Burger King grilled for advertising plant-based burger not suitable for vegans April 15, 2020 Burger King has been given a grilling by the advertising watchdog over its “misleading” claims about a plant-based burger that is not suitable for vegetarians or vegans. In January the fast food chain promoted its new “plant-based” Rebel Whopper burger with the tagline “100% Whopper. No Beef.” Adverts posted to Facebook also branded the new [...]
US coronavirus deaths hit 25,000 after doubling in one week April 14, 2020 The number of deaths from coronavirus in the US surged past 25,000 today, according to a Reuters tally, marking a doubling of the death toll in just one week. The US, which has the world’s third-largest population, has recorded more deaths from Covid-19 than any other country. In total almost 597,000 cases have been reported [...]
China ‘using Covid cover’ to seize control of Imagination Technologies April 14, 2020 A state-owned Chinese investor is exploiting the coronavirus crisis to seize control of Imagination Technologies, the British chipmaker’s former boss has warned. Sir Hossein Yossaie, who served as chief executive until 2016, has written to ministers urging them to block China Reform Holdings from taking control of the company’s board, Sky News reported. Yossaie also [...]
Former BT chairman Mike Rake joins Huawei UK board April 14, 2020 Sir Mike Rake, former BT chairman and president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), has joined the UK board of controversial Chinese tech giant Huawei. The City stalwart has served as an adviser to Huawei since January 2019, helping the firm to fend off attacks from critics over national security concerns. The government has [...]
Ticketmaster sparks controversy with coronavirus refund policy April 14, 2020 Furious fans have hit out at Ticketmaster after the website seemingly changed its refund policy to only cover events that have been cancelled due to coronavirus. The ticketing site previously allowed customers to claim a refund if an event had been cancelled, postponed or rescheduled. But Ticketmaster appears to have quietly altered its terms to [...]
Long read: Advertisers look to esports as gamers flock to virtual stadia April 13, 2020 Advertisers might find rich pickings in the world of esports, writes James Warrington Over the last few days, a meme purporting to show a model of a stadium that would seat 1 million people has circulated on social media. The image is probably fabricated and certainly ludicrous — even North Korea has only managed to [...]
Coronavirus: London hospital admissions stabilise on ‘sombre’ day for UK April 12, 2020 The number of coronavirus patients in London hospitals is stabilising but admissions elsewhere have risen as the UK reached a “sombre” milestone of 10,000 deaths. Speaking at the government’s daily briefing, Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public Health England, said the number of people in hospital beds in the capital was levelling out, but was increasing [...]
City bigwigs urged to help save businesses from coronavirus collapse April 12, 2020 Dozens of the City’s most high-profile denizens have been urged to offer their support to a taskforce that will prop up businesses at risk of collapse due to the coronavirus crisis. A group of more than 40 grandees were on Thursday asked to offer assistance pro bono on everything from legal advice to asset management. [...]
Boris Johnson discharged from hospital as he recovers from coronavirus April 12, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery from coronavirus, Downing Street has said. Johnson, who was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital a week ago and spent three days in intensive care, has now moved to Chequers. A No 10 spokesperson said: “On the advice of his medical team, the [...]
RBS pays out 70 per cent of government coronavirus loans April 12, 2020 The vast majority of the emergency coronavirus cash being doled out to small businesses has come from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), the lender has revealed. Taxpayer-backed RBS has so far approved 2,500 loans — roughly 70 per cent — under the government’s coronavirus business interruption loan scheme (CBILS), the Sunday Telegraph reported. The [...]
