Getir to create 6,000 more jobs as UK expansion gains pace January 24, 2022 Rapid grocery delivery firm Getir has announced plans to create 6,000 fresh jobs in the UK this year as it continues its national rollout. The start-up currently has 4,000 staff across the UK after expanding rapidly since it launched in London at the start of last year. Getir said its new recruits will be hired [...]
Cladding suppliers shares tumble after Gove threat on remediation costs January 24, 2022 Building material manufacturers and property developers’ shares plummet on Monday morning as the government toughens up on firms unwilling to pay to fix unsafe homes. Housing secretary Michael Gove threatened a UK trading ban on manufacturers of combustible cladding and insulation in a letter to the Construction Products Association. In the letter, Gove said more [...]
Nusrat Ghani: Boris Johnson orders inquiry over Islamophobia allegations January 24, 2022 The Prime Minister has ordered an inquiry into a Conservative MP’s allegations was fired from a ministerial job as her Muslim faith was making colleagues uncomfortable. Boris Johnson has asked the Cabinet Office to conduct an inquiry into the claims from Nusrat Ghani, Downing Street said on Monday. “As he said at the time, the [...]
Invasion fears: US urges families of embassy staff in Ukraine to leave amid tension with Russia January 24, 2022 The family members of US embassy staff in Ukraine have been ordered to leave the country, amid escalating fears of a Russian invasion. The US State Department told relatives of embassy staff and non-essential embassy staff to leave while also encouraging US citizens in the country to leave. A Russian invasion could occur “at any [...]
Morrisons denies that hunt has started for new CEO after private equity takeover January 24, 2022 Sources close to Morrisons have denied that the supermarket has started the hunt for a new chief executive in the wake of its £7bn takeover last year. The private equity firm behind the supermarket, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), was reported to have started looking for someone to replace David Potts. The Sunday Times newspaper [...]
Scotland Yard to meet MP over claims Boris Johnson critics are being blackmailed January 22, 2022 Police are to meet with William Wragg, to discuss his claims that Downing Street has tried to intimidate and blackmail MPs questioning the Prime Minister’s position. Johnson has come under fire in recent weeks following revelations of lockdown parties held at Downing Street, with several Tory MPs calling for him to go. Wragg is to [...]
UKHSA: Omicron sub-lineage ‘variant under investigation’ in UK as cases sweep Denmark January 22, 2022 The UK Health Security Agency has designated the Omicron variant sub-lineage, known as BA.2, as a variant under investigation – but current case rates are very low. UK health authorities have dubbed the Omicron variant sub-lineage as a variant under investigation but noted low case rates at the moment. Nearly half of all Covid cases [...]
Commons Defence Chair: More must be done to support Ukraine as Russian troops gather January 22, 2022 The UK has been urged to do more to support Ukraine as Russian troops have amassed around its borders. The call for support comes from the chair of the Commons Defence Select Committee, Tobias Ellwood. Speaking to the BBC, Ellwood said he suspected an invasion was “now imminent.” Russia’s president Vladimir Putin was “taking full [...]
Beijing retains ‘full emergency mode’ amid Covid concerns ahead of Winter Olympics January 22, 2022 China’s capital Beijing has urged its districts to maintain “full emergency mode” regarding Covid, less than a fortnight before the Winter Olympic Games begin. Cities across the country have introduced tougher Covid measures in recent weeks, in an attempt to control new outbreaks of the virus. In measures introduced earlier this month, travellers into Beijing [...]
Two-thirds of anti-vax social media content made by just a dozen creators January 22, 2022 Just 12 ‘influencers’ are behind two-thirds of anti-vaccination online material, it has been found. Most anti-vax content is produced by figures from the US, who allege to be political or medical leaders, according to the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). Social media firms have been urged to crack down on anti-vax content by political [...]
