Campaign to not forget beauty industry in lockdown (INSTAGRAM)

In July, plans to lift restrictions on face-to-face treatments were abandoned after an increase in coronavirus cases. But campaigners say their industry isn't being treated fairly and it's a big part of the economy.

Will the multi-billion pound beauty industry get back on its feet?

The Evening Standard is to cut around a third of jobs after advertising and circulation were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Evening Standard to slash third of jobs after virus hits advertising

Staff claim they are being bullied into either taking redundancy or reapplying for their own jobs on vastly reduced terms and conditions. 

Hundreds of BA staff protest against 12,000 job cuts and new contracts

photo issued by Zizou Hammoudi showing Tagine, a restaurant in Balham, London, which has engaged the services of 12 large toy bears to help enforce social distancing measures for diners. Tagine, which serves north African cuisine in south London, reopened on July 4 after closing for months during the coronavirus pandemic.

Tagine, which serves north African cuisine in south London, reopened on July 4 after closing for months during the coronavirus pandemic.

How toy bears are helping enforce social distancing at a restaurant

Museum Technician Andy Monk cleans the 27 foot glass Rotunda Chandelier by Dale Chihuly, which is made up of 1,300 blue and green glass elements, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, as it prepares to reopen to the public on August 6th.

The huge glass Rotunda Chandelier by Dale Chihuly, which hangs under the dome of the main entrance has been specially cleaned in anticipation of the return of visitors, after the longest closure in the history of the museum due to the coronavirus pandemic.

V&A prepares to reopen with new safety rules and freshly dusted chandelier

 Broadgate Circus deserted during lockdown

Bosses were given powers to order staff back to work to try to boost the capital's retail and hospitality sectors. But empty offices, quiet streets and deserted stations suggested most employers were unwilling to halt the lockdown habit of homeworking.

Workers stay home despite new rules to kickstart London's economy

A report says the pandemic has exacerbated the challenges they were already facing with more than half of the area's curry houses closing down in the last 15 years.

Can Brick Lane's famous restaurants survive the Covid crisis?

The London Eye, Madame Tussauds London, Sea Life London Aquarium and The London Dungeon are set to reopen their doors for the first time since being shut down during the Covid-19 pandemic.

London Eye and Madame Tussauds among major attractions reopening

London's 'floating boulangerie' (ITV NEWS)

The Floating Boulangerie: Onboard the bakery that rarely stays still

More than 50,000 jobs could be at risk in London’s West End if tourists and office workers do not return, a partnership representing the area has warned.

West End could lose £5bn in sales and 50,000 jobs, partnership warns

Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge has criticised a group of 27 diners who failed to turn up at his central London restaurant despite promising to be there.

'Frustrating!' Michelin-starred chef slams restaurant no-shows

Its North America and Africa markets saw the biggest declines, according to Heathrow.

Heathrow suffers 95% drop in passengers in June

070720 Aerial photo of houses at Bexleyheath, SE London

Property website Rightmove looked at areas in England where at least 100 new listings were added to its website between May 13 and July 1.

London's fastest and slowest moving housing markets revealed

The closures are part of a major restructuring plan which has put around 1,000 workers at risk of redundancy.

Pret a Manger names 30 stores facing closure after sales plummet

Tom Cruise attending the Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation premiere at the BFI Imax, Waterloo, London.


Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is said to have spoken to the franchise’s star Tom Cruise earlier in the week about how the production will be able to continue.

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