Police return £4m to victims of international crypto scam February 22, 2022 Greater Manchester Police have returned £4m to its rightful owners after successfully bringing down an international crypto scam.
Wood swallows over £73m charge on Polish anti-missile project February 22, 2022 The John Wood Group is set to swallow a $100m (£73.6m) charge on a project in Poland, which has prompted investors to duck out of the stock today. Wood’s share price plunged more than 11 per cent to 200p per share by early afternoon, making today its shakiest day of London trading in almost two [...]
BBC Exodus: Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel leave the Beeb to start podcast February 22, 2022 Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel have announced a shock departure from the BBC in a move that blows the race for the new political editor position wide open. The Newsnight presenter wrote today: “Some work news – @BBCJonSopel and I are going to launch a brand new podcast with @Global, exec produced by @dinosofos.” “It’s [...]
Bosch unveils plans to pump £209m into chipmaking sites February 22, 2022 Technology giant Bosch has announced plans to inject an additional 250 million euros (£209m) into chip production facilities at its Reutlingen plan in Germany, as the global race to secure chimpaking capacity heats up.
OnlyFans accused of blacklisting performers on rival sites February 22, 2022 OnlyFans has come under fire for accusations that it blacklists social media accounts of adult performers who work for rival platforms.
Heathrow’s boss steps down from government panel following airlines backlash February 22, 2022 Heathrow’s chief executive John Holland-Kaye has stepped down form a civil service panel after he faced backlash from airlines. Holland-Kaye was part of a Department for Transport (DfT) panel in charge of choosing the director general of aviation, maritime and security industries but decided to step down once airlines criticised his presence, saying it tainted [...]
Factory prices set to accelerate at fastest rate since mid-1970s as inflationary pressures bulge February 22, 2022 Factory prices are set to soar at their fastest pace since the mid 1970s as inflationary pressures in the UK economy dial up, according to a closely watched survey published today. A net balance of 77 per cent of British manufacturers intend to hike prices over the next three months, according to a survey by [...]
UK sanctions five banks in response to Russian ‘invasion’ of Ukraine February 22, 2022 The UK has sanctioned five Russian banks and three oligarchs close to the Kremlin in response to Vladimir Putin’s move last night to invade parts of Eastern Ukraine. Boris Johnson told MPs this afternoon that Rossiya Bank, IS bank, Genbank, Promsvyazbank and the Black Sea Bank have all been barred from trading in the UK [...]
Bitcoin sinks lower as Putin orders Russian troops to enter Ukraine February 22, 2022 Any hopes of a quick resolution to tensions on the Ukraine border were dashed last night, with Russian president Vladimir Putin ordering his military to enter eastern Ukraine.
Russia is overplaying its hand to try and force the West to give concessions February 22, 2022 AS world leaders plunge into an eleventh hour bid to talk Vladimir Putin down from the edge of a war with Ukraine, the fundamental misconceptions at the heart of Russia’s objectives in Ukraine must be dispelled in order to calibrate the right response. Russia wants a pro-Moscow administration in Ukraine without having to undertake a [...]
