Tag Archives: lockdown

Zurich to refund travel insurance customers 

Around 10,000 of its customers who were unable to travel during lockdown can expect a full refund or rearrange their policy to fit new trip dates.

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Why globalisation may not be dead after all 

Global trade is recovering from lockdown lows while fears of mass reshoring could prove unfounded

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UK house prices in longest decline since 2010 after four consecutive monthly falls 

Average sale price dips 0.1 per cent in June as housing market recovers slowly from impact of coronavirus lockdown and fears over economy

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Looking Overseas For A Lift: China Strength Spills Into Wall Street As Economic Hopes Gain 

The market today is looking overseas for influence, where China put on huge gains Monday. The strength there could reflect hopes of avoiding a second lockdown, and some investors here seem to believe that could be a good sign for the U.S. also avoiding one.

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Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea mobile revenues to fall in Q1 due to lockdown: Emkay Global Report 

The lockdown, imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic, led to delayed recharges, fewer subscriber additions, and absence of international roaming revenues for telcos.

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Risks, R numbers and raw data: how to interpret coronavirus statistics 

Covid-related facts and definitions are confusing, and as lockdown is eased, clarity is more important than ever Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWe’re finally over the first peak of the epidemic, but the numbers relating to the virus keep on spreading. Sometimes, however, things get lost in translation from the spreadsheet to the […]

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TALK OF THE TOWN: Raise a glass to the Royal ravers who went to the pub after weeks of lockdown! 

They’ve been dubbed the king and queen of Royal ravers, so it was no surprise to see Amelia Windsor and Cassius Taylor going to pubs after weeks of lockdown.

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DR ELLIE CANNON: Lockdowns help to avoid a second wave – but the Government MUST give us the facts 

DR ELLIE CANNON: We are not seeing a second wave. In fact, lockdowns such as the one in Leicester, as painful as they’ll be, are the way we’re going to avoid one.

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Will the great pub return be a tonic for investors? 

From alcohol companies to pub chains, restaurant groups, hotels, campsites and cinemas, there are many listed companies which, in theory, should benefit from the lifting of lockdown.

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Power demand slump narrows to 2.6% in July beginning showing improvement in commercial activities 

The peak power demand had declined by about 25 per cent in April and 8.82 per cent in May this year due to lower commercial and industrial demand during the COVID-19 induced lockdown. 

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Labour urges more support to stem post-Covid job losses 

Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds calls for jobs schemes to be extended during local lockdowns.

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Bit like normal again’: hair salons and wedding venues reopen in England 

Marriages and haircuts take place the minute the government’s coronavirus lockdown deadline passes at midnightWhether it’s getting a haircut or getting married, a small sense of normality has returned to England just after midnight, with hair salons and wedding venues reopening.Sandra Jacobs was among the first people through the door at Tusk Hair in Camden […]

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Spain locks down an area with 400,000 people after spike in coronavirus cases 

Spain’s western Catalan city of Lleida and the rest of Segrià county was put under lockdown from midday today. Some 400,000 residents have been asked to stay in or near their homes.

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Struggling for shut-eye in lockdown? Sleep-tracking devices may help 

The lowdown on free apps, sensors you wear and a mat you slip under your mattressMonths in covd-19-induced lockdown have for many of us taken a toll on our sleep. From the late-night scrolling through news to the bizarre dreams and midnight wake-ups worrying, the stress of the coronavirus pandemic has been wreaking havoc on our collective sleeping habits.A r […]

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Boohoo booms as Leicester garment factories are linked to lockdown 

Exclusive: Fashion brand profits from ‘stay home’ clothing supplied at speed from city now experiencing Covid-19 surgeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn 27 March, even as the rest of the UK were trying to make sense of how to get through the coronavirus crisis, Boohoo seemed to have nailed it.It was a Friday, and usually the fast- […]

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