Ukraine invasion: Putin’s daughters sanctioned by the White House April 6, 2022 Vladimir Putin’s daughters have been sanctioned by the United States as Putin’s invasion of Ukraine continues. The President’s adult children, relatives of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of Russia’s Security Council will be affected by the measures announced by the White House this afternoon. Putin’s children affected by the sanctions, Maria Vorontsova, 36, and Katerina [...]
Imperial Brands makes ‘good progress’ despite weak European tobacco performance April 6, 2022 Rizla maker Imperial Brands said it had delivered "good progress" in its strategic objectives this morning despite a weaker tobacco performance in Europe.
Amazon set to ban ‘union’ phrases on employee messaging platform April 6, 2022 Amazon is reportedly in talks to ban the word "union" and other key words from its internal staff messaging app following a tirade of unionising calls.
Pinterest rolls out new climate misinformation policy April 6, 2022 Pinterest has rolled out a new policy that will make it the first and only major digital platform to have clearly defined guidelines against climate misinformation. The new policy extends across both organic and paid content, banning false or misleading climate change content and conspiracy theories on the platform. The new climate misinformation policy removes [...]
Twitter confirms edit button in the works as Musk effect kicks in April 6, 2022 Twitter is already feeling the Elon Musk effect after confirming that it was working on a new edit button for its users. The new feature will allow Twitter goers to change their tweets once they have been posted, enabling typo fixes and changes without losing likes or retweets. The platform’s premium subscription service Twitter Blue [...]
Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ football shirt set to go under the hammer for £4m April 6, 2022 Maradona's iconic 1986 World Cup 'Hand of God' shirt is set to go under the hammer for the first time this month, fetching as much as £4m at auction.
ITV ready to launch Channel 4 takeover bid April 6, 2022 ITV is set to launch a takeover bid for Channel 4 following the government’s announcement that the broadcaster is set to go up for sale. As reported by the Telegraph, ITV told ministers that it is interested in making a bid for its rival and it is understood that it has taken advice from bankers [...]
Ed Sheeran wins copyright battle for Shape of You April 6, 2022 Ed Sheeran wins his three-week High Court battle this morning after the music star was accused of being a music magpie over his hit song Shape of You.
British exhibitions group Hyve puts Russian businesses up for sale April 6, 2022 British exhibitions group Hyve said this morning that it has proposed to sell its Russian business to Rise Expo for a maximum price of £72m.
Tech titan Deborah Sherry joins Lookers’ board as car dealership plots expansion April 6, 2022 UK motor retail group Lookers has appointed Deborah Sherry to the Board of Lookers as a Non-Executive Director.
