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The Treasury has defended its Eat Out to Help Out scheme to critics who blamed the discount meals initiative for driving up infection rates. It has issued geographic data on participation in the scheme and said high take-up “does not correlate with incidence of Covid regionally." UKHospitality (UKH) chief executive Kate Nicholls said the finding comes as “no surprise” and the lack of correlation between infection and dining out was a “testament to the safety ...

FOODIES in Bracknell Forest gobbled up more than 70,000 discounted meals at non-chain venues through the Eat Out to Help Out scheme last year. Figures published earlier this week tallied up the total number of breakfasts, lunches and dinners claimed as part of the government’s push to boost the hospitality economy. The scheme, which ran throughout August 2020, provided diners with a discount of up to 50 per cent (or a maximum of £10) on their food and drink at participating restaurants...

How does the UK’s Covid death rate compare to the rest of the world? (JPI Media) This week Boris Johnson announced that the UK Covid death toll had surpassed 100,000, stating it was “hard to compute the sorrow” the deaths had caused. As of 16 January, the UK has one of the highest death rates in the world relative to its population - with more than 16 people in every million dying each day from coronavirus at the beginning of 2021. This has led many to ask why the UK has reached...

Trending And this is something which Universal Credit claimants who are either in employment or self-employment may have noted. It states: "You’ll usually get Cold Weather Payments if you get Universal Credit and you’re not employed or self-employed." Additionally, for Universal Credit claimants to be eligible, one of the following circumstances must apply: They have a health condition or disability and have limited capability for work (with or without work-related activity) They have a chi...

Boris Johnson has said that lockdown is expected to ease in March, With the Prime Minister hoping to see schools reopen on March 8.

Boris Johnson has said that lockdown is expected to ease in March, With the Prime Minister hoping to see schools reopen on March 8.

Boris Johnson has said that lockdown is expected to ease in March, With the Prime Minister hoping to see schools reopen on March 8.

Boris Johnson has said that lockdown is expected to ease in March, With the Prime Minister hoping to see schools reopen on March 8.

Submitting... This has led many to ask why the UK has reached a death toll higher than that witnessed during the Great Plague, Aids pandemic, and every war and terrorist attack since 1945 combined. Here is what we know so far. The Prime Minister apologised and took "full responsibility" for the governments action in dealing with the virus How does the UK death toll compare to other countries? The UK is one of only five countries around the world which has surpassed 100,000 deaths. The others ar...

Tim Martin offloads further £50m in JDW shares As reported by  The Morning Advertiser’s (MA)​ sister title  MCA​, JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has sold 4.37m of ordinary company shares – at a price of £11.50 – netting him £50m and reducing his company stake to 21.88%.  The news comes after Martin sold £5m worth of company shares in December​, which at the time left him with a 27% stake in the business – a move which itself followed on from another £5m sale in the s...