Emily Thornberry eliminated from Labour leadership race February 15, 2020 Emily Thornberry is out of the Labour leadership race having failed to secure the required number of nominations. The shadow foreign secretary had until midnight on Friday to get the necessary 33 nominations from local constituency parties, but fell two short. The other route would have been to receive nominations from Labour Party affiliates, but [...]
Manchester City banned from Europe for two years for ‘serious breach’ of FFP February 15, 2020 Manchester City have been banned from Uefa club competitions for the next two seasons after committing “serious breaches” of financial fair play (FFP) regulations. The current Premier League champions will not be able to participate in the Champions League of Europa League in 2020-21 or 2021-22. They have also been fined 30m euros (£25m). The [...]
Storm Dennis: UK braces for second weekend of flooding and travel disruption February 15, 2020 Just one week after Storm Ciara caused disruption across the country, the UK must now brace for Storm Dennis to wreak more havoc. There are severe weather warnings in place for most of the UK with up to a month’s worth of rainfall in some areas. The military has been deployed to provide extra support [...]
Coronavirus: China struggles to slow the spread as death toll rises February 15, 2020 The number of new cases of coronavirus rose in mainland China by a further 2,641 on Friday, the National Health Commission (NHC) has confirmed. It brings the total number of confirmed cases to 66,492. The death toll also increased by 143, with 139 of those coming in the Hubei province and 107 in the city [...]
Vodafone’s India operation on brink of bankruptcy after court ruling February 14, 2020 India’s Supreme Court has rejected an application to delay the payment of billions of dollars in backdated taxes and penalties from telecoms firms in a ruling that threatens to put Vodafone’s operation in the region out of business. Vodafone Idea and fellow telecom company Bharti Airtel, have been ordered to pay the Indian government $13bn [...]
Tesco ‘unlawfully’ blocked rivals from opening nearby stores, CMA finds February 14, 2020 Tesco has been told to stop illegally blocking rival supermarkets from buying its land or leasing nearby sites by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). An investigation from the competition regulator found that Tesco had blocked access to rivals using restrictive contracts on 23 occasions. The UK’s biggest supermarket chain has agreed to take action [...]
Passenger with suspected coronavirus lands at Heathrow February 14, 2020 A passenger travelling from San Francisco suspected of having coronavirus has landed at Heathrow airport this morning having fallen ill on the flight. The United Airlines flight from the US landed in London this morning with the captain telling passengers “someone on the plane has suspected coronavirus”. Passengers were forced to wait on board the [...]
Mark Zuckerberg ‘accepts’ Facebook may have to pay more tax in Europe February 14, 2020 Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg says he recognises that tech giants may to have pay more tax in Europe in future. The social media giant’s founder said he understood the “frustration” surrounding the issue and backed plans from think tank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, to find a global solution. Facebook and other tech giants [...]
Broadband customers set to save up to £150 under new Ofcom rules February 14, 2020 New Ofcom rules set to come into effect from tomorrow could save millions of customers up to £150 each, or a collective £1bn a year, on the cost of landline, broadband, TV and mobile packages. The broadcasting and telecoms regulator is set to enforce rules that require companies to offer customers the best deals available [...]
Coronavirus: Spike in cases limited to China, says WHO February 14, 2020 The number of coronavirus cases are not rising significantly outside of China despite the recent increase in the Hubei province, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The total number of infections rose by 5,090 on Friday to 55,748, while the death toll rose by 121 to 1,380, the Chinese National Health Commission said. It [...]
