parent has might nightmare, what happened to you? 50. parent has might nightmare, what happened to you? parent has might nightmare, what happened to you? so, on friday the 5th of august. happened to you? so, on friday the 5th of august, we happened to you? so, on friday the 5th of august, we received - happened to you? so, on friday the 5th of august, we received a - happened to you? so, on friday the 5th of august, we received a letterl 5th of august, we received a letter saying due to management restructure we are closing the nursery as of today. we were given that day to pick up any items that we had at the nursery, otherwise we would not be allowed to enter the building again. obviously, when you receive this e mail in the middle of the day and you work full time, it s pretty impossible to find the time to go to the nursery to pick up your belongings. so we have lost a months supply of nappies and formula, which is quite expensive. we were given no additional support in terms
whichjust said due to management restructure, we are now closing the nursery as of today. we were given that date to pick up any items we had at the nursery, otherwise we would not be allowed to enter the building again. obviously, you know, when you receive this e mail in the middle of the day and you work full time, it is pretty impossible to find the time to go to the nursery to pick up your belongings. so we ve lost a month s supply of nappies and formula, you know, which is quite expensive. we were given no additional support in terms of finding a new nursery. we weren t even advised whether we would have our fees refunded to us. you know, and it s a significant amount, it was £780 that we had no idea whether we d have returned or not. let s talk to our business reporter, becky morton.
was a real success story, if you will, in the beginning of the pandemic, peloton, is now slashing hundreds of jobs, closing a significant number of retail stores, and hiking prices on a bunch of equipment. what is fueling the turn-around? well, you said it, in the peak of the pandemic, peloton shares traded at $150 and now as low as $13. and that is quite the fall. and a lot of this is because there s been a demand back to physical gyms, and the company was also hit by many supply chain issues of the management are looking to turn things around. and the way they re doing that is by announcing things like retail store closures, and they re shedding 780 jobs and looking to hike prices on some equipment, an also to reduce costs on things like final mile delivery. and they re looking to reduce costs by up to 50% there. but $13 versus $150 at the peak of the pandemic, there is a lot of ground to make up.
of nappies and formula, you know, which is quite expensive. we were given no additional support in terms of finding a new nursery. we weren t even advised whether we would have our fees refunded to us. you know, and it s a significant amount, it was £780 that we had no idea whether we d have returned or not. joining me now isjoeli brearley, who is the ceo of pregnant then screwed, a charity that supports mothers. we did research in march of 20,000 parents that said one in five local providers had closed but in the last few months we have seen a huge uptake in the number of parents saying the local provider had closed and they had to leave theirjob. tt and they had to leave theirjob. if you haven t got childcare what i and they had to leave theirjob. if. you haven t got childcare what else can ou you haven t got childcare what else can you do? you haven t got childcare what else can you do? we you haven t got childcare what else can you do? we have you haven t got childcare what
(File photo) MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has raised the possibility of further lowering the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) alert level status and ordering the "optional" wearing of face mask, if the booster vaccination drive becomes successful. In a virtual speech delivered before newly elected mayors and governors from Malacanang Palace's Rizal Hall on Friday, Marcos said he may further relax the Covid-19 protocols, in case he sees an indication that it is already "safe" to take such step. "'Pagka naging matagumpay ang ating booster rollout ay makikita naman natin siguro puwede na nating ibaba ang mga alert level, puwede na nating gawing optional ang mask (If our booster rollout turns out to be successful, we might downgrade the alert level and make the use of face mask optional)," he told the local officials. "Pero hindi po natin gagawin 'yan hanggang maliwanag na maliwanag na safe na talaga (But we