Apple knocked off perch as world’s most valuable firm by oil giant Saudi Aramco May 12, 2022 Apple has been knocked off its perch of the world’s most valuable company by Saudi Aramco. The oil giant topped $2.426tn this on Wednesday, overtaking the iPhone-maker at $2.415tn, representing just over £10bn. This is the first time the state-backed Saudi Aramco has taken the top spot since 2020 according to the The Financial Times, [...]
Tory MP claims food bank users ‘cannot cook or budget properly’ and meals cost 30p a day May 11, 2022 A Conservative MP has sparked anger after saying poorer people rely on food banks because they “cannot cook properly”, and that meals can be cooked “for around 30p”. Lee Anderson told the Commons those who want to register for help must sign up for a “budgeting course and a cooking course.” When asked by [...]
Liz Truss: ‘Clear and shocking evidence of deliberate and malicious cyber attacks by the Kremlin’ May 11, 2022 The Kremlin has been blamed for a series of cyber attacks, including on a communications company in Ukraine an hour before Russia’s invasion. The Foreign Office made an announcement this week citing “clear and shocking evidence” of the action by Moscow, following an in-depth assessment by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The NCSC [...]
Priti Patel looks to crack down on ‘criminal and disruptive guerrilla tactics’ of groups like XR, Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil May 11, 2022 Priti Patel is looking to end “criminal, disruptive and self-defeating guerrilla tactics” of environmental activists, including those who glue themselves to roads in protest of fossil fuels. The Home Secretary made the Public Order Bill announcement in the Queen’s Speech, which will try to stop “relentless reoffending and significant disruption by a selfish minority of [...]
Department for business and energy to move into Whitehall office and save taxpayer £5m a year May 11, 2022 The department responsible for the government’s energy strategy is moving to the centre of Whitehall in a bid save around £5m a year. Kwasi Kwarteng’s department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will transfer from 1 Victoria Street to government owned buildings which house the civil service, by the end of 2023. This comes [...]
Biden urges Johnson to show ‘courage, co-operation and leadership’ over plan to ‘give up’ on N. Ireland Protocol May 11, 2022 US President Joe Biden has waded into the row over Britain ‘giving up’ on talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol, calling for leadership and negotiations. Earlier this week it was reported that the British government will move to discard large portions of the Northern Ireland Protocol after giving up on Brexit negotiations with the EU. [...]
Top US intelligence official warns the Kremlin could use nuclear weapons if Putin thought Nato would intervene in Ukraine May 11, 2022 The head of America’s national intelligence organisation has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin may use nuclear weapons. Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, told the Senate the Kremlin may take the drastic step to avoid getting bogged down in longer war over Ukraine. She said Russia will become “more unpredictable and escalatory” as it [...]
Michael Gove: There won’t be an emergency budget to tackle the cost of living crisis May 11, 2022 Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has insisted there will not be an emergency budget to deal with the cost of living crisis. The minister made his comments on Sky News this morning after the prime minister told the Commons yesterday, that Rishi Sunak would be “saying more” on the UK’s response to rising inflation and [...]
Car crashes into front of Boris Johnson’s £1.3m Camberwell townhouse May 10, 2022 Police were called after a car ploughed into the Camberwell home of prime minister Boris Johnson. The Vauxhall Astra was pictured in front of the £1.3m townhouse after crashing in the early hours of Monday morning. The force said in a statement: “Officers attended and found a car that had struck the exterior of a [...]
Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn Monroe portrait sold at auction for record £158m May 10, 2022 Andy Warhol’d iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe has been sold at auction in New York for a record-breaking £158m. The artist’s ‘s ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ notched up $195m (£158m), making it the most expensive 20th entry artwork ever to sell at auction with Christie’s. The piece attracted bidders from 29 countries with additional highlights [...]
