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Pizza Express appoints new bosses as chain completes refinancing deal

Pizza Express appoints new bosses as chain completes refinancing deal

Pizza Express appoints new bosses as chain completes refinancing deal

06 November 2020

The restaurant chain has named former Wagamama boss David Campbell as its new group chief executive.


Alister Jack: Furlough not just extended to cover English lockdown

Alister Jack: Furlough not just extended to cover English lockdown

Alister Jack: Furlough not just extended to cover English lockdown

06 November 2020

The scheme was initially extended to December in an announcement on Saturday, before a new March deadline was set by Rishi Sunak on Thursday.


Archbishop of Canterbury: Church services ban will probably change

Archbishop of Canterbury: Church services ban will probably change

Archbishop of Canterbury: Church services ban will probably change

06 November 2020

Justin Welby is among a host of faith leaders who have written to Boris Johnson to ask that the decision to bar services is reversed.


EasyJet scales back flying capacity again after latest virus restrictions

EasyJet scales back flying capacity again after latest virus restrictions

EasyJet scales back flying capacity again after latest virus restrictions

06 November 2020

On Friday, easyJet said it now expects to fly no more than around 20% of its planned capacity for the rest of the year.


Britain must ‘step up our game’ over electrification of railways

Britain must ‘step up our game’ over electrification of railways

Britain must ‘step up our game’ over electrification of railways

06 November 2020

New data shows 156 miles of electrified track was added to the network in the year to March 31.


Bakery brand Hovis sold to UK private equity firm Endless

Bakery brand Hovis sold to UK private equity firm Endless

Bakery brand Hovis sold to UK private equity firm Endless

06 November 2020

It comes after a major turnaround at Hovis, which sold the majority of its milling business in 2018 to focus on baking operations.


Closest US presidential elections in history

Closest US presidential elections in history

Closest US presidential elections in history

06 November 2020

Big names including John F Kennedy have needed the smallest of margins to claim their place in the White House.


US election 2020 – How the drama unfolded

US election 2020 – How the drama unfolded

US election 2020 – How the drama unfolded

06 November 2020

America remains on a knife-edge as it waits for a result.


What the papers say – November 6

What the papers say – November 6

What the papers say – November 6

06 November 2020

There is still no result in the US election in Friday’s papers, most of which lead with the story that has gripped the world.


Denmark removed from travel corridors list

Denmark removed from travel corridors list

Denmark removed from travel corridors list

06 November 2020

The country was added to the register of quarantine-free destinations less than two weeks ago.


Donald Trump appears ‘defeated’ during speech filled with baseless allegations

Donald Trump appears ‘defeated’ during speech filled with baseless allegations

Donald Trump appears ‘defeated’ during speech filled with baseless allegations

06 November 2020

The former White House director of communications said the president will ‘slink away’ in coming days.


Trump continues to claim he is being cheated as Biden calls for calm

Trump continues to claim he is being cheated as Biden calls for calm

Trump continues to claim he is being cheated as Biden calls for calm

06 November 2020

The president made numerous unsubstantiated allegations of voting irregularities in an extraordinary press conference on Thursday night.


Poor childhood nutrition ‘may have created 20cm height gap across nations’

Poor childhood nutrition ‘may have created 20cm height gap across nations’

Poor childhood nutrition ‘may have created 20cm height gap across nations’

06 November 2020

The global analysis, led by Imperial College London, is based on data from 65 million children, aged between five and 19, across 193 countries.


More than 100 people arrested at London protest against lockdown

More than 100 people arrested at London protest against lockdown

More than 100 people arrested at London protest against lockdown

05 November 2020

Demonstrators began to walk up the Strand soon after 6pm, chanting “freedom” and “no more lockdown”.


Covid: What light is there at the end of the tunnel?

Covid: What light is there at the end of the tunnel?

Covid: What light is there at the end of the tunnel?

05 November 2020

Options on the horizon could help bring the outbreak under control.


Angry students pull down security fences erected around halls of residence

Angry students pull down security fences erected around halls of residence

Angry students pull down security fences erected around halls of residence

05 November 2020

The fences had been put up around Manchester University’s Fallowfield campus on Thursday without prior warning to residents.


Are fewer people in hospital with Covid dying in the second wave?

Are fewer people in hospital with Covid dying in the second wave?

Are fewer people in hospital with Covid dying in the second wave?

05 November 2020

Professor Peter Horby said that the case fatality rate in patients in hospital appeared to be about 30% in the first wave and now appears to be 15%.


Furlough scheme extension ‘came too late for some in the culture sector’

Furlough scheme extension ‘came too late for some in the culture sector’

Furlough scheme extension ‘came too late for some in the culture sector’

05 November 2020

The scheme has been extended until the end of March.


Greta Thunberg pokes fun at Donald Trump’s election reaction with ‘chill’ tweet

Greta Thunberg pokes fun at Donald Trump’s election reaction with ‘chill’ tweet

Greta Thunberg pokes fun at Donald Trump’s election reaction with ‘chill’ tweet

05 November 2020

The environmental campaigner was mimicking a tweet Mr Trump wrote about her last year.


Anti-lockdown protest held in central London

Anti-lockdown protest held in central London

Anti-lockdown protest held in central London

05 November 2020

Hundreds of people – very few of whom were wearing face coverings – took part in the demonstration.


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