Financial services leaders team up to launch net zero alliance April 21, 2021 Leading financial services firms have today announced the launch of a new alliance to reach net zero emissions ahead of President Biden’s climate summit. The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) will bring together existing and new net zero initiatives and will be made up of 160 of the world’s biggest banks, asset managers [...]
Cabinet ministers back Tory push against Sunak for lower taxes post-Covid April 21, 2021 Some of Boris Johnson’s highest profile cabinet members are among 46 Tory MPs that today backed a new campaign group aiming to push Rishi Sunak to adopt a more low-tax agenda post-Covid. The Free Market Forum, run by the Institute of Economic Affairs think tank, will look to “refocus the political debate” toward “free enterprise [...]
George Floyd: Policeman found guilty in murder trial April 20, 2021 Jurors in Minneapolis have found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd last year. Chauvin was filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during his arrest last May. The footage, which was widely shared on social media, triggered mass protests around the world. Chauvin had pleaded not [...]
European Super League crumbling as top clubs Chelsea and Man City pull out after backlash April 20, 2021 European Super League crumbles as top clubs Chelsea and Man City pull out
Ed Woodward resigns as Man United chief April 20, 2021 Ed Woodward has resigned as executive vice chairman of Manchester United due to the backlash over the proposed European Super League, it was tonight confirmed. He will stand down at the end of 2021. Woodward said in a statement: “I am extremely proud to have served United and it has been an honour to work [...]
Production delays weigh on Netflix as firm misses new subscriber forecasts April 20, 2021 Netflix added fewer subscribers that than predicted in the first quarter as its pandemic momentum slowed up due to production difficulties. The tech giant added 3.98m subscribers in the first three months of 2021, below the 6.3m forecast by Refinitiv analysts. The misstep sent shares tumbling 10 per cent in post-market trading. In a statement, [...]
Next CEO Lord Simon Wolfson’s pay jumps 28 per cent despite profit plunge, shut stores and furloughed staff April 20, 2021 Next boss Lord Simon Wolfson's pay jumps 28 per cent despite profit slump, closed stores and furloughed staff
Downing Street cancels televised press briefings after spending £2.6m on new studio April 20, 2021 Boris Johnson has moved to cancel plans to start White House style televised press briefings, after spending £2.6m on a new studio in Number 9 Downing Street. The Times is reporting that Allegra Stratton, previously hired as press secretary to run the press conferences, would become the Prime Minister’s spokesperson for the COP26 climate conference. [...]
Veterans minister Johnny Mercer sacked by Boris Johnson April 20, 2021 Veterans minister Johnny Mercer has been sacked by Boris Johnson, after earlier reports that he was preparing to resign over court cases involving ex-British soldiers in the Troubles. It was reported earlier today that Mercer had clashed with defence secretary Ben Wallace and Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis over the government not halting investigations into [...]
Apple Event: New, thinner iMac is making the ‘computer disappear’ April 20, 2021 Tech giant Apple has this evening announced a raft of new products including podcast subscription services and a thinner version of its iMac computer. The Silicon Valley firm said that the new version of its computer, which uses its in-house processor, was the closest Apple had yet come to “making its computers disappear”. The new [...]
