Taliban say peace in Kabul ‘top priority’ at first press conference August 17, 2021 The Taliban have said security and peace in Kabul is their “top priority” as they hosted their first press conference since gaining control of Afghanistan. “We don’t want fighting in Afghanistan and we don’t want our nation to see the consequences of fighting,” the group’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahed told journalists in Kabul. The militants said [...]
Watch: China tightens control of tech sector August 17, 2021 China moved on Tuesday to tighten control of its technology sector, publishing detailed rules aimed at tackling unfair competition and companies’ handling of critical data. Watch the full report.
Businesses support changing the tax year dates August 17, 2021 A poll has found that 91 per cent of medium sized firms support simplifying the tax system by changing the end of the tax year to December 31. The survey, conducted by international accounting firm BDO, found that businesses overwhelmingly believe that the time is right to align the tax date with the end to [...]
Pubs run dry amid HGV driver shortage August 17, 2021 Pubs have reported running out of beer after breweries were forced to cancel deliveries thanks to a shortage of delivery drivers. Beer giant Heineken was among those to cancel orders as the sector braces for draymen to take industrial action later this month. “Due to the resource issues we continue to face in third party [...]
French Riviera on fire: Thousands evacuated as crews battle wildfires near Saint-Tropez August 17, 2021 Thousands of people were evacuated from homes and vacation spots near the French Riviera as firefighters battled a fire racing through surrounding forests, the latest of several wildfires that have swept the Mediterranean region. At least 22 people have suffered smoke inhalation or minor fire-related injuries in the blaze that started on Monday evening about [...]
Franco Manca’s Fulham Shore eyes expansion despite sliding revenue August 17, 2021 Hospitality group Fulham Shore, which owns Franco Manca, has seen its annual revenue nearly sliced in half due to the restrictions on restaurants for most of the year. The group pulled in £40.3m in revenue in the year to 28 March, after it had plunged 41.3 per cent from the £68.6m it raked in last [...]
Herd and illusory superiority bias: Why even seasoned investors succumb August 17, 2021 | City Talk The herd bias phenomenon or the ‘bandwagon effect’ will be familiar to most long-time investors. It leads people to make investment decisions based on the belief that ‘everyone’s doing it’. This type of behaviour is part of human nature, though, in the context of markets, it is usually associated with novice retail investors who aren’t [...]
British student evacuated from Afghanistan after ‘danger holiday’ August 17, 2021 A 21 year-old British student who travelled to Afghanistan on holiday has said he has now been evacuated. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Miles Routledge said he had landed in Dubai after previously staying at a United Nations safe house in Kabul. He posted a video appearing to be inside a military aircraft and [...]
Chelsea woman used Alexa to scold ex-partner’s new girlfriend August 17, 2021 A woman told her ex-boyfriend’s new partner to get out of his house from more than 100 miles away after accessing his Alexa device and CCTV cameras. Philippa Copleston-Warren, 46, logged into an app linked to smart devices in the victim’s Lincolnshire home. She could see her ex-partner’s new girlfriend via cameras installed in the [...]
Britain 2030: Reviving the industrial spirit along the River Thames August 17, 2021 Snaking inland from the dark of the North Sea, the River Thames has for centuries been the very lifeblood of London. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the Thames that put the capital right at the heart of Britain’s global empire, turning it into the modern, thriving metropolis it is today. Travel just [...]