Skiing without the hassle at the Aman Melezin hotel in Courchevel February 28, 2022 The weekend: Take an early flight out of London and you can be skiing or snowboarding on the largest linked ski area in the world – with 600km of slopes across Les Trois Vallées – by the afternoon. For minimal time-wasting, the ski-in, ski-out Aman Melezin hotel is located on the Bellecôte Piste above Courchevel [...]
Forget crowds: Charter your own yacht in Corfu February 28, 2022 The situation is as follows. We’d been locked down for 18 months. We avoided the uncertainty of summer foreign holidays and were scouting round for an October half term option. That’s how we hit upon the idea of sailing… in Corfu… in October. On a low season sailing holiday you are taking a double risk. [...]
Telecom giants scrap roaming and international fees for fleeing Ukrainians February 28, 2022 More than a dozen telecom providers have shown their support for the Ukrainian people by offering free international calls and scrapping roaming fees, according to European telecoms lobbying group. European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO) said an internal survey showed at least 13 of its members have taken measures to help fleeing Ukrainians after Russia’s [...]
Following Google’s lead: Microsoft axes Russia Today and bans state-owned media ads February 28, 2022 Microsoft have stated in a blog post that it will be removing Russian state-owned media outlet RT’s mobile apps from the Windows App store, as well as cutting ads on Russian state-sponsored media. In a post, the tech giant said: “One of our principal and global responsibilities as a company is to help defend governments [...]
Petrol remains No1 choice for third of UK motorists February 28, 2022 Petrol cars remain the number one choice for a third of UK motorists, according to a research from Close Brothers Motor Finance (CBMF). Data revealed that numbers of people choosing a traditional car went up 8 per cent from 2021, when only one in five still intended to purchase a petrol car. Electric vehicles (EV) [...]
Kwasi Kwarteng: Fracking not the answer to soaring energy bills February 28, 2022 The business secretary has rejected onshore fracking for gas as the solution to swollen energy prices. In a series of tweets on Monday, Kwasi Kwarteng pointed instead to investment in “cheap, clean power” in order to protect the UK from global gas markets. Extra supply generated from untapped shale reserves in the UK “won’t materially [...]
Shell announces exit from Russian assets following Downing Street pressure February 28, 2022 Shell will exit is joint ventures with Gazprom following intense government pressure to divest from Kremlin-backed assets.
City workers to get multi-year visas as part of inked UK-New Zealand trade deal February 28, 2022 City workers will now be eligible to access multi-year New Zealand visas, after the UK inked a post-Brexit trade deal with Jacinda Ardern’s government today. Department of International Trade estimates say the deal will add 0.03 per cent to UK GDP every year from 2035, with growth in UK services set to make up the [...]
Law firms Linklaters and Baker McKenzie consider cutting ties with Russia February 28, 2022 Magic Circle law firm Linklaters and Chicago law firm Baker McKenzie have said they are considering cutting links to Russia, as law firms face mounting pressure to sever any links with the Putin regime. In an email to City A.M. a Baker McKenzie spokesperson said the firm is currently reviewing its ties to Russia with [...]
Liz Truss says ban on Russia Today risks Kremlin crackdown on the BBC February 28, 2022 Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned that if the UK bans Russia Today then the BBC could be banned from Russia amid fears of a Kremlin crackdown. She said: “We want the Russian population to hear the truth about what Vladimir Putin is doing”. It comes after calls in the UK that the state-controlled Russian [...]
