New Covid-19 self-isolation rules for Northern Ireland
From today (July 4) the self-isolation rules for people in Northern Ireland who test positive for Covid-19 have changed. Adults who test positive are advised to avoid contact with others for five days after the test or from the day symptoms started. As children tend...
National newspaper profit margins
Current high inflation, together with the increased cost of raw materials, has led to an unprecedented period of sustained national newspaper cover price increases. Unfortunately, this has led to some publishers taking the decision to reduce the percentage margins...
Independent retailers welcome new law to protect shopworkers
Having lobbied MPs in Westminster for years for a change in the law to protect shopworkers, the Fed (Federation of Independent Retailers) has welcomed the fact that the amended Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act has now come into effect. From today (June 28), as...
Reach price increases include pro rata terms for newsagents
The Fed has welcomed the decision by publisher Reach PLC to include pro-rata terms for newsagents as part of price increases for two of its national newspaper titles. From Monday, June 27, the cover price of Monday to Friday editions of the Daily Express in the UK...