Labour to pile more pressure on Boris Johnson as Paterson sleaze saga rolls on November 7, 2021 More pressure will be piled onto Boris Johnson tomorrow over the Conservatives’ record on sleaze and corruption as the scandal over Owen Paterson’s lobbying activities rolls on. There will be a debate in parliament that will see Labour given an opportunity to hammer the government over the saga, which saw Paterson resign on Thursday. Labour [...]
West Ham in wonderland and Alisson in blunderland as Hammers stun Liverpool November 7, 2021 Almost two years into his second coming at West Ham United, David Moyes has never had it so good. This afternoon they ended Liverpool’s 25-match unbeaten run with a 3-2 victory that lifted them above the Reds into third place. No wonder Moyes was beaming amid the bubbles at full-time. What’s equally impressive is the [...]
EU could rip up Brexit trade deal if UK suspends NI Protocol, Simon Coveney warns November 7, 2021 Brussels could rip up the post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal if Boris Johnson suspends the Northern Ireland Protocol, Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney has warned. This would result in an effective no-deal Brexit as trade barriers would be immediately erected between the UK and the EU. Coveney today said the Brexit Withdrawal agreement, which contains the [...]
Boris Johnson’s approval rating at record low after Paterson sleaze saga November 7, 2021 Boris Johnson’s approval rating has hit a record low in the wake of his attempt to overhaul parliament’s rules to get ex-Tory MP Owen Paterson off the hook for an “egregious” breach of lobbying rules. A poll from Opinium/The Observer today saw Johnson’s approval rating slump four points to -20, surpassing his previous low of [...]
Brexit: UK drawing up plans to deny EU £15bn if there is no NI settlement : CityAM November 7, 2021 The UK is preparing to withdraw from major EU research programmes and deny Brussels £15bn if the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol is not resolved. The government is looking at alternatives to the EU’s Horizon Europe, Copernicus and Euratom programmes, which Brussels has blocked the UK from joining despite assurances in the post-Brexit divorce [...]
Brexit: UK to deny EU £15bn of funding if there is no Northern Ireland settlement November 7, 2021 The UK is preparing to withdraw from major EU research programmes and deny Brussels £15bn if the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol is not resolved. The government is looking at alternatives to the EU’s Horizon Europe, Copernicus and Euratom programmes, which Brussels has blocked the UK from joining despite assurances in the post-Brexit divorce [...]
Hoax: Bitcoin Cash tumbles after Kroger confirms press release is a fake November 5, 2021 The price of Bitcoin Cash spiked today after a fake press release made it onto Kroger’s website confirming the US supermarket chain would accept BCH payments. The release appeared on Kroger’s investor relations page, but was later deleted with the company explaining that the page gets automatically updated with announcements posted on PR Newswire where [...]
FC Porto sign Binance as official fan token partner November 5, 2021 Binance has penned a multi-year partnership with football giants FC Porto to become official fan token provider.
Bitcoin isn’t boring – it’s consolidating! November 5, 2021 The price of Bitcoin has been tightly range bound since around October 21, but the significance of this should not be underestimated.
Oil price recovers after OPEC rejects Biden’s push for more supplies – CityAM : CityAM November 5, 2021 Oil prices showed signs of recovery on Friday, with Brent Crude rising to $81.25 after sharply falling two per cent from $84 a barrel on Thursday. WTI Crude also increased by over nearly $1 from Thursday, having declined 2.5 per cent in the previous session. The returns to growth follow OPEC+ producers rebuffing calls from [...]