Trump’s national security adviser tests positive for coronavirus July 27, 2020 US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for coronavirus, the White House confirmed today. In a statement, the White House confirmed that there was no risk of exposure to either the President or vice-president Mike Pence. The 54-year-old O’Brien, who is the most senior official in the Trump administration to [...]
Retail footfall dips as face coverings become mandatory in English stores July 27, 2020 Retail footfall dipped slightly at the end of last week as face coverings became mandatory in English stores. Visitor numbers at retail destinations in England fell 1.7 per cent on Friday and Saturday. On Friday it became compulsory to wear a face covering in shops in England. However it is too early to identify the [...]
Boris Johnson vows that obesity campaign will not be ‘bossy or nannying’ July 27, 2020 Boris Johnson has vowed that the government’s new obesity drive will not be “excessively bossy or nannying” in a video describing his own weight loss efforts. The government’s new plans to reduce obesity in the UK will include a new junk food advertising ban, forcing restaurants to display nutrition information on menus, a ban on [...]
Deutsche Bank to end global business activities in coal mining by 2025 July 27, 2020 Deutsche Bank has revamped its approach to fossil fuels, saying it will end global business activities related to coal mining by 2025 at the latest. The new fossils fuel policy applies to financing as well as capital market transactions. The policy trails announcements made earlier this year in which the lender committed to new sustainability [...]
Ryanair and Easyjet to continue flying to Spain despite quarantine July 27, 2020 Neither Ryanair or Easyjet will cut their number of flights to Spain despite the government reimposing mandatory quarantine measures on people travelling from the country, the low-cost carriers confirmed today. In a statement, the latter said: “We plan to operate our full schedule in the coming days. “Customers who no longer wish to travel can [...]
Johnny Depp trial: ‘Deep misogyny’ at the root of actor’s violence, court told July 27, 2020 The High Court today heard that “deep misogyny” underpinned Johnny Depp’s alleged violence against ex-wife Amber Heard, as lawyers for the Sun newspaper today made their closing submissions to round off the three-week trial. Depp is suing the Sun’s publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the Sun’s executive editor Dan Wootton over an article from [...]
High-profile users boycott Twitter over grime star’s antisemitic rant July 27, 2020 Twitter is facing a 48-hour boycott of its platform from a number of celebrity users and politicians, following criticism of its handling of an antisemitic rant by British grime artist Wiley. The self-styled godfather of grime, whose real name is Richard Cowie, is being investigated by police after posting a series of antisemitic tweets over [...]
Pet cat catches coronavirus from UK owners July 27, 2020 A pet cat has contracted coronavirus from his owners in the UK’s first example of an animal catching the virus. It is understood that the cat, which has not been named, caught the virus from his owners, but the government said there was “no evidence to suggest that the animal was involved in transmission of [...]
IATA calls UK’s Spain travel quarantine a ‘big setback’ to recovery July 27, 2020 Global aviation body the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has criticised the UK’s decision to reimpose a mandatory quarantine on travellers from Spain, saying the decision falls “short of the mark”. Yesterday ministers took a snap decision to reinstate the 14-day self-isolation rules for the Iberian country due to a surge in new coronavirus cases. [...]
Garmin outage enters sixth day after ransomware attack July 27, 2020 A suspected ransomware attack on wearable fitness tech firm Garmin has caused an outage that has now left users without access to its services for six days. The outage first began last Wednesday, with users reporting being unable to sync their devices with the Garmin app. Following the attack Garmin shut down most of its [...]