Ofcom to investigate Channel 4 following subtitle issues January 28, 2022 Ofcom has opened an investigation into Channel 4, following an extended outage last year of its subtitling, signing and audio description services.
Ex-Deutsche Bank traders have Libor convictions overturned January 28, 2022 A US court has thrown out convictions of two former Deutsche Bank traders for rigging Libor, a key financial benchmark.
Google invests £748m in Bharti Airtel as tech giant expands in Indian telecoms January 28, 2022 Shares of Bharti Airtel climbed as much as 6.6 per cent today after Alphabet’s Google said it would invest up to $1bn (£748m) in the telecom operator. The investment commits an equity investment of $700m (£524m) worth shares of Airtel, giving the tech giant a 1.28 per cent stake in the company. Google will invest [...]
UCL and micromobility operators join forces to develop e-scooter ‘universal sound’ January 28, 2022 University College London (UCL) and micromobility operators TIER, Lime and Dott have joined forces to develop an e-scooter ‘universal sound’ to alert of their approach. Endorsed by Transport for London (TfL), the project will begin next month, while trials will be conducted in the capital throughout the year. The sound will be developed taking into [...]
Opinion-in-brief: A nuclear future gets lifted off the ground January 28, 2022 On Tuesday, Rolls-Royce invited bids from English and Welsh regions to host the site of a small nuclear reactors’ factory. Yesterday, fresh news of £100m of government money invested in the Sizewell nuclear site made the headlines. Sizewell C could generate enough electricity to cover 7 per cent of what the country needs, providing around [...]
Businesses brace for insolvency storm as Covid aid winds down January 28, 2022 Over half a million UK businesses are struggling financially amid soaring inflation and the rollback of government Covid-19 support.
Toyota crowned world’s largest car maker for second year in a row January 28, 2022 Car giant Toyota was crowned the world’s largest car maker for the second year in a row, after sales went up 10.1 per cent in 2021. The Japanese manufacturer reported today 10.5 million sales, widening the lead with rival Volkswagen, who delivered only 8.9 million vehicles – the lowest in 10 years. Toyota has managed [...]
Exclusive: Nearly half of SMEs feel ‘big tech’ is standing in the way of customer connection January 28, 2022 Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are struggling to build and maintain relationships with their customers, new research has revealed.
Ollie Phillips: Absent internationals will help and hinder Premiership clubs January 28, 2022 I’m in Seville for the World Sevens Series, whetting my appetite for the festival of international rugby that is the Six Nations. It’s the best championship on the planet, and what will be interesting this year is how the Premiership clubs cope with losing internationals. Only Worcester failed to get a player in the England [...]
Heathrow trims 2022 revenue forecast following CAA interim airfare price January 28, 2022 Heathrow has decided to reduce its revenue forecast for 2022 following the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) decision to set the airport’s interim airfare at £30.19. In an investor report update published this morning, the hub explained 2022 revenue forecasts would now station at £2.2bn, down by £307m from the initially expected £2.5bn. Heathrow’s adjusted EBITDA [...]
