Dija acquires Genie in bid to expand 10-minute delivery service March 17, 2021 London-based grocery delivery startup Dija has acquired Cambridge startup Genie as it expands its service across the UK. Dija, which was founded by former Deliveroo executives, launched earlier this month and promises to deliver groceries within 10 minutes. It is the latest player to join the ever-expanding food delivery space and already has four warehouse [...]
Dominic Cummings: New £800m Aria scientific agency needs ‘very odd people’ in charge March 17, 2021 The UK’s new £800m Aria scientific agency needs “extreme freedom” from Whitehall oversight and should be run by “very odd people”, according to former Number 10 aide Dominic Cummings. Cummings told a parliamentary committee that the new agency – formally announced by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) last month – that [...]
P&O will only accept vaccinated passengers for summer cruises March 17, 2021 Passengers embarking on P&O cruises around the UK this summer will have to have had two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, the Carnival-owned firm said this morning. Announcing a new programme of cruises to start from June, the company said: “Given the advanced progress of the UK vaccination programme, and strong expressed preference on the [...]
I moved to an island paradise during the pandemic: You can too March 17, 2021 Like many others, the pandemic changed my outlook on life. I found myself looking at the same four walls every day with no boundaries separating work and home life. My wife and I were juggling our careers and home-schooling, it was a precarious circus act and we had to work hard at making sure all [...]
City Spirits: Irish whiskey might be the star, but gin hits the spot too March 17, 2021 Above most other calendar dates, March 17 presents itself as the perfect opportunity to throw your inhibitions to one side, and party like its, well, 461AD. St. Patrick’s Day falls on this date each year. But why March 17? This was the day that the man who became the foremost patron saint of Ireland, passed [...]
Female representation in finance improves despite pandemic March 17, 2021 Five years since the launch of a review into female representation in finance, the vast majority of firms have reached or are on track to meet their targets according to new research. The Treasury launched its Women in Finance Charter after a review led by Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia in 2016 which called on firms to [...]
Cardano’s ADA added to Coinbase Pro in time for founder Charles Hoskinson’s ‘Africa Special’ keynote March 17, 2021 Coinbase Pro adds Cardano’s ADA in time for founder Charles Hoskinson’s ‘Africa Special’ keynote this Friday.
Iceland to open borders for fully vaccinated travellers this week March 17, 2021 Iceland will this week open its borders to all visitors who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 without mandatory testing or quarantine. The North Atlantic country hopes more tourists will help revive its pandemic-hit economy. In a statement, the government said it will welcome all fully vaccinated visitors into the country without being subject to border [...]
Ellwood: Britain faces most dangerous threats since Cold War as PM pursues strategic ambiguity on China March 17, 2021 The world has experienced a few revolutions since the last comprehensive review of our defence and security capabilities was published in 2015. These are certainly worrying times, tainted with a 1930’s feel to the challenges we face: rising authoritarianism, global recession, weak international institutions unable to hold errant states to account and an absence of [...]
Uber: What does the workers’ rights U-turn mean for the ride-hailing giant? March 17, 2021 Uber agreed yesterday to give its 70,000 UK drivers holiday pay and pensions following a landmark ruling in the Supreme Court. The court ruled that all UK drivers are employees of the taxi giant — rather than being self-employed — and are therefore eligible to receive holiday pay on a fortnightly basis. Susannah Streeter, senior [...]
