Sainsbury’s unveils Christmas ad celebrating families finally coming together November 14, 2021 Sainsbury’s festive advert ‘A Christmas to Savour’ aired for the first time this evening on ITV Networks during the Angela Black Special. The advert celebrates the enjoyment of friends and family coming together after last minute lockdown restrictions scuppered Christmas plans for many Brits last year. To encourage everyone to savour the moment this year [...]
Bitcoin’s long awaited Taproot upgrade has arrived November 14, 2021 The first major upgrade in four years is now live on the Bitcoin network, opening the door to greater privacy, security and scalability. Bitcoin has been making headlines all week after it approached the $70k mark for the first time and set a new all time high. Hype has been surrounding the world’s oldest cryptocurrency [...]
US-listed Sun Communities snaps up Park Holidays for £900m November 14, 2021 A New York-listed real estate investment fund has reportedly won a fiercely contested auction to snap up UK staycation giant Park Holidays. Capitalising on the post-lockdown staycation boom, Sun Communities has made an offer in the region of £900m to pick up the company’s 42 UK caravan holiday parks, Sky News first reported. The deal [...]
Boris Johnson admits fault in government response to Tory sleaze saga November 14, 2021 Boris Johnson has admitted the Owen Paterson sleaze scandal “could have been handled better … by me” as the Tories prepare to perform a humiliating parliamentary U-turn tomorrow. The Prime Minister faced a barrage of questions about why he hadn’t apologised for the saga in today’s press conference, before finally admitting some fault for the [...]
Cop26: Boris Johnson seeks to downplay failure to get deal to end coal power November 14, 2021 Boris Johnson has sought to play down the failure at Cop26 to get an agreement to end the use of coal power, saying a push from India and China to water down the final deal won’t “make much difference”. Johnson today claimed the deal agreed by 197 nations at the United Nations summit in Glasgow [...]
Austria’s unvaccinated face tough national lockdown November 14, 2021 Austria has announced a sweeping nationwide lockdown for people who are not fully vaccinated beginning from midnight. The move prohibits some 2m unvaccinated people from leaving their homes except for basic activities such as working, grocery shopping, going for a walk or getting vaccinated. Austria has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Europe, with [...]
Boris Johnson says Modi coal stance at Cop26 will not affect UK-India trade talks November 14, 2021 Boris Johnson has said India’s push to water down the wording on coal in the final Cop26 summit deal will not affect UK trade negotiations with the Commonwealth country. Johnson said at a press conference today that “I don’t think there’s any need in particular to introduce this into our bilateral relations”, after Cop26 president [...]
Berry Bros lifted as Brits develop taste for fine wines during lockdown November 14, 2021 Berry Bros & Rudd, the UK’s oldest wine and spirits merchant, has benefitted from Brits developing a taste for fine wines during lockdown. Established in the 17th century Berry Bros’ flagship store has been located on St James’s Street since 1689 and has supplied the royal family since the reign of King George III. Its not [...]
Labour claims Sunak will not have the ‘fiscal headroom’ to cut taxes before next election November 14, 2021 New UK growth forecasts from the Bank of England show that Rishi Sunak will not have the “fiscal headroom” to cut taxes before the next election, according to shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves. The central bank now forecasts the UK economy will grow by 1.5 and 1 per cent in 2023 and 2024 respectively, compared to [...]
Cabital adds GBP payment method following BCB partnership November 14, 2021 Digital assets institution Cabital has partnered with BCB Group (BCB) to incorporate GBP to its list of payment methods.
