Photograph leaked showing Boris Johnson at garden gathering in the midst of the first lockdown December 19, 2021 A photograph of Boris Johnson taken in May 2020 with more than a dozen people drinking wine in the garden of Downing Street has been published by The Guardian.
Fears of Russian invasion rise as Kremlin sends demands to Nato and US December 18, 2021 Russia has sent a list of demands to NATO as the country amasses more and more troops near Ukraine's eastern border.
Musk close to 10 per cent target after offloading 934,000 shares December 17, 2021 Tesla’s chief executive and serial entrepreneur Elon Musk has sold almost $14bn worth of shares, getting closer to selling 10 per cent of his total Tesla holdings. According to SEC filings, the chief executive yesterday offloaded 934,091 stocks for $884.1m. Musk’s latest selling round was made to pay for taxes on the exercise of stock [...]
Boris Johnson ‘joined staff for pizza party’ during first Covid lockdown December 16, 2021 The Prime Minister joined Downing Street staff for a party at No 10 during the first Covid lockdown last May, it has been reported. The claims – reported jointly by The Independent and The Guardian – outline that Boris Johnson spent 15 minutes at a “pizza party” with staff on 15 May 2020. Around 20 [...]
Funding crisis: PM Boris Johnson slams City Hall for creating TfL’s ‘black hole’ December 15, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused London mayor Sadiq Khan of creating Transport for London’s (TfL) financial “black hole.” “What happened is the Labour mayor of London embarked on a reckless unfunded fares policy that left a huge black hole in TfL’s finances,” Johnson said during PMQs. Responding to accusations made by Labour MP Ruth [...]
PMQs: Starmer slams Prime Minister’s ‘weak’ leadership with party split over Omicron restrictions December 15, 2021 Starmer slammed the Prime Minister as being too weak to lead the country with the Tories deeply split over new Omicron restrictions.
Devolved nations add to mounting calls for fresh business support from Westminster amid Omicron surge December 14, 2021 Scotland’s first minister has added to calls mounting on Westminster for a fresh tranche of financial support for businesses. Nicola Sturgeon said a lack of new support from the UK government meant “there is no money to compensate” businesses in the wake of further Covid restrictions. This was “not acceptable,” Sturgeon said, echoing calls from [...]
Virgin Atlantic boosted by £400m in funding from Branson’s Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines December 13, 2021 British Airways rival Virgin Atlantic is hoping to leave the turbulence behind after sealing a funding deal with Virgin Group and Delta Airline to inject £400m in fresh cash to steer it out of the pandemic. Virgin Atlantic, like many other airlines, has been battered by the Covid tracvel restrictions and the clisure of many [...]
Elon Musk named Time’s 2021 ‘Person of the Year’ December 13, 2021 Tesla boss Elon Musk has been named Time magazine's 2021 "Person of the Year" this afternoon.
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct and House of Fraser empire kicks off £70m share buyback plan December 13, 2021 Retail baron Miek Ashley has announced the start of a £70m share buyback plan for Frasers in an attempt to boost the company’s share price. Bosses at the group, which includes department store House of Fraser and retail chains Sports Direct and Game, said the plan is to reduce the number of shares in circulation. [...]