EU members back tough stance on 5G suppliers in potential blow to Huawei November 23, 2019 European Union countries are endorsing a tough line on selecting 5G suppliers in a potential blow to market-leading telecoms equipment supplier Huawei. At a meeting in Brussels on Friday, ambassadors for EU states agreed to an approach which includes vetting the domestic legal framework 5G suppliers are subject to. Read more: Trump administration grants Huawei [...]
Amazon files lawsuit contesting Pentagon’s decision to award $10bn contract to Microsoft November 23, 2019 Amazon has filed a lawsuit contesting the Pentagon’s decision to award an up to $10bn cloud computing contract to Microsoft. A spokesperson for Amazon said the company had filed a complaint and supplement motional for discovery with the US Court of Federal Claims. Read more: Amazon to appear Pentagon’s decision to award Microsoft $10bn cloud [...]
GP plans to remove home visits ‘won’t wash’, says health secretary Matt Hancock November 23, 2019 Health secretary Matt Hancock has said GP plans to remove home visits from their contracts “won’t wash”. The majority of GPs supported a proposal to remove home visits from their contractual obligations at a Local Medical Committee (LMC) conference on Friday. A local committee of doctors from Kent, working with the British Medical Association (BMA) [...]
General Election 2019: Labour pledges 20 per cent property tax for foreign buyers November 23, 2019 Labour has pledged to put an extra 20 per cent levy on foreign companies buying property in the UK. The party has said it would charge firms and trusts from abroad looking to buy properties an additional 20 per cent on top of existing stamp duties and surcharges. Read more: General Election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn [...]
British Airways reaches agreement with pilots’ union to end pay dispute November 23, 2019 British Airways has reached a preliminary agreement with it pilots’ union Balpa to end the pay dispute that saw the first pilot walkout in the airline’s history. The two parties came to an agreement after holding talks under the auspices of the ACAS arbitration service, the union said on Friday. Read more: British Airways’ owner [...]
Oil price growth stagnates on China trade worries after two-month highs November 23, 2019 Oil prices fell on Friday after previously hitting two-month highs, negating the week’s gains as fears over China-US trade talks were reignited. Brent crude oil futures fell by 1 per cent to end Friday on $63.39 a barrel, despite hitting a high of $64.27 earlier in the day. Read more: Oil industry reacts to Labour’s [...]
General Election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn to remain neutral in second Brexit referendum November 23, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed that Labour will remain neutral in a second referendum on Brexit. Speaking on the BBC’s leaders debate on Friday night he said he would not campaign for Leave or Remain should he become Prime Minister. First on stage, Corbyn faced a number of questions on his social policies, with one person [...]
Christmas delivery nightmare: More than half of online shoppers suffered delivery issues last year November 22, 2019 More than half of people suffered a delivery disaster during last year’s festive period after ordering online, according to new research from Which. Of the 2,071 people survey, 54 per cent said they had encountered problems with the delivery of their packages. The issues ranged from being left outside in the rain to not turning [...]
Uber ‘under pressure to collect driver biometrics’ to secure London licence November 22, 2019 Uber could be forced into providing the biometric data of its drivers in order to continue operating in London, according to a report. The ride-hailing firm’s licence expires on Monday after it was awarded a short temporary permit to continue operating back in September. Read more: Uber awaits fate with London licence set to expire [...]
Victoria Line strike suspended as union begins fresh talks with London Underground November 22, 2019 A planned strike on the Victoria Line by tube drivers scheduled for next week has been suspended. The drivers were due to walkout next week on 27 and 28 November over a dispute involving “broken promises”. Read more: Talks continue between RMT and South Western Railway over December strikes But the tube union RMT has [...]
