BT in talks with ITV over Britbox investment June 9, 2019 BT is reportedly in discussions over a potential multi-million-pound investment in Britbox, the joint streaming service by ITV and the BBC set to be launched later this year. The telecoms firm has held preliminary talks with ITV about taking a stake in Britbox and helping to fund exclusive dramas produced in the UK, the Sunday [...]
Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019: Oscar-winner Olivia Colman among 1,000 on main honours list June 8, 2019 Oscar-winner Olivia Colman was among more than 1,000 people to receive honours on the Queen’s birthday after becoming a CBE. Andrew Parker and Alex Younger, the heads of MI5 and MI6 respectively, were among those to receive a knighthood, along with Bafta winner and theatre actor Simon Russell Beale. Read more:The Queen marks D-Day anniversary [...]
Theresa May officially resigns as Tory leadership contest begins June 7, 2019 Theresa May has officially resigned as leader of the Conservative party paving the way for the leadership contest to begin on Monday. May will remain ‘acting leader’ of the party and Prime Minister until her successor is elected on 22 July. Read more: Theresa May resigns – what happens next? The Tory backbench 1922 committee [...]
Boris Johnson’s lawyers say Brexit case should be thrown out of court June 7, 2019 Boris Johnson’s lawyers told the high court that a case alleging the former foreign secretary lied during the 2016 Brexit campaign should be thrown out. Last month a judge ruled that Johnson must appear in court to face accusations of misconduct while in public office. Read more: Boris Johnson officially launches Tory leadership campaign The [...]
Facebook rips apps off new Huawei smartphones June 7, 2019 Facebook has suspended pre-installation of its apps on new Huawei phones, dealing the latest blow against the beleaguered Chinese telecoms giant. The apps affected by the suspension will include Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. Customers who already have Huawei phones will still be able to access and update their apps. But the company’s new phones will [...]
Tory leadership hopeful Rory Stewart: I have enough MPs’ support to get to first round June 7, 2019 Tory leadership hopeful Rory Stewart has said he has secured enough support from MPs to progress to the next stage of the contest. The international development secretary told City A.M. he had secured the support of the eight MPs needed to progress to the first stage of the contest. “The challenge now is getting the [...]
Luxembourg regulator to probe British post-Brexit fintech firms June 7, 2019 The financial regulator in Luxembourg has turned up the heat on UK fintech and payment services firms, launching on-site inspections of companies that have chosen the European country as a post-Brexit base. The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has begun conducting site visits to British fintech startups in Luxembourg, a process that previously [...]
Holland 3-1 England: Gareth Southgate’s side freeze in the face of the orange press to surrender semi-final June 6, 2019 The Estadio D Afonso Henriques was tonight etched into England’s football history alongside the Luzhniki Stadium as another nearly moment for the Gareth Southgate regime. Twice in the last year England have shown promise, brought excitement and progressed to a semi-final. Twice they have stumbled at the penultimate hurdle, with expectation ultimately giving way to [...]
Sunny markets beckon for London energy supplier Bulb June 6, 2019 London-based energy supplier Bulb will export its concept abroad, it said today as Britain’s challengers look to do for foreign markets what they have in the UK. Bulb will take its first tentative steps into France, Spain and Texas, starting with an invitation-only service, it said today. It plans a general launch in the markets [...]
Chris Grayling launches HS2 review to boost links with north June 6, 2019 Transport secretary Chris Grayling has kickstarted a review into how the second phase of HS2 could be more efficient and cost effective as the project’s fate hangs in the balance with the ongoing Tory leadership election. The government is seeking views on proposed changes to the route north of Birmingham, including two new junctions to [...]