From today: With Archer on form, England can show they’re the Twenty20 team to beat in South Africa November 27, 2020 I’m looking forward to seeing England in South Africa over the next fortnight, with a three-match Twenty20 series up first. This is about building for next year’s World T20 and, on paper, I’d certainly pick the tourists as favourites for the series, which starts in Cape Town on Friday. With fans still absent it’s not [...]
Alibaba and Tencent circle ‘Netflix of China’ as tech regulation looms November 27, 2020 Alibaba and Tencent are both said to have held talks over a potential takeover of the streaming service dubbed the ‘Netflix of China’. The two tech titans have been in discussions with search giant Baidu over a deal to acquire a controlling stake in iQiyi, Reuters reported. However, talks are said to have stalled after [...]
US stocks hit all-time high but FTSE 100 lags November 27, 2020 US stock markets hit fresh all-time highs despite the thin post-thanksgiving trading, while the FTSE 100 lagged behind amid worries about Brexit and the economy. Wall Street’s S&P 500 rose 0.3 per cent in the early part of the session. The Dow Jones climbed 0.2 per cent while the Nasdaq jumped 0.9 per cent. All [...]
Travel giant records 62 per cent sales spike as consumer confidence grows November 27, 2020 London-based travel giant Not Just Travel recorded a 62 per cent surge in bookings this week. The top holiday destinations booked by consumers, in order of preference, were the USA, the Canary Islands, Dubai, Lapland and the Maldives. Not Just Travel co-founders Steve Witt and Paul Harrison attributed this increase in bookings to Black Friday [...]
The Mandalorian season 2 episode 5: S2E5 a Clone Wars showdown November 27, 2020 With the broadcast of S2E5, we’re past the midpoint of The Mandalorian Season 2, and those who were wondering where this is all going got a big boost with this episode, subtitled The Jedi. Almost immediately we are treated to a James Bond-esque pre-credit sequence where a mysterious figure with two lightsabers (!) slashes their [...]
Farmers to see EU-style subsidies cut in half by 2024 – reports November 27, 2020 English farmers are set to see their EU-style subsidies cut in half over the next four years under the government’s post-Brexit transition plans. When the UK was a member of the EU, farmers were paid so-called “basic payments” under the EU’s common agricultural policy. After leaving the bloc in January, ministers continued to make payments [...]
Germany to double net borrowing for 2021 after suspending budget rule November 27, 2020 Germany will double its initially planned borrowing for 2021 to help finance businesses hit hard by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, lawmakers said Friday morning. The parliamentary budget committee has agreed to a debt of €180bn (£160bn), almost twice the originally planned €96bn (£85bn). This is the second largest amount of net borrowing [...]
Don’t make us pay national insurance for furloughed staff, say struggling businesses November 27, 2020 Business groups representing hospitality, retail and leisure businesses have united to urge the government to provide sector specific support for fear of going bust due to higher tier restrictions. The groups, which have launched a ‘Bounce Back Better’ campaign to urge the government to provide them support, have asked for National Insurance payments to be [...]
Primark to reopen all stores in England with extended hours on 2 December November 27, 2020 Primark will reopen all of its stores in England when lockdown lifts next week, with extended opening hours to cope with higher demand ahead of the holiday season. The fast fashion giant has 153 stores in the country, 11 of which, including the White City store in west London, will open for 24 hours on [...]
Black Friday: Union calls for inquiry into Amazon over ‘dehumanising’ conditions November 27, 2020 Union members have called for a parliamentary inquiry into Amazon over “dehumanising” conditions at the ecommerce giant’s warehouses. Disgruntled unionists have projected a banner reading ‘Make Amazon Pay’ outside the tech firm’s London headquarters as part of protests coinciding with Black Friday. “Amazon is well known for unsafe, dehumanising work practices which see our members [...]
