The best Twitter reactions to Donald Trump’s press conference February 17, 2017 Donald Trump held a press conference last night – and nobody really knows what happened. The US President dismissed concerns over connections between the White House and Russia, and launched another attack on the media. The President fired his national security officer, Mike Flynn, earlier this week after it emerged that Flynn had lied to vice [...]
The best Twitter reactions to Tony Blair’s speech at Open Britain February 17, 2017 Tony Blair made an impassioned speech in the City of London this morning calling on the British people to "rise up" and fight against Brexit. The former PM was speaking at the launch of his new campaign for the UK to remain in the European Union. "People voted without knowledge of the true terms of [...]
Eight fire engines and 51 firefighters tackling blaze in east London near Star Lane DLR station February 16, 2017 Eight fire engines have been deployed to tackle a blaze reported on Bidder Street in Canning Town, east London, near Star Lane DLR station. London Ambulance Service sent an incident response officer and a hazardous area response team to the scene. It is not known if anyone has been injured in the fire. A spokesperson for [...]
Seven-year-old girl asks Google for a job – and gets a reply from its boss February 16, 2017 In days gone by, parents might have held ambitions for their children to become doctors, lawyers or teachers. Nowadays, it's all about getting a foot in the door of one of the big tech firms. With competition for these roles being so fierce however, it takes an application with a difference to attract the notice [...]
Sir Vince Cable says Co-operative Bank sale is “bad news” February 16, 2017 Former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has poured cold water on the Co-operative Bank’s plans to sell itself, in an interview with the BBC this morning. The Co-op Bank surprised the market on Monday morning with its sale announcement Cable, a former Lib Dem MP, said selling the bank was “bad news” because it will [...]
Royal Bank of Scotland accused of fraud and forgery February 16, 2017 Royal Bank of Scotland has been accused of fraud and forgery by an ex-employee and former customers, according to a BBC report. A former employee of the lender told the BBC that two of his colleagues at RBS had fabricated complaints and alleged they were from five of his customers. Mark Wright, who worked at NatWest and [...]
Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins wants to help out with the government’s review of modern employment February 15, 2017 Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins wants to get involved with the government's review of modern employment – after losing an appeal against a former worker last week. The plumbing boss has requested an "urgent" meeting with Matthew Taylor, Tony Blair's former adviser and head of the government review, in the wake of the Appeals Court ruling [...]
Train services into Kings Cross and Moorgate disrupted by object caught on overhead wires February 15, 2017 Trains between Stevenage and London Kings Cross and Moorgate are subject to delays this morning, because of an object caught on overhead wires at Brookmans Park. National Rail said trains may be revised or delayed by up to 20 minutes, with disruption set to continue until 11AM. NEW: Disruption between Stevenage and London Kings Cross / [...]
EU negotiator Guy Verhofstadt says Sir Winston Churchill would have voted Remain February 15, 2017 The European Parliament's chief Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt yesterday accused the Brexit movement of destroying Sir Winston Churchill's legacy. Verhofstadt told MEPs in Strasbourg that Churchill would have voted to Remain in last June's referendum. "In May 1947, in the Albert Hall in London Churchill, the British Bulldog, made it very clear what he wanted. And [...]
Jack Dorsey gave Twitter a really expensive Valentine’s Day present February 15, 2017 Twitter founder Jack Dorsey celebrated Valentine's Day with a big confidence boost for the social network. Dorsey bought just over $7m (£5.6m) worth of Twitter stock – and of course, tweeted about it, using the romantic hashtag #LoveTwitter. #LoveTwitter https://t.co/fELbw0ska7 — jack (@jack) February 14, 2017 The Twitter boss, who also founded (and is, controversially, chief executive of) payments company [...]
