Key dairy producer Arla Foods warns about ‘cancel culture’ in industry, driven by millennial and Gen Z shift to veganism and rising costs April 25, 2022 A sense of “feeling ashamed towards dairy in public” is putting some farmers on the brink of calling it quits, a major milk and cheese producer has claimed. Arla Foods launched a campaign called ‘don’t cancel the cow’ in response to supply and demand pressures, including claims that younger people are avoiding dairy – and [...]
Labour says by scrapping ‘non-dom’ status it could raise £1bn April 25, 2022 Labour has said it would get rid of non-domicile status, following the row over Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s wife’s tax affairs. The opposition pledged a tax overhaul to stop people who live in the UK long-term from avoiding paying tax, saying scrapping the system could raise more than £1bn a year. In a policy announcement, the [...]
Sadiq Khan ‘heartbroken’ as four dead in stabbing incident at south London house, and one man arrested April 25, 2022 A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after four people died of stab injuries in south London in the early hours of the morning. The Metropolitan Police said they were called to a disturbance in Bermondsey at 1.40am on Monday, where they found three women and a man suffering with knife wounds. The [...]
Watch the moment a Russian oil depot 100km from Ukraine border is engulfed in flames April 25, 2022 Videos shared on social media show the moment a Russian oil depot north of the Ukrainian border was engulfed in flames. Russia responded to the inferno in Bryansk, 100km north of the border, with state news agency Taas reporting on it at around 2am on Monday morning. Space agency Nasa’s fire tracking site also showed [...]
Fuel price rise means cost of running a car jumps 17 per cent April 25, 2022 Huge jumps in fuel prices have contributed to a rise in the cost of maintaining a car by 17 per cent to £3,500. Motorists are spending on average £1,435 to fill up their car each year, which is a £960 rise, according Insurance Revolution. The fuel jump rise means some road-users have started to use [...]
British Airways cancels routes to Miami, Tokyo and Hong Kong over the summer April 22, 2022 British Airways is seeking to reassure customers they won’t face disruption, after flights to Miami, Hong Kong and Tokyo were cancelled until September. The company pulled routes due to staff shortages and rising demand after Covid restrictions were lifted. It told City A.M. the Hong Kong route was cancelled due to ongoing Covid entry restrictions, [...]
Ukraine’s government writes to Shell, accusing the oil giant of ‘bankrolling Putin’s war with an accounting trick’ April 22, 2022 Ukraine has accused energy giant Shell of continuing to “bankroll Putin’s war machine” buy buying oil through an “accounting trick.” In an angry letter sent to the oil company’s boss, Kyiv branded it “deplorable” that firm was still buying fuel linked to the Kremlin indirectly. According to the Telegraph, despite a commitment to stop purchasing [...]
Wimbledon’s Russia ban: Novak Djokovic, Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and legend Martina Navratilova question decision April 22, 2022 Tennis stars including Novak Djokovic, Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, and legendary ex pro Martina Navratilova, have come out against Wimbledon’s ban on Russian and Belarusian players. There was a backlash from the sporting community after SW19 said athletes, including men’s world number two Daniil Medvedev and women’s world number four Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus , cannot [...]
Treasury grants licence to pay contracts for Russia’s Gazprombank until May 31 April 22, 2022 The treasury has granted a licence to pay Russia’s Gazprombank and its subsidiaries until the end of next month. The decision was made to ensure gas supplies continue to flow to the European Union according to a document seen by Reuters. The license allows an individual or firm to continue paying any contracts that began [...]
Madeleine McCann: New suspect identified in 2007 disappearance of toddler April 22, 2022 A man has been identified as a suspect over the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann 15 years ago. Portuguese prosecutors did not name him publicly, but indicated it was the same person which German authorities had previously publicly said is Christian Brueckner. In June 2020 German police said it was assumed that McCann was likely [...]