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Cut 2-metre rule to save ‘thousands’ of jobs, say restaurants By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 23:09 BST, 23 May 2020 Relaxing the two-metre social distancing rule in restaurants and pubs could save ‘thousands’ of jobs, says the boss of the firm behind Wagamama and … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: You help us do our jobs better… thank you By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 23 May 2020 I have proclaimed today ‘thank you Sunday’ – my little way of acknowledging all you wonderful readers who make my role as personal … Read more
As we emerge tentatively from lockdown, it is difficult to know what the future will look like and which businesses will thrive. So who better to ask than futurists, the experts who make it their business to try to find out? While their exotic job title may conjure up images of tarot cards and crystal … Read more
Many university students are being threatened with legal action from letting agents and private landlords unless they pay for accommodation they signed up to until the end of the academic year. Others have hit a brick wall in trying to get refunds for rent already paid on digs for the summer term – sums typically … Read more
Grocers and butchers return to our high streets: New trend as Co-op and Post Office back our £5m boost for small firms Independent traders are moving into vacant high street stores across London Wave of interest from independent butchers, fruit and vegetable retailers Small traders are looking for sites on high streets in so-called urban … Read more
Pizza Express could permanently close scores of its 470 UK restaurants Pizza Express is grappling with a £1.1billion debt pile A restructuring process known as a CVA is one of several options By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 23 May 2020 Pizza Express … Read more
Robert Tchenguiz is embroiled in a vicious spat with powerful City stockbrokers after his multi-million pound bet on the transport giant FirstGroup turned sour. City sources said that at least one of the brokers had threatened legal proceedings, claiming the flamboyant tycoon owes them millions of pounds. But Tchenguiz is understood to be furious with … Read more
AA boss Bob Mackenzie sacked for brawl sues over stress at work By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 The AA drove its former boss to assault a colleague because the breakdown service failed to address his mental health problems, … Read more
Homebrew? It isn’t as horrid as it used to be – and it can cost you less than 50p a pint A starter 40-pint kit that includes liquid malt extract with yeast cost from £12 The basic ingredients required for making your own beer from scratch – rather than relying on a kit – are … Read more
J STERN & CO WORLD STARS: The global equity fund seeking quality over quantity By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 23 May 2020 Although the Stern family’s connections with banking and the provision of financial services across Europe can be traced back more … Read more