New tech regulation mustn’t be allowed to stifle innovation June 3, 2021 There is scarcely any market that could not be described as digital in 2021. In ten years time, the phrase ‘digital market’ will be, effectively, redundant. We should be concerned, then, by the creation of a powerful new regulator with a remit to cover all ‘digital markets’. Read more: UK says any global tax deal [...]
Internationally agreed vaccine passport ‘some way off’, says Hancock June 3, 2021 An internationally agreed vaccine passport for travel is still “some way off”, according to health secretary Matt Hancock. Hancock told reporters ahead of the G7 meeting in Cornwall next week that the UK was discussing the issue with its global partners. It comes after Boris Johnson said he was working on an international agreement for [...]
EP: 61 Cazoo Oaks Day at Epsom June 3, 2021 Friday sees the fillies in Group 1 action at Epsom where the Cazoo Oaks is the feature race of the day. The Coronation Cup is another high class Group 1 race and master trainer Aidan O’Brien gives us an update on his runners for Day 1 of the Epsom meeting City A.M. racing editor Bill [...]
Door to door, but digital: Avon CEO on how a historic firm gets with the times June 3, 2021 Think of Avon and the image that emerges is probably a pretty wholesome one – an Avon lady, or perhaps an Avon man, presenting their make-up wares in a pleasantly spruced-up living room. In your mind, it’s probably set in black and white too. But times are changing. The cosmetics firm made its mark across [...]
Exclusive: Vegan footballer Chris Smalling invests six-figure sum in plant-based meat company Heura June 3, 2021 Former Manchester United footballer Chris Smalling has become an investor in plant-based meat company Heura. Smalling, who switched to a vegan diet five years ago, is understood to have invested a six-figure sum in the Spanish brand. “Backing from a top athlete like Chris further bolsters Heura’s nutritional credentials, which are second to none,” said [...]
Working from home and face masks measures may remain after 21 June, Hancock says June 2, 2021 Health secretary Matt Hancock has not ruled out retaining guidance on face masks and working from home after 21 June in a bid to allow the majority of coronavirus restrictions to be lifted. Speaking at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, Hancock cautioned that it was too early to make a definitive call on moving to [...]
Government in negotiations for ‘Covid variant vaccine’ June 2, 2021 The Government has entered negotiations to secure a “variant vaccine” adapted to tackle the variant first identified in South Africa, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said this afternoon. In a speech delivered at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, Hancock said: “There is yet more to do, the work isn’t over yet – we’re still procuring all [...]
Expansion of Pfizer manufacturing capacity in Belgium approved by EMA body June 2, 2021 The Committee for Human Medicines, part of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has recommended the approval of additional manufacturing and filling lines at Pfizer’s manufacturing site in Puurs, Belgium. According to the EMA, the move would result in a “significant and immediate impact on the supply” of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer. [...]
Morgan Stanley pushes further into the cloud via new Microsoft partnership June 2, 2021 Morgan Stanley and Microsoft today announced a cloud partnership to accelerate the bank’s IT improvements and explore the application of the cloud in financial services. The partnership will see cooperation between the Microsoft Azure and Morgan Stanley Technology teams, focussed on solving problems in financial services. This will include developing and co-designing new digital infrastructure [...]
Food could be about to get more expensive after more muted price falls in May June 2, 2021 Prices in shops fell again in May, as bargain hunters benefitted from lower prices, however price rises could be on the cards in the near future, the BRC has warned. Shop prices fell 0.6 per cent year-on-year last month, marking the slowest rate of price declined since February 2020. On average, in the last six [...]