Outdoor dining, non-essential shops and hairdressers reopened after lockdown restrictions were eased on April 12, as part of the next step in Boris Johnson s roadmap.
Lockdown measures were first eased on March 8, when schools reopened in England, followed by March 29, when millions in England saw the stay-at-home order end and the rule of six return.
On April 5, the Prime Minister confirmed that the roadmap dates he had initially set out would remain unchanged.
Since lockdown was first eased, the UK has seen a continuous decline in coronavirus infections, with cases plummeting to a level not seen since July 2020, according to data released by the ZOE Covid Symptom Stud.
McDonald s will make its 2m workers take anti-harassment training following a slew of workplace abuse claims.
The fast food chain said training would be mandatory for all staff at its 39,000 restaurants worldwide from January in a bid to end harassment, discrimination and violence.
Chris Kempczinski, the chief executive of McDonald s, told staff there was a business imperative and social obligation to make the restaurants, communities and world more equitable .
He said the company needed to strive for - and achieve - consistently high standards, and when we or our franchisees fall short, we must all have a system in place to address those shortfalls immediately .
Just Eat aims to take big bite out of Deliveroo s market share
Food delivery firm s UK growth almost doubles in first three months of the year, with boss Jitse Groen expecting to widen gap with rivals
13 April 2021 • 12:50pm
The Anglo-Dutch company said its delivery operations grew by 695pc in the first three months of 2021 compared with last year, which Just Eat said was “multiple times faster” than the growth rate of its main rivals.
Overall order growth nearly doubled in the UK, up 96pc, including both its logistics and marketplace businesses.
After years of battling fast-growing Deliveroo and Uber Eats, Just Eat has aimed to stage a fightback with a vast marketing drive including television advertising featuring rapper Snoop Dogg. It is also launching a new “Scoober” division of 2,000 riders employed as workers, rather than freelance contractors.