and FCA say more needs to be done to include wider range of voices in decision-making Senior City executives could be forced to have their pay linked
Continue reading »London endured plagues, fires and wars. Will it weather Covid-19?
London (CNN Business)Britain has stumbled through a highly political pandemic. Virtually every move Boris Johnson’s government has made in response to the Covid-19 crisis has sharply divided the weary nation
Continue reading »AstraZeneca vaccine found to be 79% effective in U.S. trial, 'no increased risk' of blood clots
The safety and efficacy analysis of the vaccine, published Monday, was based on 32,449 participants from a Phase 3 trial. It comes shortly after a flurry of countries temporarily suspended
Continue reading »There has been a ‘change in sentiment’ on regulating Google, travel firm CEO says
The chief executive of European travel booking firm Trivago believes attitudes toward the world's biggest technology companies have changed. Axel Hefer, who has been at the helm of Trivago for
Continue reading »Cook Your Own Sausage Rolls With This Butcher’s Easy Recipe
My late mother always insisted on buying sausage rolls over Christmas in case anyone dropped by. This year, there isn’t much dropping by in London, where new coronavirus rules severely restrict mixing,
Continue reading »New Virus Strain’s Transmissibility to Cause More Deaths: Study
The mutated coronavirus strain that’s been spreading in the U.K. appears to be more contagious and will likely lead to higher levels of hospitalizations and deaths next year, a new
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