Get real: As Playbook has noted before, the reality is that thousands of businesses and millions of white-collar workers are finding home-working is a win-win for them, saving time and money all round. The idea they will be guilt-tripped by politicians or newspapers into returning to potentially COVID-ridden offices for no better reason than to save the little sandwich shop on the corner is for the birds. Also on the Today program: Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths, a senior research fellow and lecturer in mathematical modeling at University College London, and WHO special envoy on COVID-19 David Nabarro (8.10 a.m.).

I placed the strap approx. 5 rows down from the top of the inside of the bag. Then I sewed around the strap end using the tail ends.The spirit originates in the mountains of Niigata, and is made with pure snowmelt water and 100% local Gohyakumangoku rice. Rnd 2: Ch 1 and place 2sc into the same st, then place a marker in the first sc to mark the beginning of the rnd, sc the next 58 sts, place 3 sc in the next st, sc in the next 58 sts, 2sc in the last st (124 sts)

Mate 3:“Couldn’t park on our street yesterday for all the extra cars. Three families would have been celebrating Eid and probably thought f**k it, we’ve made our plans …” Sake, though still a small category globally, has experienced constant year on year growth in the past decade in export markets, with volume doubling since 2006 and value more than doubling!” says Nimbility Founding Partner Ian Ford. “China is growing even faster than other areas, already taking over Hong Kong in terms of volume in 2020, and likely to exceed in value in 2021, positioning it as sake’s primary export market. The timing is therefore perfect to build a premium brand such as Four Fox Saké in China. Partnering with a leading company as serious and professional as EMW for the import and distribution of the brand is the first major step towards this goal and the Nimbility team is incredibly excited to be working with both Four Fox Saké and EMW to make this vision a reality.” Spain: “A scandal involving a king, his lover, tens of millions of euros and an infamous hunting trip has left the Spanish royal family imperiled and the king in question heading into exile.” Great intro from POLITICO’s Mario Saavedra in Spain — more from him on King Juan Carlos’ fall from grace and the ensuing political storm here. Also on Julia Hartley-Brewer at breakfast (TalkRADIO): UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls (7.50 a.m.) … Former Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell (8.05 a.m.) … ConservativeHome Assistant Editor Henry Hill (8.30 a.m.) … Pimlico Plumbers founder Charlie Mullins (9.05 a.m.) … Spectator columnist Toby Young (9.30 a.m.).Rnd 3: Ch 1 and 3sc in the same st, sc the next 59 sts, 3sc, sc, 3sc, sc the next 59 sts, 3sc in next, sc in last st finally, sl st to connect. (132 sts)

Times Radio breakfast show: Trade adviser Shanker Singham (7.35 a.m.) … Former Prime Minister Tony Blair (8.05 a.m.) … Liverpool’s Director of Public Health Matthew Ashton (8.20 a.m.) … Former Crystal Palace F.C. owner Simon Jordan (9.35 a.m.).Mate 2:“Spent Friday night in [a park in south Manchester] where we usually go for a BBQ,” another texts to say. “There were around 100 people there, mainly young, one group of about 40-50, no social distancing, not really boozing just playing rounders and football … There were probably about 10-12 groups all bigger than the recommended number.” To begin with, we will add the handle. I placed each handle end right in the corners of the bag, centering the handle in the corner. With sake exports growing to 18.7 billion yen in 2018, marking the eighth consecutive year of record-setting export volumes according to Japan’s National Tax Agency, overseas demand for sake is only expected to increase and Michael is optimistic. “I’d like to think we’re at the start of what’s going to be a quite a big wave,” he says, although he recognises that Four Fox is one of a few brands taking this westernised approach. “I’m hopeful we can be the first premium sake brand that everyone is aware of, and I think the real test of that is when someone walks into a bar in London or LA or Sydney and says, I want a bottle of Fox. That’ll be the day that I know we’ve made it: when you have that brand call, that brand recognition instantly.”