The west forgot about Crimea. It cannot forget about the rest of Ukraine May 31, 2023 It is perhaps easy to become fatigued by news of the war in Ukraine. It is now fifteen months since Vladimir Putin’s tanks rolled over the frontier for what they thought would be a straightforward victory, an imperial conquest more akin to 1940 or the Napoleonic era than the 21st century. Through sheer bloody-mindedness as [...]
The cost of living crisis has an unlikely winner: the book industry May 31, 2023 Publishing group Bloomsbury raked in record sales last year as Brits buried their heads in books and "cut back on more expensive forms of diversion" through the cost of living squeeze, the firm revealed today.
Morning in the City: Prudential’s CFO quits, Bloomsbury, B&M and London leading UK confidence May 31, 2023 Morning, and welcome to the live blog on 31 May. This morning we have results from Bloomsbury Publishing, B&M, and the departure of a top exec for “failing” standards.
Government sends Fever-Tree mixers and a cricket shirt down under to celebrate post-Brexit trade deal May 31, 2023 The UK’s trade deals with Australia and New Zealand came into force at midnight, with special shipments of British goods such as signed Beano comics among the first to be sent under the new arrangements. The agreements are the first trade deals negotiated post-Brexit to enter into force and come after the UK, Australia and [...]
Prudential’s CFO leaves after ‘falling short of standards’ but insurer gives few details May 31, 2023 Prudential Plc said on Wednesday its chief financial officer, James Turner, would leave the company after a code of conduct investigation into a recent recruitment showed he had fallen short of its standards. Turner, who has been with the Asia-focused company for 12 years before resigning, will stay on for four months to support a transition [...]
Tier to launch new AI tech to boot out unsafe riders and reduce costs May 31, 2023 E-scooter mobility giant Tier has announced it will launch a first of its kind AI technology in the UK, which aims to improve the safety and sustainability of its e-scooters and reduce costs. The system, described as a ‘Parrot’ e-scooter brain, is capable of recognising “anti-social riding behaviours” without requiring the use of complex and [...]
London businesses most confident in the UK amid economic slowdown May 31, 2023 London businesses are poised to lead the UK economy out of its slowdown, although they remain acutely concerned about the impact of higher interest rates and scorching inflation, a new survey out today shows. Confidence among the capital’s firms slimmed four points to 43 per cent, although that was the highest reading of any area [...]
Just Stop Oil offer nothing in the debate over our energy future May 31, 2023 The UK’s energy future and, environmental goals are debates of real consequence, and Just Stop Oil should no longer featured in it.
We’ve all made mistakes: Seoul government accidentally sends evacuation order to entire populace May 31, 2023 Rare wailing air raid sirens and mobile phone alerts calling for evacuations rattled residents of the South Korean capital, Seoul, early on Wednesday after North Korea tried to launch what it said was a satellite. Nuclear-armed North Korea’s sixth satellite launch ended in failure, with the booster and payload plunging into the sea, but not before prompting emergency alerts and evacuation warnings in [...]
North Sea oil and gas projects essential to UK’s energy future, warn academics May 31, 2023 Halting future investment in North Sea oil and gas projects jeopardises the UK's supply security and net zero ambitions.
