Washington [US], January 18 (ANI): More than forty prominent UK film industry figures including 'Tenet' director Christopher Nolan have written to UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak asking for more support for UK cinema, which they say is "standing on the edge of an abyss" as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company has suffered a 95% reduction in passengers since March
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Currently only one return service per day is running between St Pancras in London and Gare du Nord in ParisBy Joanna York
Eurostar is calling for financial aid from the UK government to save the future of the company.
The train operator, which connects the UK to France and other European countries, has struggled during the Covid-19 health pandemic as international travel has been severely reduced.
In November it reported a 95% drop in passenger numbers on Eurostar since March. Only one return service per day is currently running between Paris and London, compared with the two trains an hour that the company ran during peak travel times before the health crisis.
Ben Judah It can no longer be said that the only foreign-policy debate in the United Kingdom is about Brexit. There are now two distinct visions emerging of Britain’s role in the world: one positioned in the political center and the other on the right. The European Union s chief Brexit negotiator said yesterday that a trade deal could come before Christmas. That would be quite the gift for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who faces the prospect of his country crashing out of its old trading arrangements with the EU. Fast Thinking by Atlantic Council
Ben Judah is a foreign policy writer based in New York, with his current research focus on the foreign and economic policy of a future Biden-Harris Administration.
A previous public sector trade union protest.
A ‘perfect financial storm’ is facing Dundee, it has been warned, as calls have been made for more local government funding and a pay rise for public sector staff.
The long-term effects of coronavirus, combined with Brexit implications and a loss of income has sparked Dundee City Council to unanimously call for more cash.
Councillors have said to protect jobs and services, the local authority needs more money, over and above the coronavirus support packages already offered at a national level.
At a meeting of the policy and resources committee on Monday night, councillors also called on both the UK and Scottish governments to provide a pay rise for public sector workers.