European Medicines Agency backs J&J Covid-19 vaccine despite rare cases of blood clotting issue April 20, 2021 EMA backs J&J Covid-19 vaccine despite rare cases of blood clotting issue
Fears of new variants drives FTSE down two per cent April 20, 2021 London’s main market plunged two per cent today, wiping out last week’s gains amid a bad day for big tobacco. The index joined in a global stock market rout on Tuesday, ending the day at 6,859.87, down 140.21 points. The drop pushed the FTSE 100 back through the symbolic 7,000 point mark it smashed last [...]
Daily Mail files competition lawsuit against Google over royal coverage April 20, 2021 The Daily Mail has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google over allegations the tech giant unfairly manipulated its rankings in search results. In the suit filed in Manhattan federal court, the newspaper’s parent company accused Google of punishing publishers’ search rankings if they do not sell enough advertising space through Google’s marketplace. The Daily Mail’s [...]
Chemical giant Innospec ends Elementis pursuit as $1.3bn bid rejected April 20, 2021 US chemicals giant Innospec has today pulled out of its pursuit of FTSE 250 firm Elementis after a $1.3bn (£930m) bid for the firm was rejected. Last night Sky News reported that the US firm had tabled a bid for the fellow chemicals firm. In a statement after markets closed in the UK today, Elementis [...]
Quarter of people meant to isolate after arriving in the UK are not checked for compliance April 20, 2021 Up to a quarter of people who are meant to isolate at home when entering the UK from abroad do not get checked on by the authorities, the Home Office has admitted. In a letter to MP Yvette Cooper, chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, home secretary Priti Patel admitted that for the week [...]
Government to develop take-at-home Covid-19 treatments by end of year April 20, 2021 The government has today launched a new “Antivirals Taskforce” to develop Covid-19 treatments that patients can take at home. By the end of the year, the new initiative is aiming to have created two effective treatments that the public can take either in tablet or capsule form. It is hoped that after clinical trials, these [...]
Pubs and restaurants to reopen in Scotland next Monday April 20, 2021 Scotland will reopen its pubs and restaurants for the first time in months from Monday 26 April, in a move that broadly brings Scotland into line with England’s current Covid-19 restrictions. Cafes, restaurants and beer gardens can open, along with shops, gyms, libraries and museums as lockdown eases. Rules and restrictions around the precise nature [...]
Mulberry ramps up sustainability pledges as retailers scramble to boost environmental reputations April 20, 2021 Mulberry has become the latest retailer to ramp up its sustainability measures as the spotlight on environmental and social issues has intensified in the wake of fast fashion scandals. The designer accessories brand today announced it will buy back, resell or repurpose any Mulberry bag when it becomes unusable. It has also pledged to achieve [...]
Bezos bets on the barbers: Amazon to open London hair salon April 20, 2021 US tech giant Amazon has announced it will open a huge hair salon across two storeys in London’s Spitalfields. The company said customers will use Amazon technology to trial hair colours and entertainment will be provided by its Fire tablets at the salon in Brushfield Street. Hairdressing and styling will be provided by London salon [...]
AI on the edge April 20, 2021 Artificial intelligence (AI) has already been attracting the attention of deep tech investors for some years. The reasons why are clear. In its ‘Sizing The Prize’ analysis of artificial intelligence (AI), PwC forecast that AI will contribute $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, with the ‘AI boost’ available to most national economies being [...]
