Broadband firm Community Fibre launches London TV service January 12, 2021 Challenger broadband firm Community Fibre has launched a new pay-TV service that it hopes will offer Londoners a more affordable alternative to Sky and Virgin. The new service, launched with TV provider Netgem, gives customers access to 135 channels, as well as a range of streaming services and on-demand content. Community Fibre TV will be [...]
Premier Oil shareholders back Chrysaor merger as era comes to an end January 12, 2021 Premier Oil’s shareholders have today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the North Sea-focused firm’s merger with fellow independent Chrysaor. At this afternoon’s general meeting, 98.7 per cent of shareholders backed the motion, which marks the end of an era for the veteran firm. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the [...]
Billionaire Las Vegas casino baron and Trump donor Sheldon Adelson dead at 87 January 12, 2021 Sheldon Adelson, who founded and ran Las Vegas Sands, the world’s largest gambling companyn since 1988 has died aged 87.
John Lewis suspends click and collect service to discourage non-essential travel January 12, 2021 John Lewis has suspended its click and collect service in a bid to prevent unnecessary travel during the coronavirus lockdown. The department store chain said this afternoon that the service will not accept any new orders from the end of the day. It said it is “conscious of the increased need to remove reasons for [...]
PwC to examine possible fraud in govt coronavirus loan programme January 12, 2021 The government-owned British Business Bank (BBB) has brought on PwC to examine cases of possible fraud in its Covid-19 business loans programme. The loan programme was established to help smaller businesses impacted by coronavirus. According to website Consultancy.co.uk, BBB tapped PwC to look into possible fraud, having previously worked with the Big Four firm and [...]
BBC Sounds launches on Sky in latest streaming tie-up January 12, 2021 Sky has agreed a deal with the BBC to embed the Sounds app on its platform, marking the pay-TV giant’s latest effort to become a one-stop shop for streaming services. From today the BBC Sounds app will be available to all Sky Q customers in the UK, offering more than 80,000 hours of audio content. [...]
UK supermarkets bring in security to enforce mask wearing as Covid cases rise January 12, 2021 Supermarkets are ramping up Covid safety measures, with many of the major UK grocers planning to make masks mandatory and to only allow one person per household in store. Tesco, Waitrose and Asda have joined Sainsbury’s and Morrisons in announcing that customers without masks will be turned away, unless they are exempt for medical reasons. [...]
FTSE 100 slides again but Wall Street edges up January 12, 2021 The FTSE 100 dropped again today after Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned that the economy would get worse before it got better. Across the Atlantic, Wall Street’s main markets crept upwards as traders looked for details of a new stimulus package for the distressed economy. London’s premier index was up 0.1 per cent at the opening [...]
Robert Walters: We stand to benefit from any Brexit repercussions January 12, 2021 Leading recruitment boss Robert Walters has said that despite a challenging year the firm stands to benefit from any Brexit repercussions because of its wide geographic reach. The FTSE 250 firm has offices across the world with a strong presence in Asia, where performance has improved in recent months. Its trading update published today showed [...]
UK sanctions China over ‘horrific’ treatment of Uyghur Muslims January 12, 2021 The UK has imposed sanctions on Chinese businesses in retaliation to the country’s “horrific” and “harrowing” treatment of Uyghur Muslims in the province of Xinjiang. Foreign secretary Dominic Raab announced today that the government would launch a review into which UK products can be exported to Xinjiang and introduce financial penalties for Chinese firms that [...]
