Eurovision winner denies taking drugs during event after online speculation May 23, 2021 The lead singer of Eurovision winners Maneskin has denied speculation he was taking drugs during the event. Damiano David from the Italian band said he did not take drugs after a viral video of him bending down during the broadcast circulated overnight, leading many to speculate that he was using cocaine. When asked about the [...]
Labour calls on UK to back Biden’s global corporate tax overhaul May 23, 2021 Boris Johnson must back US plans for a global minimum corporate tax rate to target tax avoidance, the Labour Party has warned. The Biden administration set out a tax regime overhaul last month, proposing a new tax based on sales in each country to the global profits of large corporations, regardless of their physical presence [...]
Dominic Cummings claims UK originally pursued ‘herd immunity’ policy May 23, 2021 Boris Johnson’s former aide has claimed the UK originally pursued a policy of herd immunity to combat the pandemic, and claimed all three lockdowns could have been avoided if someone “competent” had been in charge. Dominic Cummings took to Twitter on Saturday night to reveal the “shocking truth” that the government was pursuing a herd [...]
Liberty Steel breached £18m loan with Metro Bank – report May 23, 2021 Metro Bank is reportedly still waiting for the repayment of an £18m loan from embattled steel group Liberty. It is the latest sign of trouble for Liberty’s owner GFG Alliance which is being investigated by the UK Serious Fraud Office for alleged money laundering and fraudulent trading. Its future has been in doubt since its [...]
All cruise guests will need to be vaccinated, says Royal Caribbean boss May 23, 2021 All Royal Caribbean guests will need to be vaccinated, the boss of the world’s biggest cruise companies said today. Chief executive Richard Fain said, “we expect all of our guests who are eligible for a vaccine to have it”. “The combination of the vaccines and testing and contact tracing, all these kinds of protocols really [...]
Dowden: Visa-free touring possible in 17 countries post-Brexit May 13, 2021 Artists will be able to tour in at least 17 of the 27 EU member states without needing visas or work permits, the culture secretary has said. When the Brexit transition period ended, new travel rules came into place that do not guarantee visa-free travel for musicians in the EU. There have been calls from [...]
Over-18s offered Covid jab in Lancashire amid concerns over Indian variant May 13, 2021 All adults will be offered a Covid vaccine in parts of Lancashire where there’s been a spike in cases of the Indian variant. It comes after the Prime Minister said he was “anxious” about the Indian variant and is “ruling nothing out” to tackle it. There are growing concerns over the variant, first identified in [...]
Facebook loses appeal over investigation into Giphy takeover May 13, 2021 Facebook has lost an appeal over the regulatory probe into its acquisition of Giphy. The social media giant announced plans to buy Giphy last May but the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) then said it was looking into whether it could cause a “substantial lessening of competition in any market or markets in the United [...]
FCA looked at Greensill two months before its collapse May 13, 2021 The City regulator started to examine supply chain finance firm Greensill months before its collapse, it has emerged. The head of the Financial Conduct Authority told MPs on Wednesday that the regulator had had “very detailed preparatory thinking going on during January and February” before Greensill’s collapse in March. Greensill Capital was the brainchild of [...]
Blackrock receives approval to run wealth business in China May 12, 2021 Blackrock has won approval to begin operating its wealth management business in China as it capitalises on the country’s fast-growing asset management market. The joint venture, which is 50.1 per cent owned by Blackrock and includes China Construction Bank and Temasek, received approval from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission today. BlackRock will “support China [...]
