Nissan confirms £1bn Sunderland gigafactory in major jobs boost July 1, 2021 Nissan today confirmed plans to open a £1bn flagship battery gigafactory in Sunderland as part of a major electric vehicle push that will create thousands of new jobs. The Japanese carmaker said the huge new plant, dubbed EV36Zero, would create 6,200 new jobs at Nissan and its UK suppliers. This includes more than 900 new [...]
Dazn inks landmark deal to stream Women’s Champions League June 30, 2021 The Women’s Champions League will be streamed live for free around the world for the next four seasons following a landmark deal with sports platform Dazn. The streaming service, dubbed the “Netflix of sports”, has acquired the rights to the tournament from UEFA until 2025. It has also agreed a partnership with Youtube to host [...]
Euro 2020: Nearly 2,000 Covid cases linked to Scotland football matches June 30, 2021 Nearly 2,000 new Covid-19 cases in Scotland have been linked to football fans watching Euro 2020 fixtures. Public Health Scotland (PHS) said two-thirds of the 1,991 cases recorded were people who travelled to London for Scotland’s game against England on 18 June. This included 397 fans who were at the game at Wembley. A further [...]
Euro 2020: BBC pulls in more than 20m viewers for England’s Germany win June 30, 2021 More than 20m people tuned into the BBC yesterday to watch England’s 2-0 victory over Germany at Euro 2020. The historic clash attracted a peak audience of 20.6m viewers, representing more than 80 per cent of audience share. The bumper numbers mean almost a third of the UK population settled in for the game, which [...]
Google to crack down on financial scams after City watchdog threat June 30, 2021 Google is set to tighten its advertising rules in the UK in a bid to crack down on financial scams following pressure from the City watchdog. The tech giant said all financial services advertisers will have to prove they are authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The new policy will come into force from [...]
GB News viewer numbers slump after turbulent start June 30, 2021 GB News has suffered a sharp drop in viewing figures since its launch amid a string of difficulties for the upstart news channel. The station has pulled in just over 1m viewers in recent days, less than half the peak of 2.2m recorded on its first full day earlier this month. GB News, which has [...]
M&C Saatchi shares fizz as ad group hikes expectations June 30, 2021 Shares in M&C Saatchi jumped this morning after the advertising group narrowed its pre-tax loss and forecast full-year trading ahead of expectations. The London media firm posted a 12 per cent drop in revenue to 2020 to £225.4m as the pandemic sparked a sharp fall in advertising spend. But pre-tax loss narrowed from £8.6m to [...]
British savings jump during lockdown as UK GDP slips June 30, 2021 British households increased their savings sharply at the beginning of the year as the third coronavirus lockdown closed pubs, restaurants and shops. The UK’s savings ratio, which measures the income households saved as a proportion of disposable income, rose to 19.9 per cent from 16.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020. This was [...]
Stagecoach scraps dividend as pandemic hits bus services June 30, 2021 Stagecoach has scrapped its dividend for the full year after Covid lockdowns sparked a sharp fall in revenue and profit. The Scottish transport group posted revenue of £928m in the year to May, down from £1.4bn in the previous 12 months. Pre-tax profit dropped 40 per cent to £24.7m, though this was ahead of market [...]
Telly takeover: Bumper night for ITV as viewers flock to Euros and Love Island June 29, 2021 Many Brits were left with a telly dilemma last night after the return of hit dating show Love Island clashed with an epic Euros showdown between France and Switzerland. But while fans were forced to take their pick of the drama, the real winner of the night was ITV, which screened both events. The broadcaster [...]
