Black Lives Matter: Which business leaders have spoken out after George Floyd’s death? June 4, 2020 Business leaders across industries are speaking out about racial inequality in the wake of George Floyd’s death that sparked Black Lives Matters protests in cities across the US. Floyd, an unarmed African American man, was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis last week. Bosses of some of the world’s most successful firms, including [...]
Coronavirus: BBC calls for right to publish news directly on Whatsapp June 4, 2020 The BBC should be allowed to publish directly on chat platforms such as Whatsapp to help counter fake news about the Covid-19 crisis, one of the broadcaster’s top bosses has said. Jamie Angus, director of the BBC World Service Group, urged tech giants to open their platforms to trusted news providers as part of their [...]
Debenhams reveals first UK stores to reopen this month June 4, 2020 Debenhams has revealed which UK stores are set to reopen when lockdown restrictions are eased for retailers later this month. The department store chain said three Northern Ireland stores. Including the Belfast flagship shop, will open on 8 June. A further two stores will open in Northern Ireland shortly after. In England, 50 stores will [...]
Apple boss Tim Cook pens open letter on racism after ‘senseless’ George Floyd killing June 4, 2020 Apple chief executive Tim Cook has published an open letter admitting that his company must do more to tackle racism. In the letter, published on Apple’s website, Cook spoke out about the “senseless killing” of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis. “To create change, we have to [...]
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak could have to self-isolate if minister tests positive for Covid-19 June 4, 2020 Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson could be told to self-isolate for 14 days after the pair had a meeting with Alok Sharma before he fell ill, Downing Street has confirmed. A spokesperson for Johnson said Sharma had a meeting with the Prime Minister and chancellor for 45 minutes on the economy, but that they all [...]
Virgin Atlantic to restart passenger flights in July June 4, 2020 Embattled airline Virgin Atlantic has today announced that it will restart some passenger flights from July. The carrier said that from 20 and 21 July, it would resume services from London Heathrow to Orlando, Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York JFK and Los Angeles. It added that more routes would be announced in the next two [...]
Softbank launches $100m minorities startup fund in the wake of George Floyd protests June 4, 2020 Softbank has launched a new startup fund to invest in companies led by “people of colour” in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd. The Japanese technology giant announced the $100m (£80m) Opportunity Growth Fund as other executives of firms speak out over racial inequality. Chief executive Masayoshi Son wrote on Twitter [...]
IAG haemorrhaging cash at £178m a week, says BA boss Cruz June 4, 2020 British Airways boss Alex Cruz has said that parent company IAG was burning through £178m a week due to the coronavirus crisis, raising fears it might not survive. In an internal note seen by Reuters, Cruz said that IAG’s dire financial situation meant its 12,000 job cuts were necessary. The airline came under heavy criticism [...]
FTSE 100 quarterly review highlights the economy’s winners and losers June 4, 2020 | City Talk Home-repairs company Homeserve, cybersecurity firm Avast, DIY group Kingfisher and gambling giant GVC were the four companies announced yesterday as being promoted to the FTSE 100 – the index of the 100 biggest UK companies.Cruise giant Carnival, airline easyJet, aerospace components firm Meggitt and British Gas-owner Centrica are all making way. The FTSE reshuffles its [...]
Bafta Awards: Sky production push pays off as Chernobyl leads nominations June 4, 2020 Hit Sky series Chernobyl has picked up 14 nominations at the Bafta Television Awards 2020 as the media giant reaps the rewards of its production push. The critically-acclaimed miniseries, which is based on the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, led the field at this year’s awards. It is now one of the [...]