Live events could drive UK’s mass Covid testing push, says UK Music boss February 17, 2021 The live events sector could be a key driver of the government’s plans to launch a mass Covid testing blitz in England as lockdown is lifted, the chief executive of UK Music has said. Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, a former aide to health secretary Matt Hancock, said widespread testing using lateral flow tests “has huge potential to [...]
World’s first Covid-19 study where people are infected with virus to begin in London February 17, 2021 World's first Covid-19 study, where people are injected with virus, begins in London
City grandee Crispin Odey ‘lunged’ at woman, court hears February 17, 2021 Hedge fund multimillionaire Crispin Odey “lunged” at a young woman and groped her breast during an alleged assault more than 20 years ago, a court heard today. Odey, 62, has denied a single charge of indecent assault at Hendon magistrates’ court in North London. Prosecutor Kerry Broome told the court that Odey accepted he propositioned [...]
UK to announce secretive £800m science research agency called Aria February 17, 2021 The government is set to announce a new £800m research facility that will invest in high-risk military projects. It will be called the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) and is based on the US’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), which has overseen the creation of experimental military technologies. Darpa and its predecessor agency [...]
Ford begins drive to electrify all European cars by 2030 February 17, 2021 Auto giant Ford has today announced that its European car lineup will be fully electrified by 2030. With a number of European countries set to ban diesel and petrol cars at the end of the decade, the US firm is the latest carmaker to commit to an all-electric future. By 2026, the firm said that [...]
Will new all-time-high and a huge milestone spark even more interest in Bitcoin? February 17, 2021 Bitcoin sets yet another ATH sweeping through the psychological $50k level. Do all roads now lead to $200k? Crypto at a glance Well, it finally happened. After a weekend of casual flirting and premature announcements (it was Valentine’s Day, after all), Bitcoin finally and definitively broke through that all-important $50,000 landmark price and is currently [...]
City Moves 17 February: Who is switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? February 17, 2021 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. This week we see movements across the financial sector, with the City of London Group, BNP Paribas and Gateley Capitus all welcoming fresh additions. BNP Paribas AM gets new deputy CEO BNP Paribas Asset Management appointed a [...]
KPMG creates 200 jobs in Belfast February 17, 2021 Big Four firm KPMG is creating 200 jobs in a new “centre of excellence” in Belfast. The new investment will deliver services in cyber security, applied intelligence and digital transformation. The new centre is a joint initiative between KPMG in Ireland and in the UK, and has the support of InvestNI and the Department of [...]
Bitcoin price through the roof as celebrities jump on the crypto bandwagon February 17, 2021 Bitcoin hit a new record high of $51,300 on Wednesday, up 4.7 per cent in a day. The rise tops off a week of enthusiasm for the cryptocurrency, which saw its price surge above $50k for the first time on Tuesday. Bitcoin has risen 900 per cent since March of last year and many famous [...]
Ryanair to appeal court decision to allow state aid for Air France and SAS February 17, 2021 Ryanair this morning said that it would appeal after an EU court dismissed its challenge over state aid given to rivals Air France and SAS. Luxembourg’s General Court, the EU’s second highest legal body, backed the European Commission’s decision to grant discriminatory aid to the virus-hit carriers. In its judgement, which was laid out earlier [...]
