Brits suffer weekend travel chaos as RMT goes ahead with third strike June 25, 2022 Strike action has entered its third day on the UK's rail network this week, causing severe disruption to passengers across the country.
US Supreme Court overturns Roe vs Wade: Almost 40m women could lose right to abortion June 24, 2022 The US Supreme Court has overturned the 50-year-old Roe Vs Wade ruling which gives women the right to an abortion. America’s top body took away the right of millions of women to terminate a pregnancy in one fell swoop, after a document suggested it was going to do so a few weeks ago. The ruling [...]
Business of Space: Big decisions for satellite giants – to merge or to share? June 24, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner offers up a roundup of the most important news across the space industry, every Friday. Inmarsat prepares for rival takeover SpaceX and OneWeb pledge cooperation NASA’s Artemis programme heads for major test Inmarsat: Nearly over the dotted line British satellite darling Inmarsat is getting increasingly closer to a successful takeover by US rival Viasat, as pressure [...]
Put it on expenses: Bite-size pub lunch and training will help City workers take proper screen break June 24, 2022 Leading pub chain Greene King is offering city workers a pub lunch and a pint along with ‘bite-size’ training sessions. In wake of the pandemic’s shake-up of the working week, the ‘Expensable Lunch’ will be launching at the start of next month, to improve people’s personal and professional development – while giving them a much-needed [...]
Exclusive Q&A: Germany should not boost coal to fend off supply shortages argues Wärtsilä June 24, 2022 A Finnish power giant has called for Germany to ramp-up LNG supplies to avoid increasing its dependence on coal supplies.
London IPOs in decline since Brexit vote as British companies flock to New York June 24, 2022 London’s IPO market share has dropped since the Brexit vote as British companies seek to list in New York. Listings in the UK are at their lowest in over 10 years despite the government relaxing some rules to attract IPOs and make London a post-Brexit listings favourite. IPO activity in the country dropped to about [...]
Jamie Bartlett – on the trail of the missing ‘Cryptoqueen’ June 24, 2022 From the Crypto AM magazine, journalist Jamie Bartlett talks about his three-year search for the missing 'Cryptoqueen' - Ruja Ignatova.
Energy giant Centrica turns to hundreds of former soldiers in push to greener energy June 24, 2022 Centrica is planning to hire about 500 former soldiers, sailors, and air force personnel by the end of next year as it looks to transition to Net Zero. The energy giant will recruit them into engineering roles across British Gas and the wider group as the company aims to reach Net Zero by 2045. Greg [...]
EP: 142 Newcastle, Newmarket & Hong Kong June 24, 2022 The popular Northumberland Plate is the highlight at Newcastle on Saturday where a maximum field is due to line up in the competitive two mile contest. Newmarket hosts both the Criterion & the Fred Archer Stakes on the same afternoon, with the Irish Derby at the Curragh completing another top day of flat racing. Today [...]
Flying high: 10,000 UK jobs supported as BAE Systems cashes in with £500m order for Spanish fighter jets June 24, 2022 Thousands of UK jobs will be supported thanks a mammoth order from Spain for a new fleet of 20 fighter jets, with BAE Systems cashing in £500m of a £1.5bn contract. The major purchase to expand Spain’s armed forces was announced in Berlin this week, and will increase the number of Typhoons in Europe to [...]
