But says it doesnt yet know how many hotels will take part. Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, best known for his role as captain von trapp in The Sound Of Music, has died aged 91. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Almost half the uk population 32 Million People should be vaccinated against coronavirus by may. The government says it expects all adults over the age of 50, as well as the clinically vulnerable and those working in health and social care to have received their firstjab by then. The uks medicines regulator says the latest Research Shows side effects from all the approved vaccines are minor and dont last long. As cases continue to fall, politicians are divided over how soon restrictions should be lifted. Heres our medical editor fergus walsh. This is an immunisation production line, at Epsom Racecourse in surrey, where they are doing 1000 covid jobs per day. Th
Making more ppp loans than one of the Major National banks did nationwide. That is just the success of the ppp, but it is because of the engagement. Before i go, i have two questions. I would like to respond to something my colleague from california brought up about the recovering economy. There are areas of the country the economy is recovering strong , the state of georgia is one of those. Our revenue reports came out over a week ago. The tax revenues for 2020 r. 7 higher than 2019 because instead heavyhanded government putting longterm restrictions on the people, we decided to trust the people they would be safe and secure and opened our economy. I think of other states would like to see that type of economic recovery, maybe they should address the way their states are being governed. I know the Federal Reserve is looking at ways of broadening the main Street Lending program, which we all realize needs to be broadened. Areas i would like to see us take a look at. That ishose industr
We are meeting today to conduct an important hearing on the Small Business administration Paycheck Protection Program, or ppp, specifically, review review of the loan forgiveness process. I want to thank each of the witnesses for their testimonies today. Over the past several months, this committee has held numerous hearings on the ppp, and weve heard from borrowers and lenders about the challenges theyve faced in accessing the program. Ive also traveled across my district of burlington and ocean counties in new jersey to speak with Business Owners about how theyve fared during the pandemic, and ive heard some of the successes and challenges theyve faced with ppp and uncertainty about what the future holds. From borrowers who eventually did access a loan, the Committee Heard concerns about complicated, unclear, and sometimes conflicting Program Rules and other requirements associated with loan forgiveness. Lenders also expressed a great deal of frustration over the needlessly complicat
Hearings on the ppp, and weve heard from borrowers and lenders about the challenges theyve faced in accessing the program. Ive also traveled across my district of burlington and ocean counties in new jersey to speak with Business Owners about how theyve fared during the pandemic, and ive heard some of the successes and challenges theyve faced with ppp and uncertainty about what the future holds. From borrowers who eventually did access a loan, the Committee Heard concerns about complicated, unclear, and sometimes conflicting Program Rules and other requirements associated with loan forgiveness. Lenders also expressed a great deal of frustration over the needlessly complicated rules and reported feeling unable to adequately help their borrowers through the forgiveness process. Through it all, borrowers simply wanted to ensure they were using loan proceeds consistent with the law so they could qualify for full loan forgiveness, and effectively convert the loan into a grant, which was the
A video showing the struggles of. His life. In the bundesliga. Record push. Royal blues hold high flying leverkusen to a draw. 13 Straight League matches with. Well im terry martin good to have you with us across europe borders are reopening today as more and more countries ease measures imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus ahead of the midnight opening people gathered along the border between france and germany to celebrate their risk reward freedom of movement the frontier was one of many closed 3 months ago but not all of europes internal border. Our reopening today and the continent still remains largely closed to visitors from outside the e. U. But lets cross straight over to our correspondent ben to make it hes standing in straws book at the german French Border band this is a moment many people have been waiting a long time for isnt it. Yet it was a very joyful moment and people are very relieved that these restrictions. That ben place for the 3 months business was r