Police slam ‘selfish’ Just Stop Oil activists who scaled QEII bridge forcing its closure October 17, 2022 Police branded Just Stop Oil demonstrators ‘selfish’ amid an all-day standoff with activists who scaled the QEII Bridge forcing its closure. Commuters faced disruption after the campaigners climbed to the top of the Dartford Crossing over the Thames, leading to Essex Police closing it. The situation began to unfold at 4.50am, when officers were called [...]
US approval of GSK’s one-vial meningitis vaccine sweetens investors amid litigation October 17, 2022 GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) one-vial only meningitis vaccine Menveo has been approved by US regulators, which has sweetened investors amid its ongoing legal battle. The British medicines giant and French pharma firm Sanofi are currently undergoing a series of trials in the US over Zantac, a heartburn drug which was recalled in 2019 following claims by the US [...]
British chipmaker IQE lunges into Samsung’s home turf with Asia push October 17, 2022 British chipmaker IQE has announced its second Asia-based partnership in a week, as it seeks to widen its presence in the tech-driven market. IQE today inked a supply deal with an unnamed consumer electronics heavyweight in the region, just days after cutting a deal with Korean supplies producer SK Siltron for the development and commercialisation [...]
Government must avoid ‘cliff edge’ after cutting energy support package October 17, 2022 The Government must ease support for households to prevent them facing a sudden uptick in their energy bills, warned the BEIS chair.
Investment fraud soars to nearly £1bn as criminals increasingly exploit social media October 17, 2022 Almost £900m has been lost to investment fraud in the past year, as police warn about the rise in the use of social media for bogus schemes. The lure of so-called ‘get rich quick’ initiatives have become “rife” during the cost of living crisis, as millions look for fix to their finanical woes. In a [...]
EU urged to ramp up EV support to fend off China’s advance October 17, 2022 The EU was urged to ramp up its economic support for the electric vehicle (EV) transition if it wants to fend off China’s advance into the market. A study published today by European NGO Transport & Environment shows that EV sales in the continent slowed down over the last few months, going down from 13 [...]
Kanye West snaps up free speech social media firm Parler in bid to ‘change the world’ October 17, 2022 Kanye West is set to buy right-wing social media app Parler, with the vision to “change the world” with a new free speech vision. Parler was banned by both Google and Apple in 2021 after it was used during the Capitol riots in Washington DC. It was accused of the proliferation of posts on violent political [...]
Seraphim asset values rocket a third as eyes of defence sector fall to satellites October 17, 2022 Seraphim Space has helped grow the value of its assets by more than a third in the year following its £180m London IPO, despite an economic downturn weighing on tech stocks across the globe. The value of assets under the wing of the London space investment trust, said to be the first of its kind, [...]
Matalan secures deadline extension for £350m debt payment October 17, 2022 Matalan has announced that its debt payments have been kicked back several months, buying the high street retailer more time to find cash. The discount clothes retailer said that a January deadline to refinance £350m of debt has been pushed back to July. Matalan described the update as “an important milestone” in its recapitalisation plan [...]
This Is Why Imposter Syndrome Is Worse For Remote Workers October 17, 2022 If you’ve ever had that stomach-clenching sense of inadequacy about work; you know, the one that precedes the little voice in your head that tells you that you’re no good at your job, you’re going to be found out any minute now, and that no one rates you, then you’ll be familiar with imposter syndrome. [...]
