Lockdown
Return to home office is ‘frustrating’, VSA Capital CEO says
The government said that people should work from where if they can from 13 December as Covid-19 cases surge
What’s ahead for the City this winter: Working from home, vaccine passports and masks
Masks, vaccine passports and remote working on the table for winter if cases spike
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Four indicators tracking the UK’s return to work this summer
The UK is getting back to the office, having dinner in restaurants and jetting off abroad after Covid
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City bankers brace for lockdowns to return by year-end
Just over 60% of UK-based market professionals in a poll from Deutsche Bank's research unit see some form of “daily life [or] economic restrictions to still be in place” by December
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Boris Johnson refuses to say if he sacked Matt Hancock again
Prime minister ignores question on health secretary's departure three times
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Government has ‘no intention’ of making the return to the office compulsory
Minister Kit Malthouse said a consultation on flexible working will take place later this year
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London, Paris and Frankfurt: Five charts tracking the return to work
Although London continues to lag behind European counterparts on a return to the office, the reasons for home working are the same in Paris and Frankfurt
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Covid reproduction rate in England jumps as Delta variant continues to spread
London infection rate ranks higher than English average
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UK ramps up second vaccine doses to combat Indian Covid variant
Prime minister says the roadmap out of lockdown remains on track despite new cases
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Goldman Sachs: Buy the return-to-office boom
Bank says workplace traffic is already back at summer 2020 levels
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UK to ease restrictions from 17 May: Here’s what you can and can’t do
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the country can now look forward to unlocking
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Here’s where the UK’s green-list holiday destinations could be this summer
These are the countries that could be on the UK’s list of approved countries from 17 May
Business conferences could return without social distancing this summer
Early data from a government pilot scheme showed no spike in Covid infections from events
UK will use Covid passports for international travel, Grant Shapps confirms
NHS app will let travellers show vaccination status
Remote working to continue as fifth of finance hiring shifts to at-home jobs
Financial services was fourth in the UK for remote-first hiring
Lockdown lifts — the new City normal in pictures
Pints in the City as pandemic restrictions ease
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Second stage of lockdown lifting today: What can you do now? Where can you go?
There's been an 88% increase in requests for restaurant bookings as of 12 April
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Traffic light travel: How the UK’s new system for holidays will work
Countries will be sorted into green, amber and red categories based on a number of Covid-related factors
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Britons can ‘start to think about’ booking foreign holidays
New traffic light list of countries for travel to be released in 'two or three weeks'
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Sharpest Covid infection drop in London region shows vaccine rollout ‘is working’
Matt Hancock: The vaccine is 'breaking the link' between deaths and coronavirus
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