Lord Mayor’s Show cancelled due to coronavirus September 21, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of one of London’s best known events for the first time in over 150 years. The Lord Mayor’s Show, which dates back hundreds of years, was due to have been held on 14 November, but the decision has now been taken to call it off. Due to the [...]
Lufthansa warns of more job cuts as travel recovery stalls September 21, 2020 Lufthansa shares lost nearly a tenth of their value this afternoon after the German flag carrier said that it would cut more jobs on top of the 22,000 redundancies previously announced. This afternoon the airline revealed that due to the stalling recovery in air travel it would have to reduce its fleet by 150 planes, [...]
Matt Hancock announces £500 payment for self-isolating people September 21, 2020 Matt Hancock has announced that workers on low income salaries who are forced to self-isolate will be given £500 to help them do so. The payment will be made to anyone who cannot work because they have tested positive for coronavirus or have been asked to self-isolate through NHS Test and Trace. It will apply [...]
Rio Tinto could destroy another 124 Aboriginal sites September 21, 2020 Mining giant Rio Tinto is expected to destroy another 124 Aboriginal heritage sites in Australia, an inquiry into the destruction of the 46,000-year-old Jukkan Gorge sites has been told. Speaking to a parliamentary panel about the incident, archaeologist Anna Fagan said that the Western Ranges iron ore development project would do much more damage to [...]
Illegal brothels uncovered in central London neighbourhoods September 17, 2020 Dozens of illegal brothels are operating in some of London’s most exclusive postcodes, a new investigation by ITV News has uncovered. From Kensington to Mayfair, a number of Albanian gangs are running a network of brothels across the capital. During the undercover operation, footage shows reporters being approached in the street and taken to one [...]
Oil prices reverse losses as Opec cracks down on over production September 17, 2020 Global oil prices sprung upwards this afternoon after producer group Opec+ said that it would crack down on those countries which did not comply with its record output cuts. Delegates are also planning an extra meeting in October if global oil markets weaken again, further reassuring traders. Worldwide benchmark Brent crude reversed its losses and [...]
Singapore added to travel corridors ‘green’ list September 17, 2020 People from England will now be able to travel to Singapore without needing to quarantine on return in a welcome boost to the travel industry. This afternoon the Department for Transport announced that the city-state would be added to its list of travel corridors, along with Thailand. However, people returning from Slovenia and Guadeloupe will [...]
Shareholders approve Michael O’Leary’s bonus despite revolt September 17, 2020 A third of Ryanair shareholders today revolted against a €458,000 (£417,500) bonus for chief executive Michael O’Leary today at the budget carrier’s annual general meeting. Although the firm’s remuneration report was approved by 65.8 per cent of voters, 34.2 voted against the packages, which had been criticised due to the ongoing financial crisis brought on [...]
Lithium firm makes ‘globally significant’ find in Cornwall September 17, 2020 A Cornish company has found “globally significant” grades of lithium in England’s westernmost county, in what could be a crucial discovery for the country’s battery technology industry. The aptly-named Cornish Lithium, which was founded four years ago, said that initial results from its exploratory work indicated “some of the world’s highest grades of lithium and [...]
P&O Cruises cancels all sailings until early next year September 17, 2020 Carnival-owned P&O Cruises today announced that all of its cruises would be cancelled until the new year due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the group said that all the ferry company’s Caribbean cruises would be scrapped until the end of January, while all sailings to and from Southampton are cancelled throughout February. Shares [...]
