Shooting at LGBTQ+ nightclub in Oslo being treated as an act of terrorism June 25, 2022 Norwegian authorities have arrested and charged a 42-year old man following a shooting at an LGBTQ+ venue in Oslo, which killed two people.
Boris Johnson refuses to undergo ‘psychological transformation’ after heavy by-election defeats June 25, 2022 Embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned he will not undergo a "psychological transformation" despite the by-election losses.
Brits suffer weekend travel chaos as RMT goes ahead with third strike June 25, 2022 Strike action has entered its third day on the UK's rail network this week, causing severe disruption to passengers across the country.
US Supreme Court overturns Roe vs Wade: Almost 40m women could lose right to abortion June 24, 2022 The US Supreme Court has overturned the 50-year-old Roe Vs Wade ruling which gives women the right to an abortion. America’s top body took away the right of millions of women to terminate a pregnancy in one fell swoop, after a document suggested it was going to do so a few weeks ago. The ruling [...]
Far from over: New rail strike alert amid fears of weekend travel chaos June 24, 2022 A fresh alert has been issued to train passengers amid fears that many are reluctant to abandon leisure trips planned for Saturday despite another rail strike taking place. Only a fifth of services will run and half of lines will be closed as 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Network [...]
27-fold jump in number of foreign visitors flocking to Britain post-pandemic June 24, 2022 Scrapping coronavirus travel rules led to a 27-fold year-on-year increase in the number of overseas residents visiting the UK, new figures suggest. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said 2.1 million inbound visits were made in April, up from 81,000 during the same month last year. Spending by overseas residents in April hit £1.7 billion, [...]
EU leaders agree Croatia will become 20th country to start using Euro in January June 24, 2022 European Union leaders have agreed that Croatia will join the group of countries using the euro in January, bringing the number of nations sharing the currency to 20. “The euro is the monetary expression of our shared destiny and has been part of our European dream,” said EU Council President Charles Michel, who chaired a [...]
Business of Space: Big decisions for satellite giants – to merge or to share? June 24, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner offers up a roundup of the most important news across the space industry, every Friday. Inmarsat prepares for rival takeover SpaceX and OneWeb pledge cooperation NASA’s Artemis programme heads for major test Inmarsat: Nearly over the dotted line British satellite darling Inmarsat is getting increasingly closer to a successful takeover by US rival Viasat, as pressure [...]
Put it on expenses: Bite-size pub lunch and training will help City workers take proper screen break June 24, 2022 Leading pub chain Greene King is offering city workers a pub lunch and a pint along with ‘bite-size’ training sessions. In wake of the pandemic’s shake-up of the working week, the ‘Expensable Lunch’ will be launching at the start of next month, to improve people’s personal and professional development – while giving them a much-needed [...]
Exclusive Q&A: Germany should not boost coal to fend off supply shortages argues Wärtsilä June 24, 2022 A Finnish power giant has called for Germany to ramp-up LNG supplies to avoid increasing its dependence on coal supplies.